Cricket API for Flutter Apps — Live Scores in Android & iOS (2026)

Why Flutter is Perfect for Cricket Apps

Flutter lets you build one codebase that runs on Android, iOS, web, and desktop. Combined with CricLive API, you can build a fully-featured cricket live score app that works on every platform — in a fraction of the time it would take to build native apps separately.

This guide covers everything: setting up the HTTP client, creating a cricket service class, building a live score widget, and implementing real-time polling.

Setup — pubspec.yaml

dependencies:
  flutter:
    sdk: flutter
  http: ^1.2.0
  provider: ^6.1.0  # For state management

Run:

flutter pub get

Cricket API Service Class

// lib/services/cricket_api_service.dart
import 'dart:convert';
import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;

class CricketApiService {
  static const String _baseUrl = 'https://cricketliveapi.com/api/v1';
  static const String _apiKey = 'your_api_key_here';

  static Map<String, String> get _headers => {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer $_apiKey',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  };

  // Get all live matches
  static Future<List<dynamic>> getLiveScores() async {
    final response = await http.get(
      Uri.parse('$_baseUrl/live-scores'),
      headers: _headers,
    );

    if (response.statusCode == 200) {
      final data = json.decode(response.body);
      return data['data'] ?? [];
    }
    throw Exception('Failed to load live scores');
  }

  // Get match scorecard
  static Future<Map<String, dynamic>> getScorecard(String matchId) async {
    final response = await http.get(
      Uri.parse('$_baseUrl/match/$matchId/scorecard'),
      headers: _headers,
    );

    if (response.statusCode == 200) {
      return json.decode(response.body);
    }
    throw Exception('Failed to load scorecard');
  }

  // Get fantasy points
  static Future<List<dynamic>> getFantasyPoints(String matchId) async {
    final response = await http.get(
      Uri.parse('$_baseUrl/fantasy/points/$matchId'),
      headers: _headers,
    );

    if (response.statusCode == 200) {
      final data = json.decode(response.body);
      return data['players'] ?? [];
    }
    throw Exception('Failed to load fantasy points');
  }

  // Get match schedule
  static Future<List<dynamic>> getSchedule() async {
    final response = await http.get(
      Uri.parse('$_baseUrl/schedule'),
      headers: _headers,
    );

    if (response.statusCode == 200) {
      final data = json.decode(response.body);
      return data['data'] ?? [];
    }
    throw Exception('Failed to load schedule');
  }
}

Live Score Widget with Auto-Refresh

// lib/widgets/live_scores_widget.dart
import 'dart:async';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import '../services/cricket_api_service.dart';

class LiveScoresWidget extends StatefulWidget {
  const LiveScoresWidget({super.key});

  @override
  State<LiveScoresWidget> createState() => _LiveScoresWidgetState();
}

class _LiveScoresWidgetState extends State<LiveScoresWidget> {
  List<dynamic> _matches = [];
  bool _loading = true;
  Timer? _timer;

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    _fetchScores();
    // Auto-refresh every 10 seconds
    _timer = Timer.periodic(const Duration(seconds: 10), (_) => _fetchScores());
  }

  @override
  void dispose() {
    _timer?.cancel();
    super.dispose();
  }

  Future<void> _fetchScores() async {
    try {
      final matches = await CricketApiService.getLiveScores();
      if (mounted) {
        setState(() {
          _matches = matches;
          _loading = false;
        });
      }
    } catch (e) {
      if (mounted) setState(() => _loading = false);
    }
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    if (_loading) {
      return const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator(color: Color(0xFF22c55e)));
    }

    if (_matches.isEmpty) {
      return const Center(
        child: Text('No live matches right now', style: TextStyle(color: Colors.grey)),
      );
    }

    return ListView.builder(
      itemCount: _matches.length,
      itemBuilder: (context, index) => MatchCard(match: _matches[index]),
    );
  }
}

class MatchCard extends StatelessWidget {
  final Map<String, dynamic> match;
  const MatchCard({super.key, required this.match});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final isLive = match['status'] == 'live';

    return Card(
      margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16, vertical: 6),
      elevation: 2,
      shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12)),
      child: Padding(
        padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
        child: Column(
          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
          children: [
            Row(
              mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
              children: [
                Expanded(
                  child: Text(
                    match['teams'] ?? '',
                    style: const TextStyle(fontWeight: FontWeight.bold, fontSize: 15),
                  ),
                ),
                Container(
                  padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 8, vertical: 3),
                  decoration: BoxDecoration(
                    color: isLive ? Colors.red.shade50 : Colors.grey.shade100,
                    borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(20),
                  ),
                  child: Text(
                    isLive ? '🔴 LIVE' : (match['status'] ?? ''),
                    style: TextStyle(
                      fontSize: 11,
                      fontWeight: FontWeight.w600,
                      color: isLive ? Colors.red : Colors.grey,
                    ),
                  ),
                ),
              ],
            ),
            const SizedBox(height: 8),
            Text(
              match['score'] ?? '',
              style: const TextStyle(
                color: Color(0xFF16a34a),
                fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                fontSize: 18,
              ),
            ),
            const SizedBox(height: 4),
            Text(
              '${match['format'] ?? ''} · ${match['series'] ?? ''}',
              style: const TextStyle(color: Colors.grey, fontSize: 12),
            ),
          ],
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Main App Screen

// lib/main.dart
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'widgets/live_scores_widget.dart';

void main() => runApp(const CricketApp());

class CricketApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const CricketApp({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Cricket Live Scores',
      theme: ThemeData(
        colorScheme: ColorScheme.fromSeed(seedColor: const Color(0xFF22c55e)),
        useMaterial3: true,
      ),
      home: const HomeScreen(),
    );
  }
}

class HomeScreen extends StatelessWidget {
  const HomeScreen({super.key});

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      appBar: AppBar(
        title: const Text('🏏 Live Cricket Scores'),
        backgroundColor: const Color(0xFF16a34a),
        foregroundColor: Colors.white,
      ),
      body: const LiveScoresWidget(),
    );
  }
}

Available CricLive API Endpoints for Flutter

GET /api/v1/live-scores              — All live matches
GET /api/v1/match/{id}/scorecard     — Full scorecard
GET /api/v1/match/{id}/commentary    — Ball-by-ball commentary
GET /api/v1/fantasy/points/{id}      — Fantasy points
GET /api/v1/player/{id}/stats        — Player statistics
GET /api/v1/schedule                 — Upcoming matches
GET /api/v1/series/{id}/points-table — Series standings

Why CricLive API for Flutter in 2026

• ✅ Free tier — 500 calls/day, no credit card, no expiry
• ✅ Fast response — Under 200ms, Indian servers
• ✅ Fantasy points — Dream11-compatible, updated ball by ball
• ✅ Complete coverage — IPL, T20 WC, ODIs, Tests, domestic
• ✅ INR pricing — Starter at ₹999/month
• ✅ Works with Flutter — Standard REST JSON API, works with any HTTP client

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