What does a score like 120/5 mean?

It is shorthand for runs and wickets. The common scoreboard format is runs first, then wickets, so 120/5 means 120 runs for five wickets lost. Some writers reverse the order, so check the context.

Why do some Test matches show two scores for a team?

Tests have two innings per side, so a team's total is shown as separate scores for each innings.

Cricket Scores Screensaver

The Cricket Scores screensaver shows live and upcoming cricket matches across every competition ESPN covers, read key-less from its public score panel in your browser. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.

How the Cricket Scores screensaver works

The saver reads ESPN's public score panel directly in your browser — no key and no account.

Live and upcoming cricket matches across every competition ESPN covers, read key-less from its public score panel in your browser..

It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.

Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.

Reading cricket scores across formats

Cricket scores look cryptic until you know the notation. A line such as 287/6 usually means a side has scored 287 runs and lost six wickets. A team is all out when ten wickets have fallen, so an innings can end well before its overs are used up.

Formats change what the numbers mean. Test matches run up to five days with two innings per side and often end in a draw. One-day internationals give each side a quota of fifty overs, and Twenty20 limits an innings to twenty. When rain interrupts a limited-overs game, the target may be revised using the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, so the chase total can differ from the first innings.

ESPN's scoreboard covers many international fixtures and domestic competitions, so a screen can mix a women's international with a franchise T20 match. Times shown for upcoming games depend on local venue schedules, and a match can be delayed or abandoned without much warning.

A worked example

Live and upcoming cricket matches across every competition ESPN covers, read key-less from its public score panel in your browser.

Settings & tips

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Data comes straight from ESPN's public score panel in your browser.
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Frequently asked questions

Is this real data?: Yes — it comes from ESPN's public score panel and is refreshed on a schedule.
Is a key needed?: No. This source is fully key-less.
Is it free?: Yes — free, no download, in your browser.
What does a score like 120/5 mean?: It is shorthand for runs and wickets. The common scoreboard format is runs first, then wickets, so 120/5 means 120 runs for five wickets lost. Some writers reverse the order, so check the context.
Why do some Test matches show two scores for a team?: Tests have two innings per side, so a team's total is shown as separate scores for each innings.

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