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The template ESPNcricinfo 2 is used to generate an external link to a web page at ESPNcricinfo. It should be used on cricket-related pages in the external links section or as a citation using the |access-date= parameter.

Based on its configuration this template would invoke one of it's sub-templates: ESPNcricinfo 2/scorecard, ESPNcricinfo 2/series, ESPNcricinfo 2/player, ESPNcricinfo 2/team, ESPNcricinfo 2/tournament and ESPNcricinfo 2/trophy.

Please note that ESPNcricinfo pages have both a numeric ID and an alpha-numeric ID and that they should be defined properly as stated below.

Using this template would add the used pages to the tracking category Category:Pages using the ESPNcricinfo template and, if an error message is generated by the template, then it would also add the page to Category:Pages using the ESPNcricinfo template with errors as well. Both of these categories are hidden in their member pages and would only be visible based on the corresponding user preferences.

Usage

Using the |id= parameter:

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|id=ID}}
• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|id=ID|access-date=DATE}}
• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|id=ID|title=TITLE}}
• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|id=ID|title=TITLE|access-date=DATE}}

Using the |ref= parameter:

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|ref=REF|title=TITLE}}
• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|ref=REF|title=TITLE|access-date=DATE}}

Using the |stat= and |id= parameters:

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|id=ID|title=TITLE|stat=stat value|access-date=DATE}}

Parameters

Full syntax:

{{ESPNcricinfo 2 | FUNCTION | id = ID | ref = REF | title = TITLE | stat = stat value | access-date = DATE}}

Function

The template invokes one of the sub-templates based on the defined function. If not defined, will result in an error message.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard}} or {{ESPNcricinfo 2|match}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/scorecard.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/scorecard provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/ .html.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/series.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/series provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|player}} or {{ESPNcricinfo 2|cricketer}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/player.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/player provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|team}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/team.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/team provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/tournament.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/tournament provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/.

  See below for usage with the |stat= parameter.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/trophy.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/trophy provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/.

  See below for usage with the |stat= parameter.

For story function use {{Cite web}} and for news function use {{Cite news}} instead.

ID or Ref

The |id= and |ref= parameters are used to define the page being linked to. Please note the following,

• At least, one of them is compulsory, otherwise would result in an error message.
• Only one of them should be used at once. If both are used together |ref= will be ignored.
  • scorecard function only supports |id=.
  • series, player, team, tournament and trophy functions support both parameters.
• The |stat= parameter only works with the |id= parameter.

Numeric and alpha-numeric IDs

ESPNcricinfo pages have both a numeric ID and an alpha-numeric ID, which should used in the |id= or |ref= parameters. Following are some examples of numeric and alpha-numeric IDs.

• scorecard function only supports numeric IDs.
• series, player, team, tournament and trophy functions only support alpha-numeric IDs.

Topic	Suitable function	Numeric ID	Alpha-numeric ID
Men's T20 World Cup	trophy	89	icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89
2024 Men's T20 World Cup	series	1411166	icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166
2024 Men's T20 World Cup statistics	tournament	15946	icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946
2024 Men's T20 World Cup final	scorecard	1415755
Ben Stokes	player	311158
England cricket team	team

Title

Defaults to "scorecard" in the scorecard function and {{PAGENAMEBASE}} in other functions while using the |id=, but it won't have a default value while using |ref= or |stat=. It defines the text to be displayed while using the |id= and |ref= parameters, although it works different with the |stat= parameter–see below.

Stat

The |stat= parameter invokes the Switch parser function through the auxiliary templates: ESPNcricinfo 2/stat string and ESPNcricinfo 2/stat title; view their documentation for a list of supported values. It is used to generate a link to a specific statistic page. It should only be used as a citation with the |access-date= parameter.

Access date

The |access-date= parameter is used to covert the external link into a citation.

Examples

1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2}}

   Outcome:

2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|home}}

   Outcome:

3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|id=123}}

   Outcome:

Examples for the scorecard function

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard}}

  Outcome:

• Using |id= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard|id=1415755}}

     Outcome: scorecard

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard|id=1415755|title=T20I 2729}}

     Outcome: T20I 2729

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard|id=1415755|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final, IND v SA}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final, IND v SA

  4. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard|id=1415755|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final, IND v SA|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final, IND v SA at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

Examples for the series function

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series}}

  Outcome:

• Using |id= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166}}

     Outcome: ESPNcricinfo 2/archive at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

• Using |ref= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results}}

     Outcome: [1] at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Fixtures and Results}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Fixtures and Results at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Fixtures and Results|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Fixtures and Results at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

Examples for the tournament function

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament}}

  Outcome:

• Using |id= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946}}

     Outcome: ESPNcricinfo 2/archive records at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup records}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup records at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup records|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup records at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

• Using |ref= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=batting-most-runs-career/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946}}

     Outcome: [2] at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=batting-most-runs-career/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, batting most runs career}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, batting most runs career at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=batting-most-runs-career/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, batting most runs career|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, batting most runs career at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

Examples for the trophy function

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy}}

  Outcome:

• Using |id= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89}}

     Outcome: ESPNcricinfo 2/archive records at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup records}}

     Outcome: ICC Men's T20 World Cup records at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup records|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: ICC Men's T20 World Cup records at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

• Using |ref= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|ref=batting-most-runs-series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89}}

     Outcome: [3] at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|ref=batting-most-runs-series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup batting most runs series}}

     Outcome: ICC Men's T20 World Cup batting most runs series at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|ref=batting-most-runs-series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup batting most runs series|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: ICC Men's T20 World Cup batting most runs series at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

Examples for the player function

See also: Template:Cricinfo § Examples

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|player}}

  Outcome:

• Using |id= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|player|id=311158}}

     Outcome: [4] at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|player|id=311158|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup records}}

     Outcome: Ben Stokes at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|player|id=311158|title=Ben Stokes|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: "Ben Stokes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

• Using |ref= parameter:

Examples for the team function

See also: Template:Cricinfo § Examples

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|team}}

  Outcome:

• Using |id= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|team|id=karachi-kings-953835|title=Karachi Kings}}

     Outcome: Karachi Kings at ESPNcricinfo

Examples for the story function

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|story}}

  Outcome:

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|story|ref=icc-world-twenty20-trophy-unveiled-308851}}

  Outcome:

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