Cricket Captain 2020

Cricket Captain 2020 is a cricket management game in which you lead teams through domestic competitions, international formats and a full career. Its updated database contains over 7,000 players, including every historical international player, with ability generation informed by data from every form of cricket and research from around the world. Season-by-season player records have also been added.

Competitions and careers

The game adds England’s 100 ball competition, played between eight city-based teams, with changes to the match engine, AI and statistics systems for the format. Domestic systems and 20 over leagues are updated for South Africa, India, England, Australia, the West Indies, Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand. For the first time, you can switch between domestic teams in different countries during a full career.

Standalone tournament modes include One Day and 20 Over World Cups, along with options to create World XIs, All-Time Greats and custom match series. Historical scenarios let you play classic England Test series against the West Indies or Pakistan. Internet games have improved reliability and include more teams.

Match systems

One-day and 20 over matches can have rain delays, with the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method used to calculate run-chase targets. Weather simulation has been improved for all match types, with more realistic patterns and extra time to recover lost overs. The match engine also updates bowler AI, spin bowler ability in limited-over matches and batsmen’s scoring rates.

You can view current and previous competition statistics for all formats. The player-generation system draws on data from every form of cricket, alongside input from a team of researchers around the world.