An experiment to check the accuracy of cricket scorecards for games in 2020. 591 international and domestic T20 scorecards were compared across 5 different sources, and any discrepancies noted. The result was that 111 matches (18.78%) of matches had discrepancies.

The breakdown of matches with discrepancies by match type was 22 Test matches (15 discrepancies, 68.18%); 50 ODIs (13 discrepancies, 26.00%); 157 T20 internationals (26 discrepancies, 16.56%); and 362 Domestic T20s (57 discrepancies, 15.75%).

The sources checked were Big Bash, with 6 incorrect scorecards (120 matches, 5.00%), Cricingif, with 6 incorrect scorecards (33 matches, 18.18%), CricketArchive, with 19 incorrect scorecards (591 matches, 3.21%), ECB, with 12 incorrect scorecards (126 matches, 9.52%), ESPNcricinfo, with 32 incorrect scorecards (591 matches, 5.41%), ICC, with 24 incorrect scorecards (158 matches, 15.19%), and IPL, with 0 incorrect scorecards (60 matches, 0.00%).

The competitions checked were Big Bash, with 16 discrepancies (120 matches, 13.33%), Caribbean Premier League, with 4 discrepancies (33 matches, 12.12%), Indian Premier League, with 1 discrepancy (60 matches, 1.67%), Pakistan Super League, with 10 discrepancies (32 matches, 31.25%), Super Smash, with 5 discrepancies (28 matches, 17.86%), and T20 Blast, with 21 discrepancies (89 matches, 23.60%).

Full details on the discrepancies for each match can be found broken down by type, competition, match type, and source, or all matches with discrepancies can also be seen.

A more detailed explanation of the rationale and aims of the project can be read on the About page, while details of each type of check carried out on the data can be seen on the Checks performed page.