Challenge Friends to Fantasy Cricket & Draft — How It Works

The best part of fantasy cricket is competing with friends. CricketDream lets you send direct challenges to your friends — pick a match, pick a game type (Fantasy or Draft), customize the rules, and send the challenge. Your friend gets a notification with a join code and you're off to battle.

How to Send a Challenge

1. Go to your Profile and hit the Challenges tab
2. Click Send Challenge to Friend
3. Select a friend from your friends list (you must be friends first)
4. Choose the match you want to challenge them on
5. Pick your game type: Fantasy League or Draft
6. Customize game settings (for Draft, pick squad size, pick timer, etc.)
7. Click Send Challenge
8. Your friend gets a push notification with the join code and match details

Challenge Type 1: Fantasy Cricket League

A head-to-head Fantasy league for a single match. Both of you pick your own 11 players (like normal Fantasy XI), the match happens, and highest score wins.

• No drafting — both players pick independently
• Fastest format — build your team in 2 minutes, lock it, and play
• Fair for all skill levels — equal squad flexibility for both players
• Perfect for: quick casual competition between two friends

Challenge Type 2: Draft Cricket

A 2-4 player draft where you take turns picking players from both teams. Each player can only be picked by one person. Highly customizable — you decide squad size, pick timer, and even the pick order.

Draft Settings You Can Customize

• 👥 Players: 2 or 4 player draft (two friends or a group of four)
• 🏏 Squad Size: 5, 7, or 11 players per team (faster drafts use 5, serious competitions use 11)
• ⏱️ Pick Timer: 30s, 60s, 90s, or 2 min per pick (30s is intense, 2 min is relaxed)
• 👑 Captain/VC: Toggle the Captain multiplier on or off
• 🔄 Substitutions: Allow 0–11 subs for injuries mid-series (only in multi-match drafts)
• 🐍 Pick Order: Use snake draft (default), alternating, or fully custom pick sequence

Receiving a Challenge

Your friend sends you a challenge — you'll get a push notification with a message like "⚔️ Alice challenged you to Fantasy for RCB vs CSK!"

1. Tap the notification to open the challenge
2. Review the game type and settings (league type, squad size, etc.)
3. Tap Accept Challenge to join
4. The join code and match details appear — you're in
5. Build your team before the match lock and compete

Requirements to Challenge a Friend

• You must be Friends with the person (add them from your Profile Friends tab)
• The match must be upcoming (not locked, not started)
• Both players must be active on CricketDream to receive the challenge

Why Challenge Friends Over Public Leagues?

• Direct competition — you know exactly who you're competing against
• Customizable rules — set the game type, squad size, and pick timer your way
• Real-time stakes — the match happens in real-time, not on a weeks-long leaderboard
• Bragging rights — a one-on-one win means something
• Better for groups — easily coordinate 2–4 player drafts with friends

Draft Tips for Beating Your Friends

• Research before the draft — know your top 10 picks in order before you start
• Be aggressive early — in a 5-pick draft, grab premium openers and all-rounders first
• Watch what they pick — if your friend loads up on batsmen, take the best bowler available
• Use your captain wisely — save your captain slot for consistency, not boom-or-bust players
• Don't get stuck with too many from one team — diversify across teams to reduce risk