Ever played fantasy cricket where you pick 11 players for a match? The Sixer app does it differently. In 2025, Sixer introduced a trading-style fantasy game that feels more like a stock market for cricket players than a typical fantasy league. It’s simple and fun. Imagine each cricket player is like a stock – you can buy “shares” of players you think will do well, or even bet against players you think will flop. In this guide, we’ll walk through how the Sixer app is different from regular 11-player fantasy teams, what Up Stocks and Down Stocks are, how to build your player portfolio, how the Sixer app Points System works, and how you make profit (or loss) based on a player’s performance. Let’s dive in!

Step-by-Step: How to Play on Sixer App 2025

1. Download the App

• Open Dream11 App (yes, Sixer is inside Dream11)
• Scroll down to the “Games” section
• Tap on Sixer
• If you haven’t installed it yet, it’ll redirect you to download the Sixer app

2. Choose a Match

• Pick any live or upcoming match (India vs Bangladesh, CSK vs MI, etc.)
• You’ll now create a portfolio for that match

3. Understand Up Stock vs Down Stock

• Up Stock: You believe the player will perform well
• Down Stock: You believe the player will play poorly

4. Select Your Players

• Choose 2 players for Up Stock (ones you think will shine)
• Choose 1 player for Down Stock (someone likely to flop)

5. Buy the Stocks

• Every player has a stock price
• Buy as many stocks as your budget allows (Max 100 per player)

6. Wait for the Match to Finish

• Once the match ends, Sixer will calculate points based on real performance
• If your Up Stock player does well, stock price goes up. You profit.
• If your Down Stock player flops, their stock price drops. You profit too.

7. Check Your Profits

It’s real money. After the match, check how much profit/loss you made.

Lets get Into Details

Now lets get into more details & understand each steps so that you get more idea.

Up Stocks and Down Stocks

What are “Up Stocks” and “Down Stocks”? These are unique to Sixer’s fantasy stock market. It’s pretty straightforward:

• Up Stock: Think a player will perform well? Buy an Up stock for that player. This is like saying, “I’m betting this player’s value will go up because he’ll play great.” For example, if you expect Kane Williamson to score a lot of runs, you’d buy Kane’s stock as an Up Stock. If he performs well, you profit because his stock price rises.
• Down Stock: Think a player will struggle or perform poorly? Buy a Down stock for that player. This sounds odd at first – why buy a player who will do badly? But in Sixer, buying a Down Stock means you profit if the player’s value goes down (essentially you’re short-selling). It’s like saying, “I think this player will flop, so I’ll gain when his stock drops.” For example, if you suspect a normally good player is out of form or an underdog player might fail, you take a Down Stock on them. If they indeed perform poorly, you make money because their stock price falls (which is what you predicted).

In short, Up = you profit from success, Down = you profit from failure. This is a cool twist because unlike regular fantasy, you’re not only rewarded for picking stars who shine – you can also be rewarded for correctly picking who might underperform.

Building Your Player Portfolio

Instead of forming a full cricket lineup, on Sixer you build a portfolio of player stocks. This portfolio is just like an investment portfolio but with cricketers. When you start, the Sixer app might require a minimum number of stocks. In fact, for your first portfolio, you typically select 3 players: usually 2 Up Stocks and 1 Down Stock to get started (two players you expect to do well and one you expect to do poorly). You’re free to choose any real players available in the app – they could all be from one team or different teams, it doesn’t matter. What matters is your confidence in their future performance.

Think of each player in your portfolio as an asset. You “buy” stocks in those players using virtual coins or real money (depending on whether you play free or real market mode). You can keep adding more players to your portfolio or buy more stocks of the same player if you strongly believe in them (just keep in mind the app might have some limits so you don’t put all your money in one player). Unlike a fixed fantasy team, your portfolio is flexible – you can adjust it by trading players in or out. And you don’t have to change it every match; you could hold a player’s stock for several matches if you think they’ll continue doing well (or poorly, in case of Down) over time.

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Sixer App Points System

Now let’s talk about how performance is measured in Sixer. The Sixer app Points System gives players points for their real-life match performances. It’s similar to other fantasy games: the better a player performs on the field, the more points they score in the app. These points then influence the player’s stock price (which determines your profit or loss). Here’s a simple rundown of how points work:

• Batting: Players get points for the runs they score. Typically, 1 run = 1 point. There are usually bonuses for hitting boundaries – for example, a batsman might get an extra point for hitting a four, and 2 extra points for a six. If Kane Williamson scores 50 runs with a few fours and sixes, he’ll score around 50+ points from batting alone. On the flip side, if a batsman gets out for a duck (0 runs), he might score 0 points or even incur a small penalty, depending on the scoring rules.
• Bowling: Bowlers get big points for taking wickets. For instance, a wicket might be worth about 20 or 25 points each. So if Michael Bracewell takes 2 wickets in a match, that could be ~50 points. Bowlers can also earn points for things like bowling a maiden over (an over with no runs given, maybe a few bonus points) and keeping a good economy rate (not giving away too many runs). If a bowler has a bad day (no wickets and lots of runs conceded), they might get 0 or even negative points (for example, conceding too many runs could subtract some points).
• Fielding: Fielders aren’t left out. Catching a ball to take a wicket might earn, say, 4 or 8 points per catch. Run-outs and stumpings also give points to the fielders involved. So if Kane takes a catch or effects a run-out, he’ll get additional points on top of his batting.
• No contributions: Usually if a player makes it into the playing XI and doesn’t get to bat or bowl (common in limited overs if they didn’t get a chance), they might get a nominal few points just for being in the match, or it could be zero. It depends, but the main idea is performance brings points.

All these points add up to a total score for the player in that match. The Sixer app uses this performance score to adjust the player’s stock price in the fantasy market. You don’t need to memorize exact point values for every action (the app does the math), but it helps to know that good performance = positive points, poor performance = low or negative points. This point system is the backbone for calculating your earnings.

How Profit and Loss Work in Sixer

So how do you actually make money (or points) in this trading-style game? It all comes down to the change in a player’s stock value, which is driven by their performance points and demand. Here’s an easy way to understand it:

When you buy a player’s stock, that player has a current price (like a stock price). For example, let’s say Kane Williamson’s stock price is ₹100 per share when you buy it. If you buy 1 stock of Kane as an Up Stock at ₹100, you’ve invested ₹100. Now, if Kane performs well in the next match, his performance points will push his stock price up — say his price goes up to ₹120. You can now sell that stock for ₹120, which means you made a ₹20 profit (120 – 100). Essentially, the profit/loss = (selling price – buying price) for each stock. In this case, Kane exceeded expectations, so his price rose and you gained.

If instead Kane had a poor match and his stock price fell to ₹80, and you had bought an Up Stock, you’d lose ₹20 per share (80 – 100). That’s how an Up Stock works: you gain if the player’s value rises, lose if it falls.

For a Down Stock, it’s the opposite. Suppose Soumya Sarkar’s stock is also ₹100 when you buy a Down Stock (meaning you’re investing in him to fail). If Soumya performs poorly and his stock price drops to ₹80, that drop is good for you – because you had bet on “down”. You effectively gain the difference (₹20) as profit for each stock (the mechanism is like short selling: you profit from the price going down). However, if Soumya surprises everyone and plays well, pushing his stock up to ₹120, your Down Stock would incur a ₹20 loss, since the price went the wrong way (up instead of down).

In summary, your profit or loss is calculated based on how the stock price moves after you buy. The Sixer app handles all these calculations and will show you your unrealized profit/loss as matches progress. You can watch in real-time as a player’s stock price changes with every run scored or wicket taken. It’s thrilling because even one good over or a sudden wicket can swing the value and your profits.

Pick Flop Players for Down Stocks

It might feel strange to pick a player hoping they do badly, but it can actually be a smart strategy on Sixer. Sometimes, picking an underperforming player as a Down Stock can be more profitable than an Up Stock on a star player. Why? Think of scenarios in real cricket:

• High Expectations = Bigger Falls: Top players (like famous batsmen or bowlers) often have high prices because people expect them to do well. If you take a chance and buy a Down Stock for a star player who you suspect might fail in a particular game (maybe the pitch is tricky or he’s out of form), and if he does fail, his high stock price might drop a lot. That drop translates to a big profit for you. In traditional fantasy, picking a failing player just gets you zero points, but on Sixer picking a failing player (as Down) correctly can earn you money.
• Undervalued Gems: Sometimes relatively unknown or out-of-form players have low stock prices. If you buy them as Up Stocks, any good performance can shoot their value up dramatically (percent-wise). Conversely, a player who has been consistently poor might still have some price that can fall further – shorting them (Down Stock) could give a steady gain as they continue to underperform.
• Hedging Your Bets: Including a Down Stock or two in your portfolio can balance things out. Cricket is unpredictable – even great players have bad days. If all your picks were Up Stocks on big names and there’s an upset (say several stars fail), you’d lose on those. But if you had a Down Stock on one of the underperformers, that one can pay off and offset some loss. It’s a bit like how in investing you might short a stock as insurance.

The key lesson: On Sixer, you can win from both good and bad performances. Sometimes thinking like, “Who might flop today?” is just as important as “Who will score big today?”. It adds a whole new layer of strategy, making the game extra exciting and rewarding for cricket enthusiasts with good insight.

How to Place Orders for Player Stocks

Placing an order on the Sixer app is super easy. It works just like any shopping or trading app, but instead of products you’re buying fantasy stocks of players. Here’s a step-by-step simple guide to placing an order for a player stock:

1. Open the Market/Players List: Launch the Sixer app and go to the section where all the players (stocks) are listed. You’ll see players along with their current price and an option to choose Up or Down. You can search for a specific player (say, Kane Williamson) or browse by matches/teams.
2. Select Up or Down: Click on the player you’re interested in. The app will ask if you want to buy an Up Stock or a Down Stock for that player. Choose Up if you expect good performance (price to rise) or Down if you expect poor performance (price to fall). For example, if you tap on Michael Bracewell, you might choose “Up” because you think he’ll take wickets in the next game.
3. Enter Quantity and Confirm: Decide how many stocks of that player you want to buy. If the player’s price is ₹50 per stock and you want to invest ₹200, you’d buy 4 stocks. Enter the number of stocks (or the amount you want to spend, and the app will convert it to quantity). The app will show you the total cost and ask you to confirm the purchase. Review it and hit Confirm or Buy.
4. Order Executed: Once confirmed, the amount is deducted from your in-app wallet and the stocks are added to your portfolio. Congrats, you’ve placed an order! You will now see that player listed in your portfolio with the type (Up/Down), the price you bought at, and how many stocks you hold. From here on, you just wait and watch how the player performs. If at any point after at least one match you want to sell and take profit (or cut loss), you can go to your portfolio, select the player and sell the stocks at the current price.

Placing a sell order is just as easy – you choose the player from your portfolio, hit Sell, and confirm how many stocks you want to sell. The money you get from selling (after any small trading fee if applicable) goes into your winnings or wallet, which you can re-invest or withdraw. The app’s interface is user-friendly, and after one or two trades, you’ll get the hang of it like a pro.

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Tips for Making Smart Picks

Playing the Sixer app’s fantasy stock game is part skill, part strategy, and part gut feeling. Here are some friendly tips to help you make smart picks like a pro (or rather, like a savvy investor and cricket fan):

• Do Your Homework: Just like studying for a test, it pays to research before picking your stocks. Check player stats and recent form. Is Kane in good form lately? Does Soumya struggle on pitches that spin? Use your cricket knowledge – recent scores, fitness updates, opposition strength – to inform your decisions. The more you know, the better your predictions.
• Balance Your Portfolio: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. It’s wise to spread out your investments across a few players rather than betting everything on one player. Also, try a mix of Up and Down stocks. For instance, invest in a couple of strong players (Up) and maybe one risky Down bet. This way, even if one pick goes wrong, others can cover for it.
• Look for Value Picks: Sometimes the most popular players have super high stock prices (because everyone buys them). The upside on those might be smaller. Meanwhile, slightly underrated or young players might be cheaper and give a bigger bang for your buck if they perform. Similarly, identify overhyped players who you feel might not deliver – those can be good Down picks. Essentially, buy low, sell high for Up stocks, and sell high, buy low for Down stocks.
• Follow the Matches: Keep an eye on live matches and player performance. The Sixer app updates stock prices in real-time. If you see a trend (e.g., a player is consistently doing well each game), you might hold their stock for longer. If you notice something worrying (player got injured or moved down the batting order), you might adjust your strategy. Being active and observant during games helps you make timely decisions.
• Don’t Panic, but Have a Plan: Stocks (and players) can swing up or down quickly. If one of your Up Stock players has a bad day, don’t panic-sell immediately at a huge loss; he might bounce back next match. Conversely, if one of your picks shot up in value after a great game, it’s okay to take profit – you can always re-buy if you think there’s more to gain. Basically, have a plan for each pick: know why you bought them and watch if that reason holds true over matches.
• Learn from Experience: After a few games, review your picks. Did you consistently misjudge any player? Maybe adjust how you evaluate players next time. The more you play, the better you’ll get at reading the “market”. Over time, you’ll develop an intuition, like knowing when a player’s stock has peaked or when an underperformer is due for a comeback.

Final Thoughts

So, that’s pretty much everything you need to know about the Sixer app and how to play it. It’s a fun way to enjoy cricket and make some money while you’re at it. Just remember to pick your players wisely, keep an eye on the match, and have fun!

If you found this helpful, give it a like and share it with your friends. And if you’re new to Sixer, go ahead and download the app. Trust me, you’ll love it! Happy gaming!