Quick Match
One match against the team you choose, from a one-over thriller to a one-day game: 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 or 50 overs a side. Pick Test for two innings each and the follow-on. Play every ball, or simulate to the result.
Every ball matters
Cricket Red: the free 3D cricket game you play in your browser
Bat, bowl and captain your side through quick matches, Tests, cups and a full career, against 24 teams, on your phone or computer. No download, no sign-up.
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- Free to play
- No download
- No sign-up
- Phone, tablet & desktop
- Touch, mouse or keyboard
24Teams
22Strokes
30Deliveries
13Net drills
5Cup competitions
4Difficulty levels
Game modes
Four ways in, 24 teams to play as or against, and four difficulty levels from Easy to Legend.
Cup
Five competitions: a league season with promotion and relegation, a 16-team knockout cup, a 20-team World Cup with groups and net run rate, a best-of-three or best-of-five series, and a Legends Cup.
Career
Create your own cricketer and climb from club to state to franchise to country. You move up by being picked on your form, not by levelling up.
Nets
13 practice drills, from yorkers and leg-spin to the death overs. Every shot is logged on a timing chart, so you can see exactly how early or late you are.
What's in the game
30 kinds of delivery
Yorkers, bouncers, slower balls, knuckle balls and cutters; in-swing, out-swing and reverse swing; off-breaks, doosras, carrom balls, leg-breaks, googlies and flippers. Right-arm and left-arm, pace and spin.
Replays and reviews
Sixes, fours, wickets and near misses replay automatically with ball tracking. You can review LBW and run-out decisions, twice an innings.
Match conditions
Six pitch types from grassy to dusty, day or night with dew, powerplays, bowler quotas, free hits, injuries and impact substitutes.
Spoken commentary
A commentator calls the wickets, the milestones and the finish, in English, Hindi or Marathi, using your device's own voices.
Match stats
Scorecard, wagon wheel, run-rate worm and your own shot timing, whenever you want them in a match.
Your XI, your calls
Pick your eleven from a 25-player squad, call the toss, and decide who comes in after each wicket and who bowls each over.
How to play
Batting
Swipe anywhere: the direction aims the shot and the length of the swipe sets the power, so a longer swipe lofts it. Your timing is taken the moment your finger lands. Prefer tapping? Switch to tap controls and tap where you want the ball to go. Both reach all 22 strokes. On a keyboard, the arrow keys aim, W defends, S hits along the ground and D lofts it.
Bowling
Choose a delivery from your bowler's own repertoire, tap the pitch map for line and length, set the field, then release on the meter. Let go early and it drops short; late and it pitches up, and too late is a no-ball. Bowl over or round the wicket.
Running
Every run is your call. Your batters stay in their crease until you press RUN, and CANCEL can still send them back. On a keyboard, R runs and X cancels.
Captaincy
Win the toss and choose to bat or bowl, then pick the next batter after every wicket and the bowler for every over.
Screenshots
Guides
Everything about the game, and about cricket, that a new player asks first.
How to play Cricket Red
The complete Cricket Red controls guide: swipe, tap and keyboard batting, planning and releasing a delivery, calling runs, and captaining your side.
Cricket Red game modes
Every way to play Cricket Red: quick matches of 1 to 50 overs, Tests, a World Cup and four more cups, a career from club to country, and 13 net drills.
Cricket shots explained: all 22 strokes
Every cricket shot explained, from the cover drive to the reverse sweep: what each stroke is, the ball it suits, and how to play it in Cricket Red.
Types of deliveries in cricket
Every type of cricket delivery explained, from the yorker and knuckle ball to the doosra and googly: what each ball does, and how to bowl it in Cricket Red.
Partner with us
Sponsor Cricket Red
Cricket Red is open to sponsors. If your brand belongs next to cricket, tell us about it and we will get back to you.
Become a sponsorFrequently asked questions
What is Cricket Red?
Cricket Red is a free 3D cricket game that runs in your web browser. You bat, bowl, run between the wickets and captain your side, in quick matches from one over to fifty, Test matches, cup competitions, a career mode and practice nets.
Is Cricket Red free?
Yes. Cricket Red is free to play in your browser, and it needs no account or sign-up.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No. It runs straight from cricketred.com on phones, tablets and computers. If you like, you can add it to your home screen from your browser menu so it opens like an app.
Does Cricket Red work on mobile?
Yes. It plays in portrait or landscape with touch controls made for phones. It needs a browser with WebGL, which almost every current phone and computer has.
How do you bat in Cricket Red?
Swipe anywhere on the screen: the direction of the swipe aims the shot and its length sets the power, and your timing is taken the moment your finger lands. You can switch to tap controls in Settings, or use the keyboard, where the arrow keys aim and W, S and D choose defence, along the ground or in the air.
How do you bowl in Cricket Red?
Choose a delivery from your bowler's repertoire, tap the pitch map for line and length, then release on the meter. Releasing early drops the ball short, releasing late pitches it up, and too late is a no-ball.
What match formats can I play?
Matches of 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 or 50 overs a side, Test matches with two innings each and the follow-on, five cup competitions including a 20-team World Cup, a career mode, and 13 practice drills in the nets.
Which teams are in the game?
24 teams: ten in an Indian league, ten in an international league, and four legends sides. The teams and players are the game's own. Cricket Red is not affiliated with any real cricket board, league or team.
Can I play against a friend?
Cricket Red is single-player. You play against computer-controlled teams at four difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard and Legend.
Can my brand sponsor Cricket Red?
Yes. Cricket Red is open to sponsorships. Use the sponsorship form linked on cricketred.com to tell us about your brand, and we will get back to you.
How do I contact Cricket Red?
Email [email protected].
Is my progress saved?
Yes, automatically, in your browser on that device. There is no account, so progress does not carry across devices, and clearing your browser data erases it.
