Cricket Captain 2026 Your XI, your calls, your dynasty

This is management at ball-by-ball depth. You name the side, set the batting order, decide when a bowler's spell ends and where the fielders stand, and the match engine plays it out across all three formats. The pace is the point: contracts, saves and score prediction run faster this year, and the redesigned match screen keeps things clear, so a season moves quickly and your attention goes on the calls that decide it. It can be genuinely tense. A top order wobble with the game in the balance does more to your pulse than most action games manage, and there is no one to blame but your own team sheet.

The 2026 edition opens up domestic cricket well beyond England. Forty-five new playable teams arrive across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, from fourteen Sri Lankan sides to a rebuilt Pakistan system, with all domestic rules and formats updated to the latest versions. You choose the level too: manage international, domestic, or both, separately for each format. Want to build a dynasty in Sri Lanka, top the tables in Zimbabwe, or start from scratch in Ireland? The database backs it up with over 8,000 players, 197 playable domestic teams, 23 new grounds and updated rankings and trophies for the international game.