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How Vision AI is transforming cricket at every level.

March 2026 • 3 min read
Written by The NV Play team
Last updated: June 2026
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For years, unlocking highly detailed cricket data has meant hours of manual analysis, human judgement, and inevitable error. Not with Vision AI.

NV Play's game-changing Vision AI delivers a whole new level of player and performance data – automatically, accurately, and in real time. Whether you're a high-performance analyst, a broadcaster, or a cricket association working to develop the next generation of elite players, Vision AI is built to transform the way you play, watch, and understand cricket.

How does Vision AI work?

Vision AI processes live video feeds from two strategically-positioned cameras – one at each end of the pitch – to produce real-time detections automatically. From those two camera angles, it generates animated overlays, ball clips, and raw ball data – all without the need for complex (and costly) hardware setups or lengthy configuration. 

The results speak for themselves: accurate ball trajectories, live coding events across a huge range of detections, and audit tools that let you build genuine confidence in what the AI is producing. You can code your own data, or let Vision AI automate the entire process. Either way, you're working from a foundation of sharper, cleaner data than human coding alone can provide.

Built for analysis.

For analysts, Vision AI removes the inconsistencies that manual coding inevitably introduces. By automating detection and tracking, it reduces errors and biases, delivering more consistency and accuracy across every session, every match, every season. Individual and bulk update tools mean that when corrections are needed, they're fast to apply – and the resulting dataset is the kind of foundational resource that winning insights are built on.

Jamie Ryan, Performance Analysis Manager at Cricket New South Wales, has seen that firsthand: "Vision AI has unlocked a new layer of insight, providing high-performance staff and athletes with data that was previously out of reach."

Chris Picket, National Team Analyst and Coach at Cricket Hong Kong, echoes the sentiment: "The NV Play team are constantly developing in response to users' needs, including the development of AI coding and tracking to help improve accuracy and alleviate the users' workload."

A new experience for fans.

Vision AI isn't only for analysts and coaches. It also transforms the fan experience. By integrating Vision AI into NV Play's highlights and live streaming tools, broadcasters and media teams can deliver stunning ball tracking overlays, multi-ball trajectories, and tightly timed replays that make the action unmissable. Ball start times are more focused, highlights packages are more compelling, and fans can follow every delivery with a clarity they've never had before.

For media teams and broadcasters, this is a major step-change in what match-day coverage can look like.

Seamless platform integration.

Vision AI doesn't operate in isolation. It's deeply integrated into the NV Play platform, working seamlessly alongside analysis, scoring, highlights, and live streaming tools. That means data flows automatically between systems – giving coaches, players, and fans access to insights, without having to manually process information between tools.

Ready to change your game?

From international boards to domestic associations, Vision AI is already being used by some of cricket's leading organisations. So whether you're a high-performance programme looking for an edge, an analyst wanting sharper data, or a broadcaster aiming to deliver a better experience for fans, Vision AI is ready to be part of your team.

Get in touch with NV Play to find out how Vision AI can transform the way you play.

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