Batter-vs-bowler matchup — HSH Cricket Intelligence

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For AI agents

Point your agent at the x402 endpoint, or describe the need in plain language.
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What you get · 3 layers

The signal, in full.

Pass the match state; receive a complete, model-backed read.

Head-to-head record

Balls faced, runs scored, and dismissals for the exact pair — the raw history of how this matchup has played out.

ballsrunsdismissals

Bayesian-adjusted strike rate

Strike rate in the matchup, shrunk toward the batter's overall rate so a small sample doesn't produce a wild number.

adj_sr

Dominance score

A single number above or below 1.0 — above means the batter dominates this bowler, below means the bowler has the edge.

dominance

Where it comes from

Drawn from 111,565 real head-to-heads.

Trained on 4,683 real T20 matches from Cricsheet — free, legal, ball-by-ball — then validated on unseen matches. No fragile live-feed dependency; the intelligence is in the model.

111,565 pairs

Every batter-bowler pairing with at least three balls faced, across IPL and international T20.

trained

Bayesian shrinkage

Small samples pulled toward the batter's overall rate; large samples stand alone.

proprietary methodology

Partial-name matching

Resolves partial or alternate spellings to the right player.

robust

Historical, deterministic

A fixed record — the same pair always returns the same, auditable numbers.

deterministic

Sample output

What comes back.

{
  "batter": "V Kohli", "bowler": "SP Narine",
  "balls": 181, "runs": 184, "dismissals": 4,
  "adj_sr": 103.5, "dominance": 0.788
}

Who calls it

Use cases.

For autonomous agents

Fantasy bot

Weight picks by matchup

Boost or fade a batter based on who's likely to bowl to them.

In-play agent

React to a bowling change

When a bowler comes on, pull the matchup and adjust the live read.

Preview bot

Auto-write matchups

Generate 'key battles' content for every fixture automatically.

For people & teams

Fantasy player

Find the edge

Pick batters who historically dominate the expected bowlers.

Trader

Read the battle

Anticipate a wicket or a boundary spell from the head-to-head.

Analyst / media

Key battles

Ground match previews in real head-to-head data.

How to call it

Discover, pay, receive.

01 · Discover

Find the tool

Via MCP at dod.hshintelligence.com/mcp or the /x402/catalog.

02 · Pay

Pay per call

Send the x402 payment in USDC on Base. Fixed deterministic price.

03 · Receive

Get the signal

The signal returns inline — ready for your model, lineup, or strategy.

# call the matchup tool
curl -H "X-Payment: <x402-usdc-base-payload>" \
"https://dod.hshintelligence.com/mcp" \
-d '{"tool":"hsh-cricket-matchup","input":{...}}'

Questions

FAQ.

Why Bayesian shrinkage?

So a 4-ball matchup doesn't show a wild strike rate. Small samples are pulled toward the batter's overall rate; large samples stand on their own.

How many pairs are covered?

111,565 batter-bowler pairs with at least three balls faced, across IPL and international T20.

What does dominance mean?

Adjusted matchup strike rate divided by the batter's overall rate. Above 1.0, the batter scores faster than usual against this bowler; below 1.0, the bowler contains them.

What do I pass?

A batter name and a bowler name — partial matches are resolved automatically.

Batter-vs-bowler matchup.