Captain pick weighting
The captain pick at the partner side still scores at 2x and the vice-captain at 1.5x. The change is at the top of the order: a captain pick who bats first and faces the powerplay overs now banks the powerplay multiplier through the captain weighting, which compounds the bonus. In the worked example on /how-it-works/, the captain pick on a typical IPL top-order batter was already the highest expected scorer on the slate. The change widens the gap, but does not flip the calculus: pick the captain from the side that faces the easier powerplay matchup, not the side with the better death bowling.
Powerplay multiplier
The powerplay overs score at a higher multiplier than the middle overs in the partner scoring matrix. The exact multiplier is partner-published on the contest card and varies by format (Mega Contest, Practice Contest, Daily Race). The practical read: bowlers who bowl in the powerplay overs lose expected value; batters who bat in the powerplay overs gain expected value. The credit cost is unchanged; the scoring is the only thing that moved.
Impact-player rule
The impact-player rule on the partner side allows the on-field captain to swap one player from the squad of eleven at any point during the match. The fantasy side mirrors the rule: the lock-in is at the toss, not at the first ball. A player in the impact-player slot who never comes on to the field scores zero for the round. The mitigation is captain pick on a confirmed starter, not on an impact-player slot.
100-credit squad, recomputed
The credit cap is unchanged at 100 credits with a maximum of seven from one side. The captain pick is still the largest single scoring decision. The worked example on /how-it-works/ uses 97.5 credits before captain weighting; under the new format, the captain pick is expected to outscore the rest of the squad by a wider margin than in the prior season.
What the partner contests show
The partner contest card publishes the scoring matrix, the captain weighting and the impact-player rule on the same page. The reader who wants the exact numbers opens the contest card inside the partner app. rs9 mirrors the partner-published cells on the article below; the partner host is the operative source.
What to watch next
Watch the contest cards for changes to the multiplier by format. The Daily Race typically carries a flatter multiplier than the Mega Contest, because the ladder is shorter. Watch the captain pick selection rate after the first week of fixtures; if the field is heavily concentrated on the same top-order batters, the captain pick differentiation comes from the vice-captain slot, not the captain slot.