Selecting the right captain and vice-captain for each match is one of the most important choices you will make if you're playing IPL fantasy cricket in 2025. Because of the scoring multipliers—2x for the captain and 1.5x for the vice-captain—these choices alone have a chance to double or greatly raise your overall point total.

In this blog, we'll explain how to choose a captain and vice-captain in IPL fantasy cricket, and also get tips and strategies to choose a captain and vice-captain in fantasy cricket leagues. 

Importance of captain and vice-captain choices in IPL fantasy points

Captain vs Vice Captain Fantasy Points Difference:

Before selecting the captain and vice captain for your fantasy team, first, know how the fantasy points system works. How many points do a captain and vice-captain get in the fantasy leagues?

• Captain: 

The captain get *2 multiplication points of his total fantasy points. For example: Jos Buttler scored 65 runs and took 2 catches: 65 points + 16 points = 81 x 2 = 162 (as captain)

• Vice Captain:

The vice captain gets 1 time 5* multiplication points of his total fantasy points. For example: Ravindra Jadeja scored 20 runs and took 2 wickets: 20 + 50 = 70 x 1.5 = 105 (as vice-captain)

Tips And Strategies For Captain And Vice-Captain Selection In Fantasy Cricket Leagues

Best Captain Choice In Fantasy Cricket

• Check the Player's Current Form:

When selecting the captain of your team must ensure players' current form. Always pick guys who have performed well in the previous three to five games. Safer choices usually happen for bowlers or batsmen who regularly put up performances. 

• Match Conditions & Pitch Report:

The pitch report should always be reviewed before choosing your fantasy cricket captain and vice-captain. Top-order batsmen like Jos Buttler do well on flat tracks, while players like Rashid Khan may benefit from a wicket that is spin-friendly.

• Analyze the Opposition:

Analyze the opponent player's performance. Look at batting strength, bowling strength, or all-round strength. Others perform best against specific teams. Utilize past performance information to determine which players outperform particular opponents. If the opponent has a weak batting lineup, you can make top bowlers as a captain, they will get early wickets due to weak opponent batsmen. 

• Player's Role in the Team:

In cricket, there are 3 top categories: Batsmen, Allrounders, and Bowlers. According to me, choosing Allround is a fantasy movie because they double their chances of earning points by contributing with both the bat and the ball. Select players who bowl during the powerplay or death overs or bat in the top order.

• High-Risk vs Safe Picks:

Choose the high-risk and safe picks. Risk should be balanced between your captain and vice-captain. While Sunil Narine may be a high-risk, high-reward pick, Virat Kohli is a safe pick who can ensure points.
 

Best Vice Captain Choices IPL Fantasy Cricket

• Regular Players With Consistent Form:

Whale choosing vice captain for your team, same as a captain who is regular and constant, gives performance in; last 3-5 matches. If you choose opener as captain, then select all the all-rounder and top bowler as a vice-captain.   

• Opponent Weakness Analysis:

Analyse your opponent team, which batsmen, bowlers, and all around which category they are weak and their past performance there. If the opponent's batting lineup is weak, then choose top bowlers and all-arounders as a vice-captain. 

• Choose Vice Captain by Match condition:

Also, you can choose your best vice captain for your team, and analyse the pitch condition it helps you to choose vice captain. If there is dry pitch it favours spinners, if there is damp pitch it favours seam/pace bowlers. 

Mistake Avoidance While Choosing Fantasy Cricket Captain and Vice Captain

• Never choose a captain and vice-captain with the same skill set (two openers, for example).
• Stay away from players who may be injured.
• Rotate your selections according to the opponent and pitch.

How To Choose Fantasy Cricket Captain Vice Vice-Captain Strategy For a Different Format?

• T20 Format:

When the goal of T20 cricket is to get points quickly, explosive players and bowlers who take wickets are perfect for captaincy.

• Test Format:

Choosing players who can bat for lengthy periods of time, wear down bowlers, and score runs is essential in Test matches. Bowlers who can take wickets regularly are also highly valuable.

• ODI Format:

The regularity and scoring ability of top-order hitters who can put together an innings are frequently crucial to the outcome of ODI matches.

So, make your fantasy cricket team for the IPL 2025 by selecting the best captain and vice captain for today's match prediction now!!