Best Cricket Games to Play Free Online

Six off the last ball, one wicket in hand, the field spread to the rope. The best cricket games online put you in that moment in a browser tab, with no install and no full day set aside. Here are the browser versions worth playing, from timing-based batting chases to physics slogging, captaincy puzzles and a classroom classic.

What makes a good cricket game online

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game between two teams of 11. A bowler delivers six balls an over, and the batter tries to score runs without being bowled, caught, run out or trapped LBW. A full match can last days, which is why short formats such as T20, and the one-over Super Over tiebreaker, are so popular.

A good cricket game for the browser keeps that short-format feel. Line, length and movement should matter, timing should decide how well you hit it, and shot choice should decide where it goes. A target to chase helps too.

For years, the go-to free cricket game in a browser was Stick Cricket, a Flash batting game that started as a hobby project before Stick Sports turned it into a company. Flash is gone now, and the classic version lives on as a mobile app, so it is not on this list. The games below all run in a standard browser today.

Quick picks

If you want…	Play
A cricket batting game with real bowling variety	Cricket (Dinogame)
A one-tap game that takes seconds to learn	Doodle Cricket
Physics batting where you steer the bat	Hinge Cricket
Career mode and modes for two players	Wacky Cricket
A cricket game online against a friend	PowerOverCricket or APS Cricket Multiplayer
Captaincy and field placing	Fielders
Taking catches and running batters out	Catches Win Matches
A pen-and-paper style classroom game	Book Cricket Champion
A dice and card game about the final overs	3 Wickets In Hand

1. Cricket (play it right here on Dinogame)

Our Cricket is a batting game played from behind the stumps. Pace bowlers swing the ball in or out, spinners turn it off the pitch, and every delivery changes in speed, line and length. It runs in any modern browser on a laptop, Chromebook or phone, with no download or sign-up.

How it plays: Before each ball you pick a shot: off side, straight, leg side or a block. Then you time it as the ball arrives. Perfect and good timing middle the ball, early or late timing finds the edge, and a miss on a straight ball gets you bowled. Leave a straight ball and you can be out LBW, and 11 fielders can stop, catch or drop every shot. After a soft shot you can risk a quick single, but a good throw runs you out. Quick Chase gives you a target in 2 overs with 3 wickets, the Super Over is 6 balls and 2 wickets against the rivals’ score, and the 5-over innings is about setting a big total. Each mode has three levels, and the scorecard shows overs, run rate and required rate.

Controls: Arrow keys pick the shot and Space plays it. On a phone, swipe to pick the shot and tap to play it. Best for: Anyone who wants a proper cricket batting game that rewards reading the bowling, in sessions of a few minutes.

2. Doodle Cricket (Google)

Google launched this interactive Doodle on June 1, 2017, to mark the start of the ICC Champions Trophy. It is still playable from the Google Doodles archive.

How it plays: It is a game of pest cricket: a team of crickets bats against their rivals, the snails. The ball comes in and you swing at the right moment to score runs. It is pure timing, which makes it a perfect quick break. Controls: Tap or click to swing. Best for: A free cricket game that anyone can pick up in seconds.

3. Wacky Cricket

Wacky Cricket, subtitled Physics Batting Simulator, is an indie HTML5 game by ItchyPaone on itch.io, the independent games store. It runs in the browser on desktop and mobile, and the developer lists it as still in development.

How it plays: Classic mode is a quick limited-overs match against a team of your choice. Survival gives you one wicket to see how long you last, and Two-Player mode has two people take turns on one device. Career mode takes you from street cricket to international level, with training, sponsors and injuries along the way. Controls: Mouse or touch to aim the swing, A and D or the arrow keys to step across. Best for: Players who want a cricket batting game with a long career to follow.

4. PowerOverCricket

PowerOverCricket is a free 1v1 cricket game by arkansasgame on itch.io. A match takes about three minutes, which makes it one of the fastest ways to play cricket online with a friend.

How it plays: Each match has two six-ball overs, and each player bats once and bowls once. On every ball, bowler and batter pick moves in secret, then a 3D replay shows the result. Batters choose Defend, Drive, Pull or Big Hit, and bowlers choose Yorker, Bouncer, Length or Spin. It is rock-paper-scissors with a bat: a Big Hit can be six or out. You can play a computer opponent that adapts to your habits, or invite a friend with a room code. Controls: Tap, number keys 1 to 4, or a gamepad. Best for: A quick mind game against a friend.

5. APS Cricket Multiplayer

APS Cricket Multiplayer is a 2D browser game by APS Games, a solo student developer, on itch.io. It is built for real-time matches against friends online.

How it plays: Matches last two overs, so a game takes a few minutes. You time your shots and go for big sixes, then compare totals to see who wins. Controls: Keyboard, mouse or touchscreen. Best for: Friends who want a short head-to-head cricket game online.

6. Hinge Cricket

Hinge Cricket is a small physics game by myshio on itch.io, made in Unity and playable in the browser. Its listing cites Little Master Cricket as the inspiration, and it plays like a simpler take on that idea.

How it plays: You swing the bat to send the ball into colored zones. Blue areas are worth 2, yellow areas are worth 6, and red areas are an out. You need to reach the target before you are out 10 times. Controls: Mouse only, moving it to swing and aim. Best for: A short physics challenge between longer games.

7. Fielders

Fielders by steamedhamms flips the usual cricket game around. You are the captain of the bowling side, and the computer bats.

How it plays: The batting side chases a target. Each over, you pick a bowler and place nine fielders to cover the batter’s scoring areas, and you can adjust the field mid-over. You win by keeping them below the target or by taking ten wickets first. Six match formats run from a 90-second quick match to a 50-over game, with four pitch types and powerplay rules. Controls: Built for phones first, and it runs in the browser. Best for: Fans who think captaincy is the most interesting part of cricket.

8. Catches Win Matches

Catches Win Matches is a 3D fielding game by LunchHour on itch.io, made in Unity. The title is an old cricket saying, and the whole game is built around it.

How it plays: Each game drops you into a match situation, and you control the fielders. Take the catches and pull off run-outs to win the match. Controls: An on-screen slider picks the fielder, the arrow keys move them, and Space or the Throw button returns the ball. Best for: A change of pace from batting.

9. Book Cricket Champion

Book cricket is a classroom game where a page number decides your runs. Book Cricket Champion by playable-things is a free browser version.

How it plays: Each match uses one of more than 100 classic books, with their real page counts. You flip pages, and the last digit of the even-numbered page sets your score: 0 is out, 2, 4 and 6 are runs, and 8 is a single. You set 1 to 10 wickets, and you can play the computer or pass the device to a friend. Controls: Click or tap the Bat button to flip a page. Best for: Nostalgia, and a game you can play with no skill at all.

10. 3 Wickets In Hand

3 Wickets In Hand by Second Slip is a dice and card game set in the final overs of a tight match. It is an early alpha made in Godot, and it runs in the browser.

How it plays: Each team starts with three cards. On each turn the batter plays a card and chooses how many dice to roll, and more dice means a more aggressive shot. Icons on the cards let each side re-roll dice, and the game ends when the deck runs out or a side loses three wickets while behind. You can play a computer opponent or a friend on the same device. Controls: Keyboard, mouse, touch or a controller. Best for: Board game fans who want the tension of a run chase without the timing.

11. Baseball (on Dinogame)

Baseball is cricket’s closest cousin, and our Baseball is built the same way as our Cricket: a batting game where you read the pitch and time your swing.

How it plays: The pitcher mixes fastballs, changeups, curveballs and sliders, and you play a 10-out Home Run Derby or a 3-inning game against a computer team. Best for: Cricket fans who want to try the other bat-and-ball game.

How we picked these cricket games

Every game here runs in a standard web browser today. We put batting games first, then added games about fielding, captaincy and the classroom version. We left out phone-only apps, Flash games that no longer load, and the many near-identical copies found on ad-heavy game sites. Indie games on itch.io can change or disappear, so check the page if one stops loading.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free cricket game to play in a browser?

For batting with real bowling variety, start with our Cricket, which has pace, swing and spin plus chase and Super Over modes. For something quicker, Google’s Doodle Cricket is a one-tap timing game, and Hinge Cricket is the pick for physics batting.

Can I play a cricket game online with friends?

Yes. PowerOverCricket lets you invite a friend with a room code for a two-over match, and APS Cricket Multiplayer has real-time online matches. Wacky Cricket and Book Cricket Champion also support two players on one device.

Is Google’s cricket game still playable?

Yes. The Doodle Cricket game from June 2017 is still in the Google Doodles archive, where you can tap or click to bat as the crickets against the snails.

Can I play Stick Cricket in a browser?

Not anymore in its original form. Stick Cricket was a Flash game, and Flash no longer runs in modern browsers. Stick Sports now makes its cricket games for phones, including Stick Cricket Classic.

What is a Super Over in cricket?

A Super Over is a one-over tiebreaker used in limited-overs cricket. Each side bats for a single over with two wickets, and the higher score wins. Our Cricket has a Super Over mode where you chase the rivals’ score in six balls.

Take guard

Whether you want to chase a target, steer a ragdoll bat or set the perfect field, there is a cricket game here for a few spare minutes. Start with our Cricket for a full batting challenge, or Doodle Cricket for a quick swing. And when you want a game with even simpler timing, the classic Chrome dinosaur game only asks you to jump.