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A small set of pages that save a session, used once before the toss.

A small set of pages that save a session: a points calculator, a captain-switch checklist, a state-eligibility short list, and an APK hash verifier.

Editorial desk Route-specific read Updated 24 July 2026
A reader at a desk with a printed checklist, a points-system reference, and a tablet open to a calculator page.
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[01] Points calculator

A points calculator that takes the points system at face value.

A small calculator that runs the points system at face value: enter the runs, wickets, catches, and the captain multiplier; read the total.

The calculator is not a predictor. It runs the published points system at face value: enter the runs, the wickets, the catches, and the captain multiplier, and read the total. The reading is useful as a sanity check, not as a forecast.

For first-time visitors, the calculator is a quick way to read the points system: type in a fifty and a two-wicket haul, see the total, and read the page again with the total in mind. For regulars, the calculator is the small tool that catches a missed bonus-point rule before the contest settles.

[02] Captain-switch checklist

A captain-switch checklist used once, at the toss.

A four-line checklist that catches a hasty switch. Used once, at the toss, before the contest locks.

The captain-switch checklist is four lines: is the original captain on strike in the next over; is the asking rate above the projected rate by more than half a run; is the new captain in form on this surface; is the new captain in the same role as the original. The checklist is meant to slow a switch down, not to make one.

For first-time visitors, the checklist is the small read that prevents a captain switch based on a single stat. For regulars, it is the small habit that catches a switch that would have been fine on a different surface.

[03] State eligibility short list

A state-eligibility short list, refreshed before each series.

A short list of states that restrict paid fantasy contests, refreshed before each series. For readers who do not want to read the full state-by-state page before every contest.

The short list has three entries: states that allow paid contests, states that restrict paid contests, and states where the rule has changed in the last 12 months. The full state-by-state page has the citations; the short list has the working answer.

For first-time visitors, the short list is the fastest way to check eligibility before a deposit. For regulars, it is the small page that is re-read at the start of every series.