How to play
Watch the bowlers approach for the delivery type indicator. Click and drag to choose shot direction; release timing determines power. Different deliveries require different shot selections; swing balls drift; spin balls turn on landing.
Game features
- Six bowling styles with distinct ball behaviour
- Shot-selection system across cover, square, on, and back
- Innings-format scoring with target totals
- Three difficulty modes affecting bowling variety
- Local high-score tracking per format
- Replay system shows boundary shots cinematically
Editor review
Cricket is structurally complex for digital adaptation — the bat-and-ball interaction involves bowling spin, ball seam, pitch condition, and dozens of shot types. Cricket Toss simplifies this complexity sensibly by focusing on the central interaction: reading the delivery and selecting the right shot.
The six bowling styles cover the essential variety. Fast bowling rewards committed shot selection; swing bowling requires reading the ball drift; spin bowling demands waiting for the ball to turn off the pitch before committing. Each style requires different timing and different shot choices; learning to read all six is the games central skill.
The shot-direction system is the games tactical layer. Shots can be played to cover (off-side), square (square-leg), on (on-side), or back (down the ground); each direction is appropriate to different deliveries. Adequate for cricket fans; sufficient simulation depth without overwhelming complexity.