Cricket Live Score
This plugin is discontinued as of 01.06.2026. We recommend deleting it from your WordPress installation.
Use with caution
Cricket Live Score works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 3.7/5 and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 43/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Cricket Live Score stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| cricket | #2 |
| ipl | #1 |
| live score | #3 |
| livescore | #7 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 from 3 reviews
About Cricket Live Score
From the official readme · v2.0.4Description
This plugin is discontinued as of 01.06.2026. We recommend deleting it from your WordPress installation.
Cricket Live Score wordpress plugin allows you to add real-time cricket scores to your website for free. This plugin allows you to add live cricket data of all today’s events by every well-known leagues, just live events that are happening right now or all yesterdays events.
Cricket live scores is added by a simple shortcode so you can add this events whenever you want – to a single page as a main content, to a single post, as a sitewide element in header or sidebar of you website as a widget etc.
Cricket livescores are displayed as an iframe.
Main Advantages of this plugin:
1. Plugin is fully responsive and can be added to any website
2. Plugin supports SSL/HTTPS so it’s fully secured for your website
3. It’s totally free for everyone
4. Information is updating in real time so users don’t need to refresh the page to get the score
5. Automatiс timezones changes for users from different countries so they see accurate date and time
And more to come!
Interaction with External Services
Through the external service fscore.in, the Cricket Live Score Widget provides users with real-time information on the schedule and results of cricket matches. Fscore.in is a reliable source of sports information, earning trust within the community.
The functionality of fscore.in is built on delivering real-time data for selected matches, including the match start time, current status, incidents, and score. This implies that data is automatically updated without the need for page reloads.
Such an approach ensures users quick and uninterrupted access to the latest sports data, eliminating the need for manual information updates and allowing them to stay informed about ongoing events in real-time.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Choose display option you prefer: with ads or without them
- Get a shortcode you need (all today matches, live matches or yesterday matches)
- Put this shortcode whenever you want: on a single page, post or in sitewide blocks like header, sidebar or footer. Use your imagination!
- That’s it! Now you have real-time cricket livescores on your website!
Changelog
2.0.4
- 2026-06-01
- This plugin is discontinued as of 01.06.2026. We recommend deleting it from your WordPress installation.
2.0.3
- 2025-02-20
- Tested up to: 6.7
- Security bug fixes and changed name of setting, please update your setting after update plugin
2.0.2
- 2024-08-22
- Tested up to: 6.6
2.0.1
- 2023-11-18
- Bug fixes
2.0
- 2023-11-16
- The livescore shortcode and live functionality have been implemented, along with the integration of the external service Fscore
1.0
- First version.
Screenshots
For developers
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FAQ
Cricket Live Score: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is Cricket Live Score free?
Yes. Cricket Live Score is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Cricket Live Score safe to use in 2026?
Cricket Live Score works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 3.7/5 and was last updated 4 months ago, and scores 43/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Cricket Live Score?
Cricket Live Score is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 12,880 times since it launched in February 2009. It was downloaded 185 times in the last 30 days.
Does Cricket Live Score work with WordPress 7.1?
Cricket Live Score is officially tested up to WordPress 6.7.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Cricket Live Score need?
Cricket Live Score requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Cricket Live Score last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.4, was released on June 9, 2026 (4 months ago).
Who makes Cricket Live Score?
Cricket Live Score is developed and maintained by wpscore.
What are the best alternatives to Cricket Live Score?
The most popular alternatives to Cricket Live Score are Scoreboard UI (10+ installs), Cric Zumo Cricket Scoreboar… (10+ installs) and Cricket Scoreboard Widgets (10+ installs).
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