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Cricbuzz match facts and squads API

Returns the public Info-tab match title, toss, venue guide, umpires, third umpire, referee, both team squads, bench players, and support staff. Use the canonical match URL returned by /cricbuzz/matches. Squad member links are preserved where Cricbuzz publishes them.

GETapiKey2 credits/requestCricbuzzcricbuzz.matchFactsResponseDoc/cricbuzz/match-facts

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /cricbuzz/match-facts
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: Cricbuzz
Response schema: #/definitions/cricbuzz.matchFactsResponseDoc

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How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

match_url: required. Use the canonical match url returned by /api/v1/cricbuzz/matches.

Returns the public match Info panel: match title, toss, venue and venue-guide URL, umpires, third umpire, referee, and both teams' players, bench, and support staff. Squad entries include profile and match-performance URLs when the source page publishes them. This endpoint returns public cricket data and link metadata, not article bodies or media.

Sampled response

Request, 29 Oct 2026: GET /cricbuzz/match-facts?match_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricbuzz.com%2Flive-cricket-scores%2F172701%2Fafg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026
Fields returned with a value: 11

Field	In the sample	Value in the sample
match_id	Has a value
match_url	Has a value	cricbuzz.com
title	Has a value	155 characters
toss	Has a value	“Zimbabwe won the toss and opt to Bowl”
venue.name	Has a value	“Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah”
venue.url	Has a value	cricbuzz.com
officials.umpires	Has a value	2 entries
officials.third_umpire	Has a value	“Ahmed Shah Durrani”
officials.referee	Has a value	“Hamimullah Hamid”
teams	Has a value	2 entries
stale	Has a value	false

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
match_url	string	Yes		Canonical Cricbuzz live-cricket-scores URL returned by /cricbuzz/matches	https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/172701/afg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/cricbuzz/match-facts?match_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricbuzz.com%2Flive-cricket-scores%2F172701%2Fafg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "match_id": 172701,
    "match_url": "https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/172701/afg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026",
    "title": "Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20I, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE, 2026",
    "toss": "Zimbabwe won the toss and opt to Bowl",
    "venue": {
      "name": "Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah",
      "url": "https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/13201/afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026/venues/140/sharjah-cricket-stadium"
    },
    "officials": {
      "umpires": [
        "Ahmad Shah Pakteen",
        "Farooq Khan"
      ],
      "third_umpire": "Ahmed Shah Durrani",
      "referee": "Hamimullah Hamid"
    },
    "teams": [
      {
        "team_name": "Afghanistan",
        "groups": [
          {
            "name": "Players",
            "members": [
              {
                "name": "Rahmanullah Gurbaz",
                "profile_url": "https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/13213/rahmanullah-gurbaz",
                "match_performance_url": "https://www.cricbuzz.com/player-match-performance/match/172701/player/13213/batting",
                "is_keeper": true
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "name": "Bench",
            "members": [
              {
                "name": "Noor ul Rahman"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "name": "Support Staff",
            "members": [
              {
                "name": "Richard Pybus"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-match-facts/172701/afg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z",
    "stale": false
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/cricbuzz.matchFactsResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required	Example
code	integer	No	200
data	cricbuzz.MatchFactsResponse	No
data.fetched_at	string	No
data.match_id	integer	No
data.match_url	string	No
data.officials	cricbuzz.MatchOfficials	No
data.officials.referee	string	No
data.officials.third_umpire	string	No
data.officials.umpires	array	No
data.source_url	string	No
data.stale	boolean	No
data.teams	array	No
data.teams[].groups	array	No
data.teams[].groups[].members	array	No
data.teams[].groups[].members[].is_captain	boolean	No
data.teams[].groups[].members[].is_keeper	boolean	No
data.teams[].groups[].members[].match_performance_url	string	No
data.teams[].groups[].members[].name	string	No
data.teams[].groups[].members[].profile_url	string	No
data.teams[].groups[].name	string	No
data.teams[].team_name	string	No
data.title	string	No
data.toss	string	No
data.venue	cricbuzz.MatchFactsVenue	No
data.venue.name	string	No
data.venue.url	string	No
msg	string	No	OK

Failure responses

Status	Description	Schema
400	Bad Request	#/definitions/app.Response
404	Not Found	#/definitions/app.Response
429	Too Many Requests	#/definitions/app.Response
503	Service Unavailable	#/definitions/app.Response

Code examples

Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/cricbuzz/match-facts?match_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricbuzz.com%2Flive-cricket-scores%2F172701%2Fafg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

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Cricbuzz API endpoint

Cricbuzz match facts and squads API

GETapiKey2 credits/requestCricbuzzcricbuzz.matchFactsResponseDoc/cricbuzz/match-facts

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /cricbuzz/match-facts
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 2 credits/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: Cricbuzz
Response schema: #/definitions/cricbuzz.matchFactsResponseDoc

Cricbuzz Cricket Data API Try Cricbuzz match facts and squads API in Playground Cricbuzz API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

match_url: required. Use the canonical match url returned by /api/v1/cricbuzz/matches.

Sampled response

Request, 29 Oct 2026: GET /cricbuzz/match-facts?match_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricbuzz.com%2Flive-cricket-scores%2F172701%2Fafg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026
Fields returned with a value: 11

Field	In the sample	Value in the sample
match_id	Has a value
match_url	Has a value	cricbuzz.com
title	Has a value	155 characters
toss	Has a value	“Zimbabwe won the toss and opt to Bowl”
venue.name	Has a value	“Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah”
venue.url	Has a value	cricbuzz.com
officials.umpires	Has a value	2 entries
officials.third_umpire	Has a value	“Ahmed Shah Durrani”
officials.referee	Has a value	“Hamimullah Hamid”
teams	Has a value	2 entries
stale	Has a value	false

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
match_url	string	Yes		Canonical Cricbuzz live-cricket-scores URL returned by /cricbuzz/matches	https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/172701/afg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/cricbuzz/match-facts?match_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricbuzz.com%2Flive-cricket-scores%2F172701%2Fafg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "match_id": 172701,
    "match_url": "https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/172701/afg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026",
    "title": "Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20I, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE, 2026",
    "toss": "Zimbabwe won the toss and opt to Bowl",
    "venue": {
      "name": "Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah",
      "url": "https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/13201/afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026/venues/140/sharjah-cricket-stadium"
    },
    "officials": {
      "umpires": [
        "Ahmad Shah Pakteen",
        "Farooq Khan"
      ],
      "third_umpire": "Ahmed Shah Durrani",
      "referee": "Hamimullah Hamid"
    },
    "teams": [
      {
        "team_name": "Afghanistan",
        "groups": [
          {
            "name": "Players",
            "members": [
              {
                "name": "Rahmanullah Gurbaz",
                "profile_url": "https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/13213/rahmanullah-gurbaz",
                "match_performance_url": "https://www.cricbuzz.com/player-match-performance/match/172701/player/13213/batting",
                "is_keeper": true
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "name": "Bench",
            "members": [
              {
                "name": "Noor ul Rahman"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "name": "Support Staff",
            "members": [
              {
                "name": "Richard Pybus"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "source_url": "https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-match-facts/172701/afg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z",
    "stale": false
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/cricbuzz.matchFactsResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required	Example
code	integer	No	200
data	cricbuzz.MatchFactsResponse	No
data.fetched_at	string	No
data.match_id	integer	No
data.match_url	string	No
data.officials	cricbuzz.MatchOfficials	No
data.officials.referee	string	No
data.officials.third_umpire	string	No
data.officials.umpires	array	No
data.source_url	string	No
data.stale	boolean	No
data.teams	array	No
data.teams[].groups	array	No
data.teams[].groups[].members	array	No
data.teams[].groups[].members[].is_captain	boolean	No
data.teams[].groups[].members[].is_keeper	boolean	No
data.teams[].groups[].members[].match_performance_url	string	No
data.teams[].groups[].members[].name	string	No
data.teams[].groups[].members[].profile_url	string	No
data.teams[].groups[].name	string	No
data.teams[].team_name	string	No
data.title	string	No
data.toss	string	No
data.venue	cricbuzz.MatchFactsVenue	No
data.venue.name	string	No
data.venue.url	string	No
msg	string	No	OK

Failure responses

Status	Description	Schema
400	Bad Request	#/definitions/app.Response
404	Not Found	#/definitions/app.Response
429	Too Many Requests	#/definitions/app.Response
503	Service Unavailable	#/definitions/app.Response

Code examples

Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/cricbuzz/match-facts?match_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricbuzz.com%2Flive-cricket-scores%2F172701%2Fafg-vs-zim-1st-t20i-afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-in-uae-2026" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

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Cricbuzz match facts and squads API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

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Cricbuzz match facts and squads API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

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