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65 challenges

Each one tells you exactly what to do and what counts as passing. They all run on the same two engines — bowling and batting — so the physics is identical; what changes is the task.

Learn the game

Start here. Short, forgiving, one idea each.

🎓 Your first over đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 6 balls ¡ easy Bowl six balls at an easy batsman. Concede fewer than 12 runs. 📏 Find a length đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 8 balls ¡ easy Land five of eight balls on a good length, four metres from the stumps. âšĒ Dot ball drill đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 12 balls ¡ easy Seven dot balls from twelve. Give the batsman nothing to hit. 🏏 First innings 🏏 batting ¡ 10 balls ¡ easy Face ten balls and score more than 12. đŸŽ¯ Meet the ball 🏏 batting ¡ 10 balls ¡ easy Ten balls, defence only, and do not get out. 🔟 Ten in ten 🏏 batting ¡ 10 balls ¡ easy Ten runs off ten balls. A gentle start.

Length control

Put the ball exactly where you mean to.

đŸŽ¯ Yorker hunt đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Ten balls. Land six of them on the base of the stumps. ➡ī¸ Full and straight đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Ten balls. Land six of them on a full length. đŸšĒ The corridor đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Ten balls. Land six of them on a good length. ↩ī¸ Back of a length đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Ten balls. Land six of them on back of a length. âŦ†ī¸ Short stuff đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Ten balls. Land six of them on short. đŸ’Ĩ Bouncer barrage đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Ten balls. Land six of them on a bouncer length. 👑 Six yorkers đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 6 balls ¡ hard Six balls, six yorkers. Nothing less will do. đŸĒœ Length ladder đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Bowl five different lengths in twelve balls: yorker, full, good, back, short. 📐 Nothing wide đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Twelve balls without a single wide or no ball. 📍 Off stump line đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ hard Five of ten on a good length outside off stump. Line matters here.

Movement

Swing, seam and cutters, one grip at a time.

↗ī¸ Swing it away đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Take it away from the bat. Two wickets from ten balls. ↖ī¸ Swing it in đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Bring it back into the pads. Two wickets from ten balls. ✂ī¸ Cut it back đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Off cutters only. Two wickets from ten balls. đŸ”Ē Cut it across đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Leg cutters only. Two wickets from ten balls. ⚡ Seam up đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Seam up, fast and straight. Two wickets from ten balls. 🎲 Cross seam đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Cross seam. Uneven bounce is your friend. Two wickets from ten balls. 🐌 Slower ball special đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 10 balls ¡ normal Slower balls only. Take the pace off. Two wickets from ten balls. ↔ī¸ Both ways đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 12 balls ¡ hard Inswing and outswing only. Three wickets in twelve balls. 🔧 Cutter clinic đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 12 balls ¡ hard Cutters only, twelve balls, fewer than 14 runs. 🎛ī¸ Mix them up đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 12 balls ¡ hard Use four different deliveries in twelve balls, and concede under 18.

Wicket hunting

Get them out. Time is short.

☝ī¸ Just one đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 6 balls ¡ normal One wicket in six balls. 3ī¸âƒŖ Three in twelve đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Three wickets in twelve balls. 🏆 Five for đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 30 balls ¡ hard Five wickets in five overs against a good batsman. 👒 On a hat-trick đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 3 balls ¡ hard Three balls, three wickets. Everything has to be perfect. 🚧 Through the gate đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Two batsmen bowled. Catches do not count here. đŸĻĩ Plumb in front đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Trap one lbw. Straight and full, and bring it back in. 🧤 Find the edge đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 12 balls ¡ hard Two caught. Move it away late and take the edge. 🐉 Legend scalp đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 12 balls ¡ legend One wicket against the best batsman in the game.

Death overs

Bowl under the cosh against someone swinging.

💀 The death over đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 6 balls ¡ hard Six balls at the death. Fewer than 9 runs. 🛡ī¸ Defend 12 đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 6 balls ¡ hard Twelve to defend off the last over. 🧱 Defend 8 đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 6 balls ¡ hard Eight to defend. One bad ball loses it. 😰 Defend 6 đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 6 balls ¡ legend Six to defend against a legend. Good luck. ⚡ Powerplay đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 36 balls ¡ hard Six overs with the field up. Keep it under 7.5 an over. 💷 Economy master đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 24 balls ¡ hard Four overs at under five an over. 0ī¸âƒŖ A maiden đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 6 balls ¡ normal Six balls, no runs. A maiden over. âŗ Ten over spell đŸŽ¯ bowling ¡ 60 balls ¡ normal A long spell. Four wickets in ten overs.

Chases

You are batting, and the target is set.

🔟 Ten off six 🏏 batting ¡ 6 balls ¡ normal Score 10 from 6 balls. You may lose 1 wicket. 1ī¸âƒŖ5ī¸âƒŖ Fifteen off six 🏏 batting ¡ 6 balls ¡ normal Score 15 from 6 balls. You may lose 1 wicket. 😤 Twenty off six 🏏 batting ¡ 6 balls ¡ hard Score 20 from 6 balls. You may lose 1 wicket. đŸ¤¯ Twenty-five off six 🏏 batting ¡ 6 balls ¡ hard Score 25 from 6 balls. You may lose 1 wicket. ⏱ī¸ Thirty off twelve 🏏 batting ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Score 30 from 12 balls. You may lose 2 wickets. 🏃 Forty-five off four overs 🏏 batting ¡ 24 balls ¡ normal Score 45 from 24 balls. You may lose 3 wickets. đŸŽ¯ Sixty off five overs 🏏 batting ¡ 30 balls ¡ hard Score 60 from 30 balls. You may lose 3 wickets. đŸ’¯ A hundred off ten 🏏 batting ¡ 60 balls ¡ hard Score 100 from 60 balls. You may lose 5 wickets. 🌟 Super over 🏏 batting ¡ 6 balls ¡ legend Eighteen to win off a super over, against the best bowling in the game.

Stroke play

One shot allowed. Make it work.

🚗 Drives only 🏏 batting ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Drive everything. Nothing else is allowed. Eighteen runs from twelve balls. đŸ’Ē Pull only 🏏 batting ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Pull everything, whatever the length. Eighteen runs from twelve balls. ✂ī¸ Cut only 🏏 batting ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Cut only. Square of the wicket. Eighteen runs from twelve balls. 🚀 Over the top 🏏 batting ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Loft only. Air is compulsory. Eighteen runs from twelve balls. 🤏 Nudge and run 🏏 batting ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Pushes only. Work it around. Eighteen runs from twelve balls. đŸ’Ĩ Six hitting 🏏 batting ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Three sixes in twelve balls. 🏟ī¸ Find the rope 🏏 batting ¡ 12 balls ¡ normal Five boundaries — fours or sixes — in twelve balls. 🔄 Keep it moving 🏏 batting ¡ 18 balls ¡ normal Twenty-two runs from eighteen, without lofting a single ball. ⌛ Perfect timing 🏏 batting ¡ 12 balls ¡ hard Middle four balls perfectly. Timing is all that counts. 5ī¸âƒŖ0ī¸âƒŖ Fifty hunt 🏏 batting ¡ 36 balls ¡ normal Fifty runs from six overs, with three wickets in hand.

Survival

Do not get out.

đŸĒ– See off the spell 🏏 batting ¡ 12 balls ¡ hard Face twelve balls from a good bowler without getting out. 🧗 Bat out four overs 🏏 batting ¡ 24 balls ¡ hard Four overs, no dismissals. Runs do not matter. 😱 Survive the legend 🏏 batting ¡ 12 balls ¡ legend Twelve balls against the very best. Just stay in. 🌙 Nightwatchman 🏏 batting ¡ 18 balls ¡ hard Eighteen balls, defence only, and survive to the close.