Template:ESPNcricinfo 2

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The template ESPNcricinfo 2 is used to generate an external link to a web page at ESPNcricinfo. It should be used on cricket-related pages in the external links section or as a citation using the |access-date= parameter.

Based on its configuration this template would invoke one of the auxiliary templates (ESPNcricinfo 2/scorecard, ESPNcricinfo 2/series, ESPNcricinfo 2/tournament, ESPNcricinfo 2/trophy, ESPNcricinfo 2/player and ESPNcricinfo 2/story).

Usage

Using the |id= parameter:

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|id=ID}}
• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|id=ID|access-date=DATE}}
• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|id=ID|title=TITLE}}
• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|id=ID|title=TITLE|access-date=DATE}}

Using the |ref= parameter:

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|ref=REF}}
• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|ref=REF|access-date=DATE}}
• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|ref=REF|title=TITLE}}
• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|FUNCTION|ref=REF|title=TITLE|access-date=DATE}}

Parameters

Full syntax:

{{ESPNcricinfo 2 | FUNCTION | id = ID | ref = REF | title = TITLE | access-date = DATE}}

Function

The template invokes the auxiliary template based on the defined function. If not defined, will result in an error message.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard}} or {{ESPNcricinfo 2|match}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/scorecard.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/scorecard provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/ .html.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/series.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/series provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/tournament.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/tournament provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/trophy.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/trophy provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|player}} or {{ESPNcricinfo 2|cricketer}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/player.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/player provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/.

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|story}} or {{ESPNcricinfo 2|news}} invokes ESPNcricinfo 2/story.

  ESPNcricinfo 2/story provides the base URL https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/.

ID or Ref

The |id= and |ref= parameters are used to define the page being linked to. Please note the following,

• At least, one of them is compulsory, otherwise would result in an error message.
• Only one of them should be used at once. If both are used together |ref= will be ignored.
  • scorecard function only supports |id=.
  • series, tournament, trophy and player functions support both parameters.
  • story function only supports |ref=.

Title

The title text to be displayed. Defaults to "scorecard" in the scorecard function and {{PAGENAMEBASE}} in other functions while using the |id=, but it won't have a default value while using |ref=.

Access date

The |access-date= is used to covert the external link into a citation.

Examples

1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2}}

   Outcome:

2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|home}}

   Outcome:

3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|id=123}}

   Outcome:

Examples for the scorecard function

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard}}

  Outcome:

• Using |id= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard|id=1415755}}

     Outcome: scorecard

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard|id=1415755|title=T20I 2729}}

     Outcome: T20I 2729

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard|id=1415755|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final, IND v SA}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final, IND v SA

  4. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|scorecard|id=1415755|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final, IND v SA|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final, IND v SA at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

Examples for the series function

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series}}

  Outcome:

• Using |id= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166}}

     Outcome: ESPNcricinfo 2 at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

• Using |ref= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results}}

     Outcome: [1] at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Fixtures and Results}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Fixtures and Results at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-1411166/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Fixtures and Results|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Fixtures and Results at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

Examples for the tournament function

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament}}

  Outcome:

• Using |id= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946}}

     Outcome: ESPNcricinfo 2 records at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup records}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup records at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup records|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup records at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

• Using |ref= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=batting-most-runs-career/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946}}

     Outcome: [2] at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=batting-most-runs-career/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, batting most runs career}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, batting most runs career at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=batting-most-runs-career/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2024-15946|title=2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, batting most runs career|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, batting most runs career at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

Examples for the trophy function

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy}}

  Outcome:

• Using |id= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89}}

     Outcome: ESPNcricinfo 2 records at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup records}}

     Outcome: ICC Men's T20 World Cup records at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|id=icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup records|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: ICC Men's T20 World Cup records at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

• Using |ref= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|ref=batting-most-runs-series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89}}

     Outcome: [3] at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|ref=batting-most-runs-series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup batting most runs series}}

     Outcome: ICC Men's T20 World Cup batting most runs series at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|trophy|ref=batting-most-runs-series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-89|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup batting most runs series|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: ICC Men's T20 World Cup batting most runs series at ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

Examples for the player function

See also: Template:Cricinfo § Examples

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|player}}

  Outcome:

• Using |id= parameter:
  1. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|player|id=311158}}

     Outcome: [4] at ESPNcricinfo

  2. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|player|id=311158|title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup records}}

     Outcome: Ben Stokes at ESPNcricinfo

  3. {{ESPNcricinfo 2|player|id=311158|title=Ben Stokes|access-date=2024-12-20}}

     Outcome: "Ben Stokes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-12-20.

• Using |ref= parameter:

Examples for the story function

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|story}}

  Outcome:

• {{ESPNcricinfo 2|story|ref=icc-world-twenty20-trophy-unveiled-308851}}

  Outcome:

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