ICC Champions Trophy Fantasy Contest - I (Pakistan vs New Zealand) - Play, Predict & Win (150+ Steem)!
Hello Hello Cricket fans,
The wait is finally over! The ICC Champions Trophy is just around the corner, and you are going to join the most exciting Sports challenge on Steemit! ICC Champions Trophy Fantasy Contest. 🏏 Stay with me for a fantastic 15 days, let's enjoy the thrilling encounters, and win rewards throughout the tournament!
If you are a true Cricket fan, this is your chance! Play, Predict & Win!
Contest Overview
I think most of you are familiar with this concept. Well, I will break down it. According to the contest schedule, there will be 15 matches, one per day, starting from the 19th of February.
So, for each day, you guys have to create your Fantasy XI combining players from both teams. The trick is you should predict the combination that will perform the best in that match. Because the points are calculated according to that.
You can see the full details in my last announcement post.
Match 01- Pakistan vs New Zealand
📅 Date: February 19, 2025
🕒Time: 09:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL
📍 Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
| New Zealand | Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Kane Williamson (Batter) | Babar Azam (Batter) |
| Will Young (Batter) | Fakhar Zaman (Batter) |
| Mark Chapman (Batter) | Tayyab Tahir (Batter) |
| Mitchell Santner (All rounder) | Khushdil Shah (Batter) |
| Michael Bracewell (All rounder) | Saud Shakeel (Batter) |
| Daryl Mitchell (All rounder) | Salman Ali Agha (All rounder) |
| Glenn Phillips (All rounder) | Kamran Ghulam (All rounder) |
| Rachin Ravindra (All rounder) | Faheem Ashraf (All rounder) |
| Nathan Smith (All rounder) | Haris Rauf |
| William O'Rourke (Baller) | Shaheen Shah Afridi (Baller) |
| Jacob Duffy (Baller) | Naseem Shah (Baller) |
| Lockie Ferguson (Baller) | Abrar Ahmed (Baller) |
| Matt Henry (Baller) | Mohammad Hasnain (Baller) |
| Devon Conway (Wicket Keeper) | Mohammad Rizwan (Wicket Keeper) |
| Tom Latham (Wicket Keeper) | Usman Khan (Wicket Keeper) |
- Please remember that I have taken the latest update of the squads. Anyhow, you have the chance to edit the team combination until the first ball, even considering the toss, and team news.
✅ Team Combination
- 11 players per team
- A balanced squad: 3–5 Batters, 2-4 All-rounders, 3–5 Bowlers, 1 Wicketkeeper
- Choose a Captain (2x points) and Vice-Captain (1.5x points)
The wicketkeeper should be one of the real wicketkeepers from any team. You can choose the remaining wicket-keeper as a general player but his stumping points will not be added.
No need to choose a real captain or vice-captain, so you can choose any player for these two positions to maximize your points.
Please remember that the batting points for ballers, as well as balling points for a batter, will also be calculated.
✅ Points System
| Action | Points Awarded |
|---|---|
| Batting Points | |
| Runs Scored | 1 per run |
| 50+ Runs Bonus | +10 |
| 100+ Runs Bonus | +20 |
| Boundary Bonus | +3 for a six, +2 for a four |
| Out for a duck | -5 |
| Bowling Points | |
| Wickets taken | 10 per wicket |
| 3+ Wickets Bonus | +15 |
| 5+ Wickets Bonus | +20 |
| Maiden overs | +5 |
| 8+ average (minimum 3 overs) | -5 |
| Fielding Points | |
| Catch Taken | 6 per catch |
| Stumping/Run-Out | 8 per dismissal |
✅The way of participating
So, you have to do a small thing.
You have to predict the team, and submit as a comment on this post or as a separate post. (if it's a separate post, comment the link here)
In the post or comment, you have to mention the team, their positions (whether baller/ batter, etc) according to the guidelines in the Team Combination section, and a small justification for the team.
✅ Rules
Just follow the guidelines and make your team.
Resteem this post, and mention your friends to promote the event.
Participants must submit your teams before the first ball. You guys can edit the team combination until that time, even considering the toss, and team news. I will check it with the Steemworld.
✅ Winners Criteria & Prizes
So, the total team points for each entry will be separately calculated. Yeah, I know it will be a very busy week for me. I have already made the format.
There will be two types of winners.
- Daily Winners: Top three Highest scorers of the day (10 Steem will be shared per the day)
- Overall Tournament Winner: Top three Highest scorers across all matches (prizes will be announced later)
The prize pool will indeed be increased with the level of excitement and support from you guys!
Points and winners will be updated daily, and so will the prizes.
There will be no separate post for announcing the winners, (as there will be so many posts.) I will announce the winners as a comment in this post a few hours after the match.
Let me know if you have any suggestions or additions!
Next match update will be shared 12-24 hours before starting of the match
PS: This contest is exclusively for genuine Cricket lovers! As you can see I have to put a lot of effort into calculating the points, and so on. So, I hope you guys will do me the favor without copy-pasting others' entries just to win a prize.
Let's have some fun boys! Start building your team
So, that's it for today!! Until the next time! Enjoy!
cc: @disconnect
Thank you.
Best Regards!
Leaderboard for the first match! (02/19 - New Zealand vs Pakistan)
The prizes have already been sent to the three winners as Steem Power. Congratulations!! See you in the next round! Keep in touch to win the grand prize!
0.00 SBD,
0.82 STEEM,
0.82 SP
WOW, thanks, so we are getting Steem as well besides having as much fun as playing in DREAM11. Great contest. I wish there were more cricket fans here on this site to make this contest more joyful!
Ha ha of course.... I am enjoying this as much as you are.
To make my life hard... 😁😁😁
Ohh really. Glad to see my name in winners 🏆. Congratulations my winner partners. Thanks for the update.
Ooh wow congratulations to all of you guys🎉
Congratulations to the winner's:
1 @sabbirakib 🏆
2 @ahsansharif🏆
3 @dove11🏆
Thank you
Welcome 🤗
Thank you. Hope you will also make the list soon.
Welcome dear. Inshallah
Captain- Babar Azam
Vice Captain- Abrar Ahmed
Edited. 3 of my selected players can’t be made entry in XI. So, I changed them as per the rules.
0.00 SBD,
0.47 STEEM,
0.47 SP
Thanks for your participation! Wonderful team combination with many key players from both teams! Hope your team will do best! Good Luck! Wait for the next update!
Entry 05
Yeah, no worries with that... You have done it just in time... Loos like we have a winner... 😛
Job well done friend! Amazing! See you in the next round!
Total = 686
Leave a comment, if something is wrong!
I missed the start so am one man down. Good shout with your bowlers so far!
Yeap. Will Young is also giving me points like boom! 👌
0.00 SBD,
0.22 STEEM,
0.22 SP
You've got off to a great start... I'm hopeful that tomorrow will be your achilles heel (just like Saturday will be mine). Any fewer than 11 Bangladeshis would be disrespectful to your nation 😆
hehe, ameen
I don’t think so. I know our strengths and weaknesses. I hope we win. But I know it’s tough. Like today, I will fly tomorrow too with 600+ points.
Just remember that you need to pick 11 of your countrymen. No less.
Let's see how this team will play!
Mohammad Rizwan (Wicket Keeper) Captain
Kane Williamson (Batter) Vice-Captain
Will Young (Batter)
Devon Conway (Batter)
Fakhar Zaman (Batter)
Rachin Ravindra (All rounder)
Salman Agha (All rounder)
Mark Chapman (All rounder)
Will O’Rourke (Baller)
Matt Henry (Baller)
Naseem Shah (Baller)
I took a gamble by leaving out some key players like Babar , Shaheen & Glenn Phillips.
0.00 SBD,
0.00 STEEM,
0.29 SP
Thanks for your participation! Ha ha I see. Can't comment though... Who knows, anything is possible in Cricket?
Anyway, a small justification for this team, and excluding some key players would have been nice.
You have used him twice. He is-an allrounder!
Entry 03
Oh my mistake! I'll go with
Devon Conway (Batter) for that slot then.
No solid reason for skipping PK’s top batter and bowler 😅 just a risky move based on a gut instinct that they won’t deliver in the first match. Plus, I feel NZ has a slight edge in this game. However, I think Rizwan's performance will make a huge impact of the game.
Hi @damithudaya, I have a question for you, If a player scores 122 runs will he get 50+ Runs Bonus & 100+ Runs Bonus both or just the 100+?
Ex:
Runs Scored (1 pt per run): 122 points
50+ Runs Bonus: +10 points
100+ Runs Bonus: +20 points
Total = 152 or 142!
It's 142+ points for the boundaries. 😁😁
Tough Luck! You have two unavailable players. See you in the next round!
Total = 412.5
Leave a comment, if something is wrong!
NZ got the win, just as I expected! Would have been very different if I had a chance to look the team sheet before the game but I was offline! Missing Rachin is unbelievable.
Anyway it is a 15 days game. I hope you can maintain a daily updated scoreboard for users and their scores.
Yeah, I was impressed with their win in the Tri-series. They have a great chance to win the trophy, with the unavailability of Bumrah, and an inexperienced falling attack from Aussies.
Yeah, that's the plan... I already did for the first day... Will update the leaderboard from the next post!
My team
Babar Azam (Batter)
Fakhar Zaman (Batter)
Devon Conway (batter)
Khushdil Shah (Batter)
Daryl Mitchell (All rounder)
Glenn Phillips (All rounder)
Michael Bracewell (All rounder)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Baller)
Naseem Shah (Baller)
Matt Henry (Baller)
Mohammad Rizwan (Wicket Keeper)
Captain Mohammad Rizwan
Vice Captain Daryl Mitchell
Mohmaad Rizwan is one of the best in white ball game and Daryl Mitchell can do wonders on his day. I have left out Kane Williamson for his bad form besides I in 20 over games front line bowlers and allrounders have better chance to earn points for you. I have lots of hopes from Rachin Ravindra as well since I have seen all these players playing personally.Let's see how my selected team does in the opener!
***Subject to change
0.00 SBD,
0.14 STEEM,
0.14 SP
Nice work friend! Changing Will Young is the difference I guess.
Total = 497
Leave a comment, if something is wrong!
0.00 SBD,
0.16 STEEM,
0.16 SP
Yep! It's the part of the game!
A good combination. A small justification/ an explanationation abou the team would be wonderful. It will reduce just sharing player, or copy pasting. Around 50 words is sufficient! Thanks and good luck!
Entry 01
You can check the time of posting and rank the team according to that. That will end the chances of copy pasting as well! Besides even if I write description the chances of copy pasting is still there.
No... Users can edit the team combination until the first ball, even considering the toss, and team news. Anyway, I believe only the cricket fans will join the contest.. A small justification won't take much time...
So, let's see friend... Stay tuned!
It would be wonderful if you can tag some of the cricket fans, especially from India!
I would like to invite @deepak94, @sur-riti, @mahadisalim, @abdullahw2 and @ahlawat to participate in this contest
Thank you so much for inviting me dear Sir ❤️🙏
You removed Will Young 😁😁
Babar Azam (Batter)
Devon Conway(Batter)
Kane williamson (C)(Batter)
Mohammed Rizwan(VC&WK)
Darly Mitchell(All rounder)
Glenn phillips (All rounder)
Mitchell Santner(All rounder)
Michael Bracewell(All rounder)
Shaheen Shah Afridi(Bowler)
William O ' Rourke(Bowler)
Naseem Shah(Bowler)
0.00 SBD,
0.00 STEEM,
0.00 SP
A small justification would have been nice, as per the rules!
Entry 07
Tough Luck this time! See you in the next round!
Total = 429.5
Leave a comment, if something is wrong!
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