How to Add a Cricket Scoreboard Overlay to OBS Studio

Create your cricket overlay, add both squads, configure the match, connect it to OBS Studio and operate the score live. Allow about 10–15 minutes for the first setup.

Quick answerCreate your cricket scoreboard in OBScoreboard, select a design, add the two teams and playing XIs, then click Go Live. In OBS, add a Browser source, paste the OBScoreboard output URL, and set it to the same size as your canvas, normally 1920 × 1080.

What you needAn OBScoreboard account, OBS Studio and a stable connection.

RecommendedA second phone, tablet or laptop for live scoring.

OutputA transparent, live-updating browser overlay.

1Choose Cricket

Open OBScoreboard and start a new setup.
On Choose Your Sport, select Cricket.

OBScoreboard sport selection screen — Select Cricket to load cricket-specific match and scoring controls.

2Pick your scoreboard overlay

Choose a scoreboard overlay that stays readable over your camera feed. Boundary Bar is a safe starting point because it carries both batters, the bowler, score, innings, over and chase information in one lower rail.

Cricket overlay gallery showing Boundary Bar, Ticker Bar and Chrome Rail — Select a card to continue. You can add or replace overlays later.

Design tip. Preview the overlay against footage similar to your match. Bright white rails work well on grass, while a darker design can be clearer over crowds and advertising boards.

Set temporary team names, flags or crests and colours on the customization screen, then continue. Extra sponsor, title and team overlays are optional. Choose Skip adding another if you only need the scoreboard.

Customize cricket scoreboard overlay screen — Add names, crests and colours.

Optional extra stream overlays screen — Add extra graphics or skip them for now.

3Create both teams and enter the playing XI

Open Teams and choose New Team.
Enter the full team name and optional nickname, then upload the crest.
Use Add Player for each squad member. Set the squad number and player name.
Drag players into order if needed, then click Save. Repeat for the opposition.

Cricket team editor with player list — Add players and substitutions, then save the completed team.

Before continuing. Make sure the players likely to bat and bowl are included. The scorer selects the striker, non-striker and bowler from these squad lists.

4Select the teams, squads and innings settings

Choose Team A and Team B. Use Edit Team if anything is missing.
Expand each squad and select the match XI. Assign player roles where useful.
Set Overs per innings, Players per side and the team Batting first.
Save each squad. Add the match date and time if those fields are enabled.

Cricket teams and additional match settings — Choose both teams, confirm the XI, then set overs, players and who bats first.

Good to know. Rain revisions, penalty runs and manual targets are available from More in the live remote.

5Name the striker, non-striker and bowler

Scoring is paused until the crease is named. In Overlay Controls, open each amber selector and choose from the saved squad.

Selecting the striker from the batting squad — Choose the striker.

Selecting the non-striker and bowler — Choose the non-striker, then the bowler.

A typed placeholder name also works if someone is not in the squad, but selecting a saved player gives the cleanest scorecard.

6Score each delivery

Runs and extras

Tap 0–6 for runs from the delivery.
Use WD, NB, B or LB for extras.
Use W for a wicket and follow the prompts.

Between deliveries

Undo reverses the last scoring action.
Swap ends changes the batters.
End over closes the current over. Confirm the next bowler.
More opens advanced match actions.

Cricket live scoring controls — Record each ball, then manage ends and overs with the controls below.

Scorer's habit. Pause after each delivery and confirm the scoreboard before the next ball. Undo is quickest when an entry is corrected immediately.

7Add the live scoreboard as a Browser source

In OBScoreboard, click Go Live and copy the output or stream link.
In OBS, select the scene containing your camera feed. Under Sources, click + and choose Browser.
Create a new source, paste the OBScoreboard URL and leave Local File off.
Set Width and Height to match your OBS Base Canvas Resolution, for example 1920 × 1080, then click OK.
Keep the Browser source above the camera or video source in the Sources list.

OBS Add Source menu with Browser selected — Add a Browser source.

OBS Browser source properties with URL and 1920 by 1080 dimensions — Paste the URL and match the canvas size.

Finished cricket scoreboard overlay in OBS Studio — The finished scoreboard sits over the video and updates from OBScoreboard.

Why the size matters. Matching the OBS canvas keeps the scoreboard in the intended position and avoids unnecessary scaling. See the complete sports overlay setup guide for OBS for more Browser Source advice.

8Run a 60-second pre-match check

Both team names, crests and colours are correct. Playing XIs are saved and available in the player menus. Overs, players per side and batting-first team are correct. Striker, non-striker and opening bowler are selected. A test run appears in OBS, then Undo restores 0–0. Browser source is above the video source and fully inside the canvas. The scoring device has power, internet and a clear view of play.

Cricket scoreboard troubleshooting

The overlay is not visible in OBS

Check that the Browser source eye icon is on, the source is above the video feed, and the copied URL is in the URL field, not set as a Local File. Refresh the source if it was created before going live.

The scoreboard is too small or in the wrong position

Set the Browser source dimensions to the OBS Base Canvas Resolution, typically 1920 × 1080. Then use Transform and Fit to Screen.

I cannot record the next ball

Look for an amber warning. Usually the striker, non-striker or bowler has not been selected after a wicket, innings change or over transition.

The player I need is missing

Return to Teams, add the player and save the team or squad, or type a temporary name in the live selector.

The score is wrong

Use Undo immediately for the most recent action. For penalty runs, rain revisions or a manual target, open More.

You are match-ready.

Keep OBScoreboard open on the scoring device and OBS open on the production computer. Every scoring action updates the browser overlay live.

Open OBScoreboard