Cricket Scorecard Endpoint

The cricket scorecard endpoint is where a match listing becomes detailed structured sports data. Use it when you need innings, batsmen, bowlers, and richer match context for product surfaces or analytics.

Key points

Scorecard requests depend on a match ID from the matches listing endpoint.
Detailed structures are useful for score views, recaps, and player-level product features.
The endpoint works best when your app separates listing flows from detail-page fetches.

Common errors

401 invalid_key
404 match_not_found
429 rate_limited
500 data_source_failed

Reference details

Parameters, response shape, and operational notes

Parameter notes

id is the required route parameter and should come from the matches endpoint.
Keep the listing payload around long enough to connect users or jobs to the correct scorecard target.
Scorecards are usually heavier than summaries, so use them where deeper detail is actually needed.

Response highlights

Look for innings arrays, batsmen structures, bowler structures, and match context fields.
Player-level rendering is much easier when you preserve the response shape rather than flattening too early.
Sports products often use scorecards differently from summary widgets, so model the two flows separately.

Operational notes

Treat scorecards as a detail fetch path rather than your only cricket endpoint.
Cache or refresh scorecards at a cadence that matches the product experience you are building.
Store the match identifier and collection timestamp with the scorecard if you plan to analyze historical states later.

Implementation checklist

Fetch a live match list first and save a known match ID for testing.
Render one scorecard end to end before designing generalized player or innings abstractions.
Add summary endpoints separately for lighter product surfaces instead of forcing every view through the scorecard response.

Code examples

Visible integration examples

curl

curl -s -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" "https://novadatahub.com/api/cricket/match/12345/scorecard"

Python

import requests
resp = requests.get('https://novadatahub.com/api/cricket/match/12345/scorecard', headers={'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'}, timeout=60)
print(resp.json())

C# HttpClient

using System.Net.Http.Json;
using System.Text.Json;
using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");
var json = await http.GetFromJsonAsync<JsonElement>("https://novadatahub.com/api/cricket/match/12345/scorecard");
Console.WriteLine(json.ToString());

Sample JSON response

{
  "ok": true,
  "match": { "id": "12345", "status": "Live" },
  "innings": [
    { "team": "IND", "runs": 187, "wkts": 4, "overs": "19.3" }
  ]
}

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