/sports namespace · APlicious

Cricket API — owned data from 150,000+ matches, player stats, head-to-head

The /sports namespace's cricket data is ingested from Cricsheet (ODC-BY 1.0 licensed) into our own database — no live scraping, no upstream rate limits, and clear licensing.

150,000+owned cricket matches

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GET /api/v1/sports/cricket/player-stats

const res = await fetch(
  'https://aplicious.com/api/v1/sports/cricket/player-stats?name=V+Kohli&format=ODI',
  { headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'lapi_live_••••' } }
);
const { data } = await res.json();
// { player: "Virat Kohli", format: "ODI", runs: 13848, average: 58.18, hundreds: 50 }

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What's included in /sports

Owned match database

150,000+ matches ingested from Cricsheet, a public, openly-licensed cricket data project — not scraped, not a live proxy.

Player career stats

Fuzzy name matching against career batting and bowling stats, broken down by format (T20, ODI, Test).

Head-to-head records

Win/loss record between any two teams, filterable by format.

Match detail with innings breakdown

Full innings-by-innings detail for any match by ID.

Clear data provenance

Every response is backed by data with a known, open license — no ambiguity about reuse rights.

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Frequently asked questions

Where does the match data come from?

Cricsheet (cricsheet.org), an openly licensed (ODC-BY 1.0) ball-by-ball cricket data project — ingested into our own database, not scraped live.

How many matches are covered?

150,000+ matches across international and domestic cricket.

Does this include betting odds or predictions?

No — this is historical stats and records only, not betting or prediction data.

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