Description
Cricket 26: The Ultimate Showdown
Step onto the field for the most authentic and immersive cricket experience ever created. Cricket 26 brings the intensity of the 2025/26 Ashes series directly to your screen, delivering the definitive simulation of the gentleman’s game. Developed by Big Ant Studios, this edition introduces revolutionary new ways to play, manage, and win.
From the roar of the crowd in the all-new dynamic weather conditions to the high-pressure decisions in the boardroom, Cricket 26 is a complete overhaul of the cricketing world. Whether you are smashing boundaries in The Hundred or fighting for the Urn in The Ashes, this is the sport like you’ve never seen it before.
Manage Your Destiny
For the first time ever, step off the pitch and into the office with the all-new Management Career Mode.
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Complete Control: Manage squads, finances, and long-term strategies to build a dynasty.
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Develop Talent: Scout rising stars, manage player injuries, and handle team morale through interactive press conferences.
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Tactical Genius: Set match strategies, lineups, and batting orders to outsmart the opposition before a ball is even bowled.
The Ashes: Bigger & Better
Relive the intensity of sport’s greatest rivalry. The expanded Ashes Mode captures every moment of the 2025/26 series with unprecedented depth.
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Narrative Depth: Experience iconic highlights, dressing room interactions, and high-stakes press conferences that affect team confidence.
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Official Licenses: Take control of fully licensed Australian and English squads, complete with photorealistic player likenesses and the latest kits.
Revolutionary Gameplay Control
Big Ant Studios has refined the on-field action to deliver the most responsive cricket game to date.
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Precision Batting: Utilize enhanced mechanics to place push shots into gaps for quick singles or unleash power hitting when the time is right.
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Smart Fielding: Control fielder aggressiveness to set smarter defensive plays and pile pressure on the batters.
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Dynamic Weather: Play under overcast skies and gloomy conditions that realistically impact ball behavior and swing.
Global Licenses & The Academy
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World Class Teams: Featuring fully licensed teams from the Indian T20 League (including Chennai Super Kings), The Hundred, Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Pakistan, West Indies, and Cricket Ireland.
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Create. Share. Play: The renowned Academy returns. Create custom players, teams, and stadiums, and share them with a massive global community.
