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Monday 17 September 2012

Fantasy World T20 2012 Cricket

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ESPNcricinfo Fantasy World T20 lets you experience the intensity and nail-biting tension of international T20 cricket's centrepiece event as you compete for some fantastic prizes!
Coach your World XI to international glory, starting on Tuesday 18 September and ending with the final in Colombo on Sunday 7 October. Prizes worth $10,000 on offer, with plenty of cool stuff and gift cards!
Whilst playing the game, check out ESPNcricinfo's coverage of the 2012 T20 World Cup for latest news, features, match reports and video highlights.
There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs if you pick a successful team for the tournament, with an overall prize pool worth USD 10,000. For full prize details, click here.

Game Guide - How to Play

Now you've got even more reason to keep track of events in the ICC World Twenty20 - it can help you on your way to some of the fantastic prizes on offer in ESPNcricinfo Fantasy World T20.
So if you want to add that extra bit of spice to the ICC World Twenty20, and at the same time as giving yourself a chance to take home some fantastic prizes, then read on...

Prizes

The total prize pool is worth over USD10,000Click here for a full breakdown.
The overall standings are split into two leaderboards, called sub-leagues*. There will be one sub-league for India, and one sub-league for USA, Canada, UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. All other users (i.e. those who do not reside in any of those countries) will not qualify for prizes and will need to select 'Other' when prompted to choose a sub-league.
Prizes are awarded to the top teams in each sub-league for the full duration of the ICC World Twenty20, as well as for the two individual game phases - the group stages and the Super Eights/knockouts.
* The sub-league you choose must be strictly based on where you reside, which will need to be validated before delivery of prizes. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions for full details.

Selecting Your Team

To start picking your team, you'll need to log in. You first need to register your personal details by entering your email address and password (even if you have entered previous Cricinfo fantasy games), and on subsequent visits, simply log in with these details. Click here to register.
You must select your 11 man team (with one player designated as your captain) using a budget of one million dollars, with no more than six players from any one country, ensuring that it complies with one of the three specified player combinations.
To find out more about how to select your World XI, click here.

Making Team Changes

Team changes are unlimited until the start of the ICC World Twenty20 at 14:00 GMT* on Tuesday, 18 September. Changes are also unlimited between the end of the Group Stages and the start of the Super Eights at 10:00 GMT* onThursday, 27 September and between the end of the Super Eights and the first semi-final at 13:30 GMT* onThursday, 4 October.
* Please note that Indian Time = GMT+5.5 hours, UK (Summer) Time = GMT+1 and US Eastern Time = GMT-4.
You can also make up to 24 team changes during the Group Stages, up to 12 team changes during the Super Eights and up to up to four team changes between the first semi-final and the final. Team changes carried out after the scheduled start time of a match will only come into effect for the following game.
Captain changes are unlimited throughout the competition and can therefore be changed prior to every single match.
For further details on team changes, please click here.

Scoring Points

The scoring system for Cricinfo Fantasy League is easy to follow, with points updates within an hour of the completion of each match.
Your 11 man team will score points based on your players' bowlingbatting and fielding performances, as well as for the official Man of the Match - with double points (both positive and negative) for your captain.

Game Guide - Scoring Points

The tables below show the points-scoring breakdown for the Cricket World Cup. Take a quick look to view how your team can tot up the points as the ball flies off the bat or tears through the stumps...

Remember, your designated captain will score double points (both positive and negative).
Batting
Run scored:1 pt
Six runs (off one ball) bonus:6 pts
Dismissed (except bowlers):-5 pts
Dismissed for a duck (inclusive of above, except bowlers):-10 pts
Milestone bonus:
25 runs:15 pts
50 runs:30 pts
75 runs:50 pts
100 runs:75 pts
125 runs:105 pts
150 runs:140 pts
Run rate bonus (for players scoring 20 runs or more):
Between 0.00 and 89.99 runs per 100 balls:-15 pts
Between 90.00 and 119.99 runs per 100 balls:0 pts
Between 120.00 and 149.99 runs per 100 balls:15 pts
Between 150.00 and 179.99 runs per 100 balls:30 pts
Between 180.00 and 209.99 runs per 100 balls:50 pts
210.00 runs per 100 balls and over:75 pts
Bowling
Wicket (except dismissal of bowler**):30 pts
Wicket (dismissal of bowler**):15 pts
Maiden over:10 pts
** Players are rewarded with twice as many points for dismissing a recognised batsman, all-rounder or wicket-keeper than a bowler - players categorised as per the Player List.
Milestone bonus:
Two wickets:15 pts
Three wickets:30 pts
Four wickets:50 pts
Five wickets:75 pts
Six wickets:105 pts
Seven wickets:140 pts
Economy rate bonus (for players bowling two overs or more):
Between 0.00 and 3.00 runs per over:75 pts
Between 3.01 and 4.50 runs per over:50 pts
Between 4.51 and 6.00 runs per over:30 pts
Between 6.01 and 7.50 runs per over:15 pts
Between 7.51 and 9.00 runs per over:0 pts
9.01 runs per over and over:-15 pts
Fielding
Catch:10 pts
Stumping:20 pts
Run out (direct):20 pts
Run out (indirect/per player):10 pts
Substitutes will also gain fielding points as above.
Man of the Match
Official Man of the Match:50 pts
Please note that points will be awarded in abandoned matches based on events up until the abandonment.

Player List

 Batsman

NameCountryPriceBATBWLFLDMOMPhaseTotal
CH GayleWI105000000000
DA WarnerAUS100000000000
DPMD JayawardeneSL100000000000
DJ HusseyAUS95000000000
MEK HusseyAUS95000000000
T IqbalBAN95000000000
G GambhirIND95000000000
V KohliIND95000000000
V SehwagIND95000000000
LRPL TaylorNZ95000000000
TM DilshanSL95000000000
SK RainaIND90000000000
Y SinghIND90000000000
U AkmalPAK90000000000
HM AmlaSA90000000000
RE LeviSA90000000000
MN SamuelsWI90000000000
CL WhiteAUS85000000000
GJ BaileyAUS85000000000
J SiddiqueBAN85000000000
M AshrafulBAN85000000000
EJG MorganENG85000000000
RS BoparaENG85000000000
RG SharmaIND85000000000
KS WilliamsonNZ85000000000
MJ GuptillNZ85000000000
I NazirPAK85000000000
S MalikPAK85000000000
F du PlessisSA85000000000
JP DuminySA85000000000
LD ChandimalSL85000000000
DM BravoWI85000000000
AD HalesENG80000000000
JM BairstowENG80000000000
MK TiwaryIND80000000000
BJ WatlingNZ80000000000
RJ NicolNZ80000000000
A ShafiqPAK80000000000
N JamshedPAK80000000000
JL OntongSA80000000000
HDRL ThirimanneSL80000000000
J CharlesWI80000000000
LMP SimmonsWI80000000000
H MasakadzaZIM80000000000
MJ IslamBAN75000000000
JC ButtlerENG75000000000
MJ LumbENG75000000000
EC JoyceIRE75000000000
PR StirlingIRE75000000000
WTS PorterfieldIRE75000000000
F BehardienSA75000000000
EMGDY MunaweeraSL75000000000
CR ErvineZIM75000000000
MN WallerZIM75000000000
S MatsikenyeriZIM75000000000
V SibandaZIM75000000000
MA StanikzaiAFG70000000000
NK MangalAFG70000000000
MJ AhmadiAFG65000000000
AR WhiteIRE65000000000
ShafiqullahAFG60000000000
  
All Rounders
NameCountryPriceBATBWLFLDMOMPhaseTotal
SR WatsonAUS105000000000
S AfridiPAK105000000000
S Al HasanBAN100000000000
JH KallisSA100000000000
A RazzaqPAK95000000000
M HafeezPAK95000000000
JA MorkelSA95000000000
DJ BravoWI95000000000
KA PollardWI95000000000
AD MathewsSL90000000000
M MahmudullahBAN85000000000
MN HossainBAN85000000000
LJ WrightENG85000000000
IK PathanIND85000000000
JDP OramNZ85000000000
DJG SammyWI85000000000
DR SmithWI85000000000
E ChigumburaZIM85000000000
DT ChristianAUS80000000000
F RezaBAN80000000000
SR PatelENG80000000000
JEC FranklinNZ80000000000
Y ArafatPAK80000000000
BMAJ MendisSL80000000000
K SadiqAFG75000000000
M NabiAFG75000000000
S ShenwariAFG75000000000
GJ MaxwellAUS75000000000
Z RahmanBAN75000000000
AR CusackIRE75000000000
KJ O'BrienIRE75000000000
G NaibAFG65000000000
N ZadranAFG65000000000
NG JonesIRE65000000000
SR ThompsonIRE65000000000
Wicket Keepers
NameCountryPriceBATBWLFLDMOMPhaseTotal
BB McCullumNZ105000000000
KC SangakkaraSL105000000000
MS DhoniIND100000000000
AB de VilliersSA100000000000
K AkmalPAK95000000000
BRM TaylorZIM90000000000
MS WadeAUS85000000000
MM RahimBAN85000000000
C KieswetterENG85000000000
D RamdinWI80000000000
M ShahzadAFG75000000000
NJ O'BrienIRE75000000000
F MutizwaZIM75000000000
GC WilsonIRE65000000000
 Bowlers
NameCountryPriceBATBWLFLDMOMPhaseTotal
DL VettoriNZ95000000000
S AjmalPAK95000000000
U GulPAK95000000000
DW SteynSA95000000000
SL MalingaSL95000000000
SP NarineWI95000000000
BW HilfenhausAUS90000000000
A RazzakBAN90000000000
GP SwannENG90000000000
SCJ BroadENG90000000000
ST FinnENG90000000000
R AshwinIND90000000000
Z KhanIND90000000000
J BothaSA90000000000
M MorkelSA90000000000
CJ McKayAUS85000000000
GB HoggAUS85000000000
PJ CumminsAUS85000000000
M MortazaBAN85000000000
TT BresnanENG85000000000
H SinghIND85000000000
DAJ BracewellNZ85000000000
NL McCullumNZ85000000000
TG SoutheeNZ85000000000
S TanvirPAK85000000000
LL TsotsobeSA85000000000
RJ PetersonSA85000000000
BAW MendisSL85000000000
HMRKB HerathSL85000000000
KMDN KulasekaraSL85000000000
NLTC PereraSL85000000000
FH EdwardsWI85000000000
R RampaulWI85000000000
S BadreeWI85000000000
P UtseyaZIM85000000000
RW PriceZIM85000000000
H HassanAFG80000000000
MA StarcAUS80000000000
XJ DohertyAUS80000000000
ME SunnyBAN80000000000
S IslamBAN80000000000
JW DernbachENG80000000000
AB DindaIND80000000000
L BalajiIND80000000000
PP ChawlaIND80000000000
DT JohnstonIRE80000000000
GH DockrellIRE80000000000
WB RankinIRE80000000000
KD MillsNZ80000000000
M SamiPAK80000000000
WD ParnellSA80000000000
RMS ErangaSL80000000000
AD RussellWI80000000000
AG CremerZIM80000000000
BV VitoriZIM80000000000
KM JarvisZIM80000000000
DR BriggsENG75000000000
TJ MurtaghIRE75000000000
AF MilneNZ75000000000
R HasanPAK75000000000
MKPA DananjayaSL75000000000
CB MpofuZIM75000000000
D ZadranAFG70000000000
I DawlatzaiAFG70000000000
S ZadranAFG70000000000
MA HasanBAN70000000000
MC SorensenIRE70000000000
RM HiraNZ70000000000
R MuzhangeZIM70000000000
MN BarasAFG60000000000

Prizes

There are some fantastic prizes on offer, worth over USD10,000!
The Game will be split into two Leaderboards, called Sub-Leagues*. There will be one sub-league for India, and one sub-league for USA, Canada, UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. All other users (i.e. those who do not reside in any of those countries) will not qualify for prizes, and will need to select 'Other' when prompted to choose a Sub-League

Overall Game Winners

The prizes of the game for winners, at the end of the competition, from each of the two Leaderboards (as stated above) are as follows.

Overall Competition Winner

India Leaderboard
A Macbook Pro Retina Display 15 inch (2.3 Ghz)A Macbook Pro Retina Display 15 inch (2.3 Ghz)
USA, Canada, UK, Republic of Ireland,
Australia and New Zealand Leaderboard
A Macbook Pro Retina Display 15 inch (2.3 Ghz)A Macbook Pro Retina Display 15 inch (2.3 Ghz)
(if the league winner resides in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia or New Zealand)
USA and CanadaA Gift Card worth US$2000
(if the league winner resides in USA or Canada)

Overall Competition Runners-Up

The prizes for the second-placed user (runner-up), at the end of the competition, from the two Leaderboards, are as follows:
India Leaderboard
A Macbook Air 13 inch (128 GB)A Macbook Air 13 inch (128 GB)
USA, Canada, UK, Republic of Ireland,
Australia and New Zealand Leaderboard
A Macbook Air 13 inch (128 GB)A Macbook Air 13 inch (128 GB)
(if the league runner-up resides in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia or New Zealand)
USA and CanadaA Gift Card worth US$1000
(if the league runner-up resides in USA or Canada)

Overall Competition Third Place

The prizes for the third-placed user (runner-up), at the end of the competition, from each of the two Leaderboards - as above - are as follows:
India Leaderboard
An iPad 64 GB (wi-fi only)An iPad 64 GB (wi-fi only)
USA, Canada, UK, Republic of Ireland,
Australia and New Zealand Leaderboard
An iPad 64 GB (wi-fi only)An iPad 64 GB (wi-fi only)
(if the league 3rd placed user resides in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia or New Zealand)
USA and CanadaA Gift Card worth US$500
(if the league 3rd placed user resides in USA or Canada)

Stage Winners

As per the Overall Competition the each stage of the competition will be split into two leaderboards. There will be one leaderboard for India, and one leaderboard for USA, Canada, UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
The prizes for the winners the winners of each stage - for the two above-mentioned Leaderboards - are as follows.
Cricinfo Fantasy Cricket World Cup 2011 prizes

Stage 1

India Leaderboard
1 Flipkart.com Gift Card worth US$200
USA, Canada, UK, Republic of Ireland,
Australia and New Zealand Leaderboard
A gift card worth US$200 
(Residents of UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand will receive Apple/itunes Gift Card. Residents of USA and Canada will receive Best Buy Gift Card)

Stage 2

The prizes for the winner for Stage Two, from each of the two Leaderboards, are as follows:
India Leaderboard
1 Flipkart.com Gift Card worth US$200
USA, Canada, UK, Republic of Ireland,
Australia and New Zealand Leaderboard
A gift card worth US$200 
(Residents of UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand will receive Apple/itunes Gift Card. Residents of USA and Canada will receive Best Buy Gift Card)

Stage 3

The prizes for the winner for Stage Three, from each of the two Leaderboards, are as follows:
India Leaderboard
1 Flipkart.com Gift Card worth US$200
USA, Canada, UK, Republic of Ireland,
Australia and New Zealand Leaderboard
A gift card worth US$200 
(Residents of UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand will receive Apple/itunes Gift Card. Residents of USA and Canada will receive Best Buy Gift Card)

Please note - a user can only win one prize. For this reason, all prizes will be distributed at the end of the game.
*You will be asked to choose your sub-league upon registration. The sub-league you choose must be strictly based on where you reside, which will need to be validated before delivery of prizes. For full competition Terms and Conditions, please click here.