Live Cricket Scoring helps local cricket scorers broadcast a match to YouTube Live while scoring every ball in the app. The YouTube stream can show a cricket scoreboard overlay with live score, batsmen, bowler, run rate, wickets, and match progress. It is built for club cricket, school cricket, gully cricket, tape-ball matches, and local tournaments.
Use the live scorecard link for instant no-setup sharing, or connect your YouTube Stream Key when you want a video broadcast with a cricket scoreboard overlay.
The app can handle the cricket scoring and scoreboard overlay, but your YouTube channel must be ready to stream.
YouTube requires a verified channel and no active live streaming restrictions before you can go live. Check this before match day.
If live streaming is enabled for the first time, YouTube says activation may take up to 24 hours. Do not wait until toss time.
Your YouTube Stream Key connects the app to your channel. Copy it into the app, but do not share it publicly.
Traditional YouTube cricket streaming often needs a laptop, encoder settings, overlay setup, and manual score graphics. This page focuses on a simpler app-based workflow.
Useful for advanced productions, but often too heavy for a local scorer standing near the boundary.
Avoid for simple matchesA laptop setup can work, but it adds power, network, and operator requirements.
Not ideal for scorersManual scoreboard overlays take time and can fall behind the real match score.
Extra workScore the match and run the cricket scoreboard overlay from the same match workflow.
Recommended workflowOne key connects the app-based broadcast workflow to your YouTube channel.
RequiredThe scorer enters each ball once, and the scorecard plus overlay update from that match data.
One scoring sourceSet up YouTube first, connect the Stream Key, then create and score your match inside Live Cricket Scoring.
Before match day, make sure your YouTube channel is verified and has no live streaming restrictions. If this is your first live stream, activation may take time.
Do this before match dayOpen YouTube Studio, click Create, choose Go Live, open the Stream tab, and copy your Stream Key from the stream settings.
Full YouTube Stream Key guide → One-time setupOpen the app broadcast settings, choose YouTube Live, and paste the Stream Key. This connects your cricket match broadcast to your YouTube channel.
Copy and pasteEnter team names, format, overs, toss result, and players. Use the same scoring workflow you use for a normal cricket scorecard.
Match setupTap Go Live when your match is ready. As you score each ball, the cricket scoreboard overlay follows the match data.
Go liveShare the YouTube Live link through WhatsApp, SMS, or social channels. Spectators can watch on YouTube, while others can still use the live scorecard link.
Share with spectatorsSpectators open your YouTube Live link and watch a video broadcast with a cricket scoreboard overlay on screen. The overlay can show the current score, batting side, wickets, overs, run rate, required rate, and match status.
The same match can also have a live scorecard link for people who only want score updates in a browser. That makes the page useful for families, coaches, teammates, and tournament followers.
Choose the setup that matches your match, skill level, and available equipment.
| Need | Live Cricket Scoring | Desktop OBS Workflow | Scorecard Link Only |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube Live video broadcast | App-based workflow | Advanced workflow | No video |
| Cricket scoreboard overlay | From scoring data | Manual or plugin setup | Not needed |
| Separate laptop setup | Not needed for this workflow | Usually required | Not needed |
| Fastest match-day setup | Good | Slower | Fastest |
| Best for simple live score updates | Good | Too much setup | Best |
| Best for video broadcast | Good for local cricket | Best for advanced production | No video |
| Works for gully and local cricket | Yes | Yes, but heavier | Yes |
| Spectators need Live Cricket Scoring app | No | No | No |
Everything to check before your first cricket broadcast on YouTube.
Yes. Live Cricket Scoring can be used to send a cricket match broadcast to YouTube Live using your YouTube Stream Key, while the app updates the cricket scoreboard overlay as you score the match.
No. This workflow is built for users who want to avoid a desktop OBS setup. You still need a YouTube channel with live streaming enabled and the correct Stream Key connection.
Open YouTube Studio, click Create, click Go Live, open the Stream tab, and copy the Stream Key from the stream settings area. Keep the key private because it connects broadcast software or apps to your channel.
Yes. YouTube requires your channel to be verified and to have no active live streaming restrictions. If this is your first time enabling live streaming, activation may take up to 24 hours.
Yes. Spectators watch through the YouTube Live link or the live scorecard link. They do not need to install Live Cricket Scoring to view the match.
Yes. YouTube Live is optional. Every match can also be shared through a live scorecard link that opens in a browser and updates as the scorer enters each ball.
Yes. The workflow can support local cricket formats such as T20, school cricket, gully cricket, tape-ball cricket, and custom-over matches.
Live Cricket Scoring also has a Facebook Live broadcast workflow. Use the Facebook broadcast page if you want to connect a Facebook Stream Key instead of YouTube.
Set up your YouTube channel, connect your Stream Key, and use Live Cricket Scoring to score the match with a live cricket scoreboard overlay.