Access live cricket scores, ball-by-ball commentary, current batters, bowlers and match status via a simple REST API. JSON responses, low latency, free tier available.
CricketLineAPI's live cricket API delivers real-time match data from international, domestic and T20 leagues — updated ball by ball.
Current innings score, wickets, overs and run rate for all in-play matches. Updated in real time from official sources.
Every delivery — runs, extras, wickets, over summary and last-over breakdown. Perfect for live scoreboards and fantasy apps.
Active batters with runs, balls, strike rate and on-strike indicator. Current bowler with overs, wickets, runs and economy.
Live match status text, required run rate, target, toss result and match format — all in a single API call.
Series name, match number, venue and format included with every live match card. No extra calls needed.
Official YouTube live stream metadata — video ID, channel, embed URL — when available for the match.
One GET request returns all live matches with full card data. No parsing complexity, no nested pagination.
GET https://apis.cricketlineapi.com/api/live X-API-Key: your_api_key { "status": "success", "count": 3, "matches": [ { "match_id": "124F", "match_name": "India A vs Australia A", "subtitle": "1st, Siechem Ground, Puducherry", "status": "live", "status_text": "India A need 45 runs in 60 balls", "run_rate": "6.24", "required_rate": "4.50", "team1": { "name": "India A", "score": "187/4", "overs": "32.3" }, "team2": { "name": "Australia A", "score": "231/8", "overs": "50.0" }, "current_batters": [ { "name": "R Sharma", "runs": "54", "balls": "(62)", "on_strike": true } ], "current_bowler": { "name": "P Cummins", "overs": "8.3", "wickets": "2" } } ] }
All endpoints return JSON. Authentication via X-API-Key header or api_key query param.
Live match data is fetched in real time on every API request — there is no TTL cache on live scores. Data reflects the current state of the match at the time of your request.
The live API covers all formats — Test, ODI, T20I, T20 leagues (IPL, BBL, PSL, CPL etc.), domestic matches and youth cricket. Any match currently in play on Crex is available.
All endpoints use an API key passed as the X-API-Key header or api_key query parameter. Get your key free at cricketlineapi.com.
Yes. The live API returns current batters, bowler, strike rates, economy and ball-by-ball data — all the fields needed to calculate fantasy points in real time. See also the Fantasy Points API.
Yes — a free tier is available with limited API calls per day. Paid plans start at ₹2,999/month for higher limits. See pricing for details.
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