Head-to-Head (H2H)
A two-entry contest where you compete against a single opponent. Typically the lowest field variance; useful for practicing fundamentals.
See also: Rules & Contest Types
50/50 & Double-Up
Medium-sized fields where roughly half the entrants “cash” in real platforms. Educationally, treat them as stability drills: consistent roles over volatility.
Related: Contest variance
GPP (Large-field)
“Guaranteed Prize Pool” style in real apps; huge fields, top-heavy payouts. For study, it illustrates contrarian lineups and high-variance strategies.
Try: Lineup Construction
Late Swap / Player Lock
Concept where players become uneditable once their match starts. Some platforms allow swaps up to a player’s individual lock; plan captains accordingly.
See: Rules Quiz Q2
Anchor (Top-order)
Batter who faces volume, stabilizes innings, and accrues points via balls faced and boundaries. Lower variance; captaincy depends on pace of scoring.
Related: Team Selection & Roles
Finisher (Lower-order)
Batter used late in innings to accelerate. Fewer balls but high strike-rate upside; fantasy outcomes are volatile and context-dependent (wickets in hand).
See: Death Overs
All-rounder
Contributes in batting and bowling, creating dual scoring paths and smoothing variance across roles. Often strong captain candidates when usage is secure.
Strike Bowler / Death Bowler
Bowler assigned wicket-taking phases—new ball or final overs. High upside via wickets; economy can be volatile, especially at the death.
Deep dive: Phases & Variance
Powerplay (PP)
Opening overs with fielding restrictions. Boosts boundary rate for openers; also increases wicket chances for swing/seam bowlers.
Death Overs
Final overs of an innings where scoring (and wickets) accelerate. Finisher batters and death bowlers experience extreme variance.
Economy Rate (ER)
Runs conceded per over. Many scoring systems award bonuses/penalties based on ER bands, especially for bowlers completing full quotas.
Strike Rate (SR)
Batting speed: runs per 100 balls. Some systems add SR bonuses for thresholds and penalize very low SRs.
Expected Value (EV)
Average outcome across many trials. In fantasy context, a way to compare roles and contexts (e.g., opener on flat track vs. finisher in death overs).
Correlation / Stack
Selecting players whose outcomes move together (e.g., two top-order batters in a projected high total). Useful in large fields to target ceiling outcomes.
Leverage / Contrarian
Building against popular assumptions to gain relative advantage if the field is wrong. More relevant to large-field thinking—use sparingly in small fields.
Regression to the Mean
Extreme short-term performance tends to move back toward a player’s baseline over time. Avoid overreacting to tiny samples.
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