8 free browser games · Checked · Updated
The best-known free cricket game in a browser is Little Master Cricket, a physics batting game by Bennett Foddy, the maker of QWOP, rated 4.2 by about 155,000 players on Poki. For something newer, try Fielders, a captaincy puzzle, or Next Ball..., a daily run-chase challenge. Below are 8 cricket games that run free in a web browser, including hand cricket and book cricket from the school playground.
by Bennett Foddy · on poki.com
A physics batting game: you steer a floppy bat with the mouse, guide the ball into scoring zones, dodge the catching zones and keep your stumps standing.
Why it's here: The most-played indie cricket game we found, rated 4.2 by about 155,000 players. It runs on Poki, which shows ads.
by steamedhamms · on itch.io
A captaincy puzzle: you defend a target by choosing a bowler each over and placing nine fielders over the batter's favourite scoring zones. Formats run from a 90-second match to 50 overs.
Why it's here: A fresh idea that rewards real cricket knowledge. The developer says AI helped with the code and text.
by nextball · on itch.io
Drop into a match already in progress, read the situation and choose your intent for every ball. There is one daily challenge, endless short scenarios and a long mode where you set up your own chase.
Why it's here: A daily cricket puzzle worth coming back to. Still in development, and the developer says AI tools helped make it.
by Pixel Monsoon · on itch.io
Hand cricket, the schoolyard number game: both players pick 1 to 6 at the same time. Different numbers score runs for the batter; the same number means out.
Why it's here: A clean browser version of how many Indian kids first play cricket, made without generative AI. Simple by design.
by playable-things · on itch.io
The classroom paper game made digital: flip open a classic novel and the page number decides your runs. Play a friend on one device or the computer.
Why it's here: Pure nostalgia and pure luck, and a good pass-the-phone game. The developer says it was made with AI tools.
by arkansasgame · on itch.io
A quick one-on-one mind game: the bowler secretly picks a delivery and the batter secretly picks a shot, then both are revealed and a chunky replay shows what happened. A match is two overs.
Why it's here: A smart phone-sized duel with online and same-device play. Still in development; the developer says AI helped with the code and graphics.
by ItchyPaone · on itch.io
A 2D physics batting game where you move the bat yourself against pace, spin and medium bowlers, with quick matches, one-wicket survival, two players on one device and a career from street cricket to international level.
Why it's here: Hands-on batting with more depth than most. Still in development; the developer says AI helped with the code, art and text.
by GlobularGames · on itch.io
A comic shoot-'em-up: a giant robot batsman defends Earth by batting blob aliens back into space.
Why it's here: The silliest cricket game here, for a change from simulations. The developer says AI helped with the code, art and sound.
We started from Google's top results for "cricket games" (in India these are mostly live scores and match news) and itch.io's list of browser-playable cricket games. We opened every candidate to confirm it is free and runs in a browser. We left out fantasy cricket and betting apps, and games built on real players, national teams or league branding. Many small cricket games now say that AI tools helped make them; where a developer says so, we note it on the pick.
Every game here was checked on Oct 15, 2026 to be free and to run in a web browser with no download. Editors are playtesting each one for a full review; scores appear once that is done.
Little Master Cricket, a physics batting game by Bennett Foddy, is the most-played, rated 4.2 by about 155,000 players on Poki. For strategy, Fielders lets you captain the fielding side, and Next Ball... has a daily run-chase challenge.
Yes. Recess Cricket is a free browser version of hand cricket: both players pick a number from 1 to 6 at the same time, and matching numbers mean the batter is out.
Yes. Book Cricket Champion recreates the classroom game: you flip open a book and the page number decides your runs. You can play a friend on one device or the computer.
Yes. Recess Cricket, Book Cricket Champion, Wacky Cricket and PowerOverCricket all support two players on the same device, and PowerOverCricket can also be played online.
Yes. Every game on this list runs free in a web browser with no download. Little Master Cricket is on Poki, which shows ads; the rest are on itch.io.