How Hero11 Fantasy Points Are Earned
Fantasy points are not runs. Five categories feed a total, and the two multipliers are applied last. Knowing which category decides your format is most of the game.
18+ only · Skill-based fantasy · Android 7.0+ · 3.14 MB file
The five categories
| Category | Earns points for | Decisive when |
|---|---|---|
| Batting | Runs, boundaries and milestone bonuses, with a penalty for a duck | A batter goes deep and clears the rope repeatedly |
| Bowling | Wickets, maidens and multi-wicket bonuses | Always in short formats — wickets are the densest source of points |
| Fielding | Catches, stumpings and run-outs | Keepers and close catchers in spin-heavy conditions |
| Strike rate | An adjustment after a minimum of balls faced | A slow innings on a good surface turns a positive into a negative |
| Economy | An adjustment after a minimum of overs bowled | A tight spell adds points even without wickets |
Reading the sheet in the app
- Open the fixture, then the contest you are considering.
- Find the scoring or point-system link on that screen.
- Check which format the sheet is for; T20 and longer formats differ.
- Note the minimum balls or overs for the strike-rate and economy adjustments, because below them nothing applies.
- Check the multiplier values for captain and vice-captain before nominating anyone.
Why your total does not look like the scoreboard
A batter making forty runs does not necessarily beat a bowler taking two wickets. Each format's sheet sets the exchange rate, and in T20 cricket it usually favours wickets.
- Wickets carry large fixed values, so a strike bowler scores in bursts.
- Economy rewards accumulate quietly across a full quota.
- Fielding points are small individually but reliable for a keeper.
- Strike rate can subtract, which surprises people who assume points only go up.
- Multipliers are applied after everything else, so a captain's bad day is amplified too.
What this means for selection
- Do not build a batting-only squad. It is the most common way to finish mid-table in a short format.
- Value a full bowling quota. Four overs is four chances; two overs is a cameo.
- Prefer guaranteed involvement over reputation, especially for the two multiplier slots.
- Treat the keeper as a points floor, because fielding chances arrive regardless of the batting order.
Apply it on the captain page, then choose where to enter on contest shapes.
Points questions
Where is the exact point sheet?
Inside the app, on the contest or fixture screen. It differs by format, so the sheet for the match you are entering is the only one that matters.
Why does my total differ from the live score?
Fantasy points are not runs. Wickets, catches, economy and strike-rate adjustments all feed in, and the captain multipliers are applied on top.
Do bowlers score as well as batters?
In shorter formats wickets are worth a great deal, so a two-wicket spell can outscore a quick thirty. Ignoring bowlers is a common way to lose a contest.
What is the strike rate adjustment for?
It prevents a slow, low-value innings from scoring like a fast one. It only applies once a minimum number of balls has been faced.
Join a Hero11 contest
The contest button opens the fantasy lobby in any mobile browser. The download button opens the promo page for the Android file.
18+ only · v1.13.f675 · Android 7.0+ · Paid contests excluded in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Telangana, Nagaland and Sikkim
Why we refuse to print per-category numbers
It would be easy, it would make this page look more authoritative, and it would be wrong within a season.
Point values differ by format and are revised between seasons. A number copied onto a guide page has no mechanism for staying current, so it quietly becomes misinformation while still looking like a reference. Readers then plan around a scoring rule that no longer exists, which is worse than having no table at all.
What does not change is the structure: which categories exist, which ones dominate in short formats, and that multipliers are applied last. That is what this page teaches, and the sheet inside the app supplies the current numbers for the match you are actually entering.
Reading a point breakdown after the match
The breakdown is more instructive than the rank, because it separates what you chose from what happened. Two patterns are worth looking for specifically.
- A high total from one player. Usually the captain multiplier doing its job. Ask whether the involvement was foreseeable or lucky.
- A cluster of zeros in the cheap slots. That is a budget problem: the premiums were funded by players with no realistic path to points.