Tennis ball cricket deserves a real scorecard
A lot of India's cricket is played with a tennis ball on a cement strip or a matting wicket. Criconic is set up for it from the start — tennis ball is the default ball type — and every run still goes on your career record.
Score the gully match, the night tournament or the tape-ball league ball by ball, share the live link, and stream it with a TV-style scoreboard if you're going live.
Set up the match the way your gully plays it
Ball and pitch
- Tennis ball, leather or another ball
- Cement, matting, turf, AstroTurf or rough pitch
- Any number of overs, with or without a power play
- 4 to 10 balls an over
Local rules
- Bonus or penalty runs for either side
- Impact player
- In the app: free hit, re-bowl wides and no-balls, count their runs or not, max overs per bowler, last man stands
Whoever turns up
- Create a team on the spot
- Add or remove players mid-match
- Bring on a substitute and move their stats across
Because gully runs are still runs
A career record
Every tennis ball match you play adds to your runs, wickets, averages, badges and rankings.
Wagon wheel and pitch map
See where every six went and where the bowler landed it — free, on every scorecard.
Settle it one-on-one
Single-wicket mode: two players, 1 to 10 overs each, no teams needed.
One link for the group
Share the live scorecard on WhatsApp — friends follow ball by ball without logging in.
Stream it like TV
Live scoreboard overlays for YouTube and Facebook, including a vertical theme for phone streams and one fully in Hindi.
Night tournaments
Run the whole tournament with a points table, NRR and leaderboards.
Start scoring before the first over
- 01
Pick the teams
Choose both sides and their playing squads, or create a team on the spot.
- 02
Set the match
Format, overs, power play, ball type, pitch, venue and tournament round.
- 03
Record the toss
Who won it and whether they chose to bat or bowl.
- 04
Tap each ball
Pick openers and a bowler, then one tap a ball — the rest is worked out for you.
Tennis ball cricket questions
Can I score tennis ball cricket on Criconic?
Yes. Tennis ball is the default ball type when you create a match, and you can also pick leather or another ball. Choose a cement, matting, turf, AstroTurf or rough pitch to match your ground.
Does it support gully cricket rules like last man stands?
Yes. Any match can have 4 to 10 balls an over and bonus or penalty runs. In the Criconic app you can also turn on last man stands and free hits, and choose whether wides and no-balls are bowled again and whether their runs count.
Do tennis ball matches count in my stats?
Yes. Every match scored on Criconic goes onto the career record of everyone who played in it, whatever the ball.
Is it really free?
Yes for scoring and stats. Ball-by-ball scoring, live scorecards, commentary, career batting and bowling stats, badges, wagon wheels, pitch maps and stream overlays cost ₹0 — no subscription and no card to enter.
Do I need to install an app?
No. You can create and score matches on criconic.com in any phone or laptop browser. The Criconic mobile app adds offline scoring, editing a past ball, more match rules, the fixture maker, a DLS calculator, phone-contact import, local rankings, following and match alerts.
Can people fake matches to pad their stats?
Finished matches go through fair-play checks. Anything suspicious is reviewed by the Criconic team, confirmed fake matches are taken out of career stats, and the match organizer can appeal.
Score your next gully match
Pick the teams, set your rules and share the live link — your stats are waiting.