16-0 Game

16 matches. Zero defeats. Draft an all-time IPL XI, one legend at a time, then run the season no franchise has ever finished: 14 league wins, Qualifier 1, and the Final. Spin, build, and chase a perfect campaign.

Build Your XI

Set your lineup shape and rules, then spin to draft.

Game Mode

Lineup Shape

Two all-rounders glue a deep batting order to a four-man attack. The modern template.

Year

Difficulty

The Perfect Season No Franchise Has Finished

Sixteen matches, not a single defeat - a flawless 16-0. Fourteen league wins, then Qualifier 1, then the Final, all swept. In seventeen-plus seasons of the IPL it has never happened. Nobody has even finished a league stage unbeaten: Gujarat Titans' fairytale 2022 debut took the trophy with ten league wins out of fourteen; Mumbai's great sides always dropped early games; Chennai's dynasty was built on peaking late, not starting perfect. The tournament is engineered for chaos - one bad over, one wet outfield, one freak knock against you, and the zero is gone.

That gap - between the best campaign ever played and a truly perfect one - is the whole point of this game. You are not trying to match the champions. You are trying to do the thing none of them could.

How the 16-0 Game Works

There is no free draft here. A slot machine spins up a random franchise and a random season - Deccan Chargers in the late 2000s, the 2013-17 title-era Sunrisers, Gujarat under Hardik - and you choose one real player from that side. Place them in your XI: openers, a No.3, a finisher, a keeper, all-rounders, quicks and spin. Every slot fills once, so you are constantly weighing whether to grab a generational opener now or hold the slot for a death bowler later.

Eleven picks build your XI. You get a single franchise swap and a single year swap for the whole draft, so spend them on a draw you truly can't use. When the XI is set, the engine weighs every unit - the top order, the keeper, the all-rounders, the attack - and simulates a full IPL season: fourteen league games, the table, and the playoff gauntlet. One passenger anywhere and the perfect record is gone.

Beyond the IPL

The perfect-season idea has jumped sports before. It started in basketball as the viral 82-0 challenge - win all 82 NBA games - crossed to American football as 20-0, and reached the Premier League as the 38-0 game. The 16-0 game brings the format to cricket, where eleven roster slots, a knockout bracket, and the brutal maths of T20 variance make it arguably the hardest perfect season of them all. If you can build a flawless XI here, you can build anything.

Frequently Asked Questions

► What is the 16-0 game?

The 16-0 game is a free IPL team builder. A slot machine assigns random franchises and eras, you draft a real-player XI, and a simulation projects whether your side could win all 16 matches of a championship season - 14 league games, Qualifier 1 and the Final - without a single defeat.

► Has any IPL team ever gone 16-0?

No. No franchise has even finished the league stage unbeaten. Gujarat Titans won the 2022 title with ten league wins from fourteen; the great Mumbai and Chennai sides all dropped games every season. A perfect championship run has never happened.

► How do I build a side that goes 16-0?

Prioritise the bowling attack and your all-rounders - they are weighted most heavily. A complete XI with no weak link beats a glamorous but unbalanced one. Use your franchise and era swaps on the thinnest draws.

► Is the 16-0 game free?

Yes - it plays right in your browser, free, with no download or account, in eight languages. Spin franchises and eras, build your XI, and share your projected record.

► Which franchises and players are included?

Eleven franchises across four eras (2008 to 2026), from Gilchrist's Deccan Chargers and Warne's Royals to the modern Titans and Super Giants, with real players placed by the role they actually played.

► Is this an official IPL game?

No. It is an independent fan-made project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the IPL, the BCCI, or any franchise. Player names and historical statistics are used for informational and entertainment purposes only.