Cricket Player Performance Points Explained: Your Complete Guide

What Are Cricket Player Performance Points?

Cricket player performance points is one of the most popular individual player markets in cricket betting. Rather than betting on a match result, you are betting on how many fantasy-style points a single player accumulates during a match – calculated from their batting, bowling and fielding contributions.

The market works the same way across all bookmakers and all formats.

How Are Cricket Player Performance Points Calculated?

The scoring system is consistent across every bookmaker that offers this market:

Action	Points
1 run scored	1 point
1 wicket taken	20 points
1 catch taken	10 points
1 stumping	25 points

That is the complete system. Four actions. No extras, no bonus points, no deductions.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much is a wicket worth in player performance points?

A wicket is worth 20 points. A bowler who takes 3 wickets in a match earns 60 points from bowling alone, before any fielding contributions are counted.

How much is a run worth?

Each run scored is worth 1 point. A batsman scoring 50 runs earns 50 points from their innings. A century earns 100 points.

How much is a catch worth?

A catch is worth 10 points. This applies to any fielder who takes a clean catch to dismiss a batsman – whether that is a slip catch, a boundary catch, or a wicketkeeper taking the ball off the edge.

How much is a stumping worth?

A stumping is worth 25 points – the single highest-scoring action in the market. Wicketkeepers who regularly take stumpings off spin bowling can be consistently valuable in this market and are often underpriced.

Does a run out count for points?

No. Run outs do not score any points in this market. Only catches, stumpings, wickets and runs count toward a player total.

Does a wicketkeeper get separate points for a stumping and the wicket?

No. A stumping is a single action worth 25 points. The keeper does not receive additional points for the wicket – it is one event, one value.

Do extras count toward a batsman points tally?

No. Only runs scored off the bat count. Wides, no-balls, byes and leg byes add nothing to any player performance points total.

Do dot balls earn points for bowlers?

No. Only wickets count for bowlers. Economy rate, maidens and dot balls have no value in this market.

Can a player score negative points?

No. There are no negative points in this market. A batsman dismissed for a duck scores 0 – that is the floor. Nothing is deducted for wickets lost, wides bowled or dropped catches.

What if a player does not bat?

If a player does not bat (their team wins without needing them, or the innings closes before they come in), they score 0 batting points. Their total is based purely on what they actually contributed.

Is the scoring the same in T20, ODI and Test cricket?

Yes. The points system is format-agnostic. A wicket is worth 20 points in a T20, an ODI and a Test match. The only difference is opportunity – a Test innings can produce far more runs and wickets than a T20 innings, which means higher potential totals.

A Practical Example

Take a top-order batter like Virat Kohli. A typical strong T20 performance might look like this:

• 58 runs scored = 58 points
• 1 catch taken = 10 points
• Total: 68 points

Now consider a frontline bowler like Jasprit Bumrah. A strong bowling performance:

• 2 wickets taken = 40 points
• 1 catch taken = 10 points
• Total: 50 points

And a wicketkeeper who has a quiet match with the bat but stays sharp behind the stumps:

• 15 runs scored = 15 points
• 1 stumping = 25 points
• Total: 40 points

The same line (say, 35.5 points) gets beaten three different ways by three different types of contribution. Understanding the scoring system helps you identify which players are most likely to cross any given line.

How Statz Helps You Find an Edge

Knowing the scoring system is the foundation. Using data to identify the best bets is where Statz Cricket comes in.

Player performance points history

On every player page at Statz, you can view a full performance points history across recent matches. Crucially, you can set a reference line on the chart – enter the bookmaker line for today match, and instantly see how often that player has beaten it historically. That context is something you cannot get from an odds comparison site.

The Stat Finder tool

The Statz Stat Finder automatically surfaces the best-performing players across upcoming fixtures, ranked by projected performance points. Rather than manually checking every player, you can see at a glance which players are projecting highest for the day matches – and compare those projections against the lines being offered by bookmakers.

Pre-match projections

Every match preview on Statz includes projected performance points for all likely starters, calculated from current form, venue history and opposition data. You are not guessing – you are working from a model-generated baseline before the match begins.

Summary: Cricket Player Performance Points at a Glance

• 1 run = 1 point
• 1 wicket = 20 points
• 1 catch = 10 points
• 1 stumping = 25 points
• Run outs = 0 points
• No negative points
• No points for extras, dot balls or economy rate
• Same scoring system in T20, ODI and Test cricket

Use the Statz Cricket Stat Finder to find the best-performing players for today fixtures, or check any player performance points history on Statz to see how they measure up against the bookmaker line.