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How to replace an injured batter mid-innings

Full Match

Tap the injured batter's name, choose Retire hurt, and pick a replacement from the list. The replacement starts on 0 and the injured batter keeps their score, ready to return if they recover.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Open the batter's options

    Tap the injured batter's card on the scoring screen.

    Open the batter's options
  2. 2

    Retire them hurt

    Choose Retire hurt so the innings is paused rather than ended.

  3. 3

    Choose who replaces them

    Pick from the available batters. If the replacement is not in the squad yet, tap Add player to create them without leaving the match.

    Choose who replaces them

If the replacement is not in your squad

The picker has an Add player button at the bottom. Someone who turned up late, or a neighbour drafted in to make up the numbers, can be added there and sent straight to the crease — you do not have to leave the match or open the Squad Book.

Adding a player mid-match needs the Late joiners rule switched on for the match. If the button is missing, that is why.

Changing your mind

The replacement picker is fully cancellable. Backing out of it leaves the injured batter exactly where they were, still at the crease — nothing is recorded until you choose someone.

People also ask

Can you substitute a batsman in gully cricket?

Gully cricket usually allows it by agreement. The standard approach is to retire the injured batter hurt so they keep their runs, then send in a replacement — and let the injured player return later if they recover.

What happens if a batsman gets injured mid innings?

They can carry on, or retire hurt and leave the crease. Retiring hurt keeps their score intact, adds no wicket, and leaves them free to bat again later in the innings.

How do you add a player who arrives late to a cricket match?

With the late-joiners rule switched on, Gully Crix shows an Add player button inside every batter and bowler picker, so a latecomer can be added mid-match and bat or bowl immediately.

Last updated 2026-08-09

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