get_match_details

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• cricket_server.py:225-327 (handler)

  The handler function for the 'get_match_details' tool. It scrapes the Cricbuzz match page for title, result, and detailed scorecard including batting and bowling stats for each innings. Registered via @mcp.tool() decorator.

  @mcp.tool()
  def get_match_details(match_url: str) -> dict:
      """
      Get detailed scorecard for a specific cricket match from a Cricbuzz URL.
      
      Args:
          match_url (str): The URL of the match on Cricbuzz (can be obtained from get_live_matches).
          
      Returns:
          dict: A dictionary containing match details including:
                - Match title and result.
                - A scorecard for each innings with batting and bowling stats.
      """
      if not match_url or "cricbuzz.com" not in match_url:
          return {"error": "A valid Cricbuzz match URL is required."}
          
      try:
          response = requests.get(match_url, headers=HEADERS, timeout=10)
          response.raise_for_status()
          source = response.text
          page = BeautifulSoup(source, "lxml")
      except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
          return {"error": f"Connection error: {str(e)}"}
      except requests.exceptions.Timeout as e:
          return {"error": f"Request timeout: {str(e)}"}
      except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
          return {"error": f"HTTP error: {str(e)}"}
      except Exception as e:
          return {"error": f"Failed to fetch or parse match page: {str(e)}"}
  
      match_data = {}
  
      # Extract title and result
      title_tag = page.find("h1", class_="cb-nav-hdr")
      if title_tag:
          match_data["title"] = title_tag.text.strip()
      
      result_tag = page.find("div", class_="cb-nav-text")
      if result_tag:
          match_data["result"] = result_tag.text.strip()
  
      # Scorecard
      scorecard = {}
      innings_divs = page.find_all("div", id=re.compile(r"^inning_\d+$"))
  
      for i, inning_div in enumerate(innings_divs):
          inning_key = f"inning_{i+1}"
          inning_data = {"batting": [], "bowling": []}
          
          inning_title_tag = inning_div.find("div", class_="cb-scrd-hdr-rw")
          if inning_title_tag:
               inning_data["title"] = inning_title_tag.text.strip()
          
          # Batting stats
          batsmen = inning_div.find_all("div", class_=lambda x: x and x.startswith('cb-col cb-col-w-'))
          for batsman in batsmen:
              cols = batsman.find_all("div", class_=lambda x: x and x.startswith('cb-col cb-col-w-'))
              if len(cols) > 1 and "batsman" in cols[0].text.lower(): # Header row
                  continue
  
              if len(cols) >= 7:
                  player_name = cols[0].text.strip()
                  if "Extras" in player_name or not player_name:
                      continue
                  
                  inning_data["batting"].append({
                      "player": player_name,
                      "dismissal": cols[1].text.strip(),
                      "R": cols[2].text.strip(),
                      "B": cols[3].text.strip(),
                      "4s": cols[4].text.strip(),
                      "6s": cols[5].text.strip(),
                      "SR": cols[6].text.strip(),
                  })
  
          # Bowling stats
          bowlers_section = inning_div.find("div", class_="cb-col-bowlers")
          if bowlers_section:
              bowlers = bowlers_section.find_all("div", class_="cb-scrd-itms")
              for bowler in bowlers:
                  cols = bowler.find_all("div", class_=lambda x: x and x.startswith('cb-col cb-col-w-'))
                  if len(cols) > 1 and "bowler" in cols[0].text.lower(): # Header row
                      continue
                  
                  if len(cols) >= 6:
                      player_name = cols[0].text.strip()
                      if not player_name:
                          continue
                      
                      inning_data["bowling"].append({
                          "player": player_name,
                          "O": cols[1].text.strip(),
                          "M": cols[2].text.strip(),
                          "R": cols[3].text.strip(),
                          "W": cols[4].text.strip(),
                          "Econ": cols[5].text.strip(),
                      })
          
          scorecard[inning_key] = inning_data
      
      match_data["scorecard"] = scorecard
      return match_data

• cricket_server.py:225-225 (registration)

  The @mcp.tool() decorator registers the get_match_details function as an MCP tool in FastMCP.

  @mcp.tool()

• cricket_server.py:226-237 (schema)

  Type hints and docstring define the input schema (match_url: str) and output format (dict with title, result, scorecard).

  def get_match_details(match_url: str) -> dict:
      """
      Get detailed scorecard for a specific cricket match from a Cricbuzz URL.
      
      Args:
          match_url (str): The URL of the match on Cricbuzz (can be obtained from get_live_matches).
          
      Returns:
          dict: A dictionary containing match details including:
                - Match title and result.
                - A scorecard for each innings with batting and bowling stats.
      """