Let me tell you something that has genuinely surprised us since we launched Sportsbites. Cricket is everywhere on this platform. Every single day. It is consistently one of the most talked-about sports in the feed — the debates, the analysis, the match threads, the hot takes. Our community from India and Pakistan and the UK in particular have taken to Sportsbites like it was built specifically for them, and honestly, watching that happen has been one of the most exciting parts of this whole journey. Me personally? I'll be straight with you. I'm an Irish lad who grew up on football and hurling. Cricket is a mystery to me. A beautiful, apparently endlessly compelling mystery that I have not yet cracked. I am working on it. The community is slowly educating me and I appreciate their patience.My father spent 10 years in London and loved the cricket. He was a Middlesex fan. He took me to a cricket match in London when I was 20 and we sat in a field and drank for the day. It was then I realised why the he loved cricket. Anyway I'd be a fool not to celebrate it — and this contest is worth celebrating. ## IPL Boundary BlackJack — Round 1 Here's the format. It's clever. Guess the total boundaries (4s + 6s) in each IPL match. If your guess lands equal to or under the actual count, you score points equal to your guess. Go over? You bust. Zero points. Highest cumulative total across all matches takes the prize. Cricket knowledge helps. Instinct helps more. And the format keeps every single match interesting right to the last ball. Prize: 5,000 MEDALS Entry: Completely free Duration: March — May 2026 Kicks off: March 28th — this Friday ## The Man Running It This contest has been put together by @talesfrmthecrypt — and I want you to understand the level of person we're dealing with here. This man has his own cricket website. Not just a blog. A website. Dedicated to cricket. That is the depth of knowledge and passion behind this event, and it shows in how well the format has been designed. When @talesfrmthecrypt builds a cricket contest, it's been thought through properly. Trust the process. Rumours has it that he can put you to sleep standing up telling you yarns about the famous follow-on at the Headingley Ashes Test of 1981 where Ian Bothams and his famouds mullet hit a 149. ## How to Enter Jump over to sSportsblock, go to the contest page sign up if you haven't already — it's free and takes about 30 seconds — and get your entries submitted before the first match on March 28th. ## Tag Your Cricket People 🏏 The IPL fans. The ones already tracking squad news. The ones who've had the schedule saved for weeks. The ones patiently waiting for someone in their Hive feed to finally talk about the cricket that matters. Tag them below. This one's for them. 5,000 MEDALS. Free entry. The IPL. Let's go. 🏆 No DHF funding was taken during this post. Funding is coming from our own pockets because we are not moochers. Posted by @sportsblock | Community: hive-115814