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THE CRICKET DRAFT DUELS
GAME RULES

Last Updated: 17.08.2026

Version: 1.2
 

1. INTRODUCTION & APPLICABILITY

1.1. These Game Rules apply to "The Cricket Draft Duels" (“Duels” or the "Game") and form part of our Duels Terms and Conditions. 1.2. By participating in the Game, you agree to these Game Rules. In the event of a discrepancy between the "How to Play" guide and these Game Rules, these Game Rules shall prevail. In the event of a conflict between these Game Rules and the Terms & Conditions, the Terms & Conditions shall prevail.

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2. DUEL FORMATS

The Duels Game allows Users to compete against each other by building their fantasy squads for a specific Gameweek within their chosen cricket Competition and entering contests to see who can earn the most Fantasy Points. There are two primary contest formats:

2.1. HEAD-TO-HEAD

  • Definition: A contest between exactly two Users (1v1).

  • Opponents: You may play against a specific Friend or you can choose to be randomly assigned an opponent via the "Find Me A Duel" page.

  • Settlement: The User with the most Fantasy Points at the end of the Duel wins the Prize Pot.

2.2. POOLS

  • Definition: A contest between two or more Users.

  • Structure:

    • Private Pools: Invite-only contests created by a User for their chosen group of Friends.

    • Public Pools: Open contests available to any User on the platform.

  • Minimum Participants: A Pool requires a minimum of 2 Users. If a Pool (Private or Public) has only 2 participants at the deadline, it remains a Pool contest and is subject to the Pool commission rate.

  • Settlement: In the case of "Winner Takes All" Pools, the User(s) with the most Fantasy Points at the end of the Duel wins the Prize Pot.

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3. ENTRY FEES, COMMISSION & PRIZE POTS

3.1. ENTRY FEES

  • Entry Fees are deducted from your Wallet immediately upon creating or joining a Duel.

  • You must have sufficient funds (Cash or eligible Bonus Funds) in your Wallet to cover the Entry Fee.

3.2. PLATFORM COMMISSION

The Cricket Draft charges a commission rate for hosting the contest, which is deducted from the cumulative Entry Fees collected, to form the Prize Pot.

  • Head-to-Head Commission Rate: 10% of the cumulative Duel Entry Fees.

  • Pools Commission Rate: 20% of the cumulative Duel Entry Fees.

    • Note: If a Pool has only 2 participants at the start of the Gameweek, the 20% Pool commission rate still applies.

3.3. PRIZE POT CALCULATION

  • The Prize Pot is calculated as: (Number of Duel participants) multiplied by (Duel Entry Fee) minus (Platform Commission).

  • Dynamic Prize Pot for Pools: For Pools, the Prize Pot increases as more Users join ahead of the Gameweek starting. The final Prize Pot is confirmed once the Gameweek deadline passes and the Duel begins. The Prize Pot will never decrease in size ahead of the Gameweek starting or during the live Duel. 

3.4. PAYOUTS & TIES

  • Winnings: Payouts are credited to the winner’s Wallet after the Duel results are validated at the end of the Gameweek.

  • Tied Duels: In the event of a tie between two or more Users for a winning position, the relevant Prize Pot is divided evenly amongst the tied Users.

 

4. SQUAD SELECTION & MANAGEMENT

4.1. SQUAD REQUIREMENTS

To enter a Duel, you must have built at least one previous "Complete" Squad for that Competition, consisting of 15 Players:

  • Starting XI: 11 Players, whose scores contribute to your total Fantasy Points (subject to any Automatic Substitutions at the end of the Gameweek). The Players you select in your Starting XI must meet the position requirements for each available slot, as indicated on the Squad page.

  • Substitutes: 4 Players (your bench) who provide cover for the Starting XI.

  • Budget & Player Values: You must select your 15 Players without exceeding your £100m virtual budget. Each Player that you can select from within a Competition is assigned a value. This value is fixed and will not change during the Competition. 

  • Team Limits: There is no limit on the number of Players you can select from a single team.

  • Transfer Limits: There is no limit on the number Squad changes you can make between Gameweeks.

  • Captains: You must nominate a Captain (who scores 2.0x points) and Vice-Captain (who scores 1.5x points)

4.2. SUBSTITUTIONS

  • Automatic Subs: If a player in your Starting XI does not play in the Gameweek, they are automatically replaced by an eligible Player from your bench.

  • Priority: If multiple Substitutes are eligible to replace a Player, the highest value eligible Substitute is chosen. In the event that two eligible Substitutes are the exact same value, the Player with the highest points in the Gameweek will be subbed in. Substitutes that score negative points will not be considered eligible for auto-subbing.

  • Dynamic auto-subbing: Where possible, Players within your Starting XI will move positions internally if doing so facilitates additional Subs to be made and thereby helping you earn more points from your Squad.

    • Note: If you have Wicket Keeper(s) in your BAT or ALR slots, they will only move internally to the WKT slot (thereby earning WKT dismissal points) if your original Wicket Keeper did not play and you do not have a back-up Wicket Keeper on your bench.

  • Captain auto-subbing:

    • If your Captain does not play > VC becomes Captain > Highest value Player from your updated XI becomes VC.

    • If your VC does not play > Highest value Player from your updated XI becomes VC.

    • If both your C & VC do not play > Highest value Player from your updated XI becomes C > Next highest value Player becomes VC.

  • Timing: Substitutions are processed at the end of the Gameweek. The Fantasy Points scored by the incoming Player will only be added to the Squad’s total at this stage.

4.3. SQUAD EDITS & DEADLINES

  • You may make unlimited changes to your Squad until the Gameweek Deadline.

  • The Gameweek Deadline is the scheduled start time of the first fixture in the Gameweek.

  • Once the deadline passes, no more Duels can be entered and Squads are "locked" and cannot be altered for that specific Gameweek.

 

5. POINTS & SCORING

5.1. SCORING SYSTEM

Fantasy Points are awarded to Players based on their real-life performances. The specific point values attached to each action (e.g. Wickets, Runs, Catches) vary by Competition format (e.g. T20, Test, ODI). 

  • Please refer to the "Scoring" tab within the How To Play page of the Game for the specific points table applicable to your Competition.

5.2. WICKET KEEPERS

  • Only the Player selected in the designated Wicket Keeper slot within your Squad will earn you fielding Fantasy Points relating to Wicket Keeping dismissals in a Fixture (i.e. catches and stumpings).

  • A designated Wicket Keeper selected in a Batting slot, who subsequently plays for their team as a Wicket Keeper, will not earn fielding points for catches or stumpings.

  • If a Player is designated as a Wicket Keeper within the Game but they end up playing in a Fixture as an outfield player for their team, then any fielding Fantasy Points that they earn from taking catches or run-outs will count towards your score regardless of whether you have selected them in a Batter or Wicket Keeper position slot.

5.3. RAIN & ABANDONMENTS

  • Rain Affected Fixtures: If a Fixture has started but is subsequently abandoned (whether due to bad weather or any other reason), any Fantasy Points from that Fixture will still be counted and Players involved will not be eligible for Automatic Substitution. If a Fixture is abandoned completely for any reason (i.e. without a ball being bowled), any Players from the teams involved will be eligible to be automatically substituted at the end of the Gameweek provided that they have not played in any other Fixture in the same Gameweek.

  • Abandoned Gameweeks: If every Fixture within a Gameweek gets abandoned without a ball being bowled, any Duels associated with that Gameweek will also be voided and Users will have their full Entry Fee credited back to their Wallets.

5.4. LEADERBOARD POINTS

  • The Fantasy Points that a User’s Squad earns during any Competition Gameweek will contribute to their points on the Leaderboard provided that the User was entered into at least one valid Duel for that Gameweek.

  • If a User is not entered into any valid Duels for a particular Gamweek, they will not earn any Leaderboard points for that Gameweek (regardless of whether they had a valid Squad set-up or not).

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6. BONUSES & PROMOTIONS

From time to time, The Cricket Draft may issue Bonus Funds or run promotional offers.

6.1. BONUS FUNDS USAGE & ELIGIBILITY

  • Eligible contests: Bonus Funds may only be used to enter Public Pools with 4 or more existing participants (excluding you) at the point of entry. Bonus Funds may not be used to enter any Head-to-Head Duels, any Private Pools or any Public Pools with less than 4 participants at the point of entry.

  • Order of Funds: When entering an eligible contest using Bonus Funds, any available Bonus Funds in your Wallet will be utilised before your Cash balances. If the Entry Fee exceeds your Bonus balance, the remainder will be drawn from your Cash balance.

  • Withdrawal: Bonus Funds are non-withdrawable. They can only be staked in contests.

  • Winnings (Stake Not Returned): If you win a Duel entered partially or fully with Bonus Funds, the Bonus Fund stake is not returned to your Wallet. Only the net winnings (i.e. any Prize Pot you earn minus the Bonus Funds utilised to enter the Duel) are credited to your Wallet as Cash.

6.2. COLLUSION & ABUSE

  • As per our Terms & Conditions, any attempt to manipulate the outcome of a contest to transfer Bonus Funds between accounts is a Prohibited Practice. We reserve the right to void such contests, forfeit winnings, and suspend the accounts involved.

6.3. TYPES OF PROMOTION & ACTIVE PROMOTIONS

  • Level Achievement Bonuses: Bonuses may be awarded for reaching each new User Level (from Academy through to Duels Hero).

    • Active promotions: None active.

  • Leaderboard Bonuses: Bonuses may be awarded to the top ranking Users within each Competition, across all Competitions within each month and across all Competitions within each year.

    • Active promotions: None active.

  • Referral & New User Bonuses: Bonuses may be awarded for inviting friends via your unique invite link and any ad hoc promotions for new Users.

    • Active promotions: None active.

 

7. CANCELLATIONS & VOIDING

7.1. UNMATCHED DUELS

  • Random Head-to-Heads: If a "Find Me A Duel" request is not matched with an opponent by the Gameweek Deadline, the Duel is void and the Entry Fee is refunded.

  • Pending Invites: If you create a Duel and the invitation is not accepted by any other User by the Gameweek Deadline, the Duel is void and the Entry Fee is refunded.

7.2. VALIDATION

The Cricket Draft reserves the right to validate all results before releasing Prize Pots. This "Validation Period" occurs after the final Fixture of the Gameweek ends. If a scoring error or data feed error is identified during this period, scores may be adjusted before the final payout.

 

For further information regarding your account, liability, and dispute resolution please consult the Terms & Conditions.


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