https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/ Cricket tactics and management, explained by the makers of Masterstroke: Cricket Manager. en Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/t20-batting-order-explained/ https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/t20-batting-order-explained/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Openers who use the powerplay, a number three who can go either way, spin hitters in the middle, a finisher at six, and why the order should move. https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/reading-the-pitch-and-conditions/ https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/reading-the-pitch-and-conditions/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Green tops, flat tracks and dust bowls, cloud and dew, day-night matches and the home ground. How to translate what you see into a toss call and an XI. https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/planning-a-t20-bowling-attack/ https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/planning-a-t20-bowling-attack/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Twenty overs, five bowlers, four overs each. How to split them across the three phases, which overs to hold back, and how the field should match the plan. https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/net-run-rate-explained/ https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/net-run-rate-explained/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The formula, the all-out rule that trips people up, a three-match worked example, and what it means for how you should chase. https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/how-to-pick-a-test-xi/ https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/how-to-pick-a-test-xi/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Six batters, a keeper, four bowlers and the argument over the fifth. How to balance a Test side for the conditions, the series and five days of workload. https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/how-a-t20-player-auction-works/ https://masterstroke.arcadely.io/blog/how-a-t20-player-auction-works/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Purses, base prices, sets, retentions and right-to-match cards, then the strategy: budget by role, let rivals overspend early, and keep money for the end.