What You'll Build
In this exercise, you will construct a multi-agent cricket analytics system that simulates real-time match intelligence gathering and decision-making. The project demonstrates how autonomous agents can collaborate to monitor player performance, detect anomalies in bowling patterns, predict run outcomes, and recommend strategic field placements.
The system comprises four specialized agents, each with a distinct responsibility. A data ingestion agent parses live match events, a performance analysis agent calculates metrics such as economy rate and strike rotation, a pattern recognition agent identifies bowling trends and batting weaknesses, and a strategy recommendation agent synthesizes insights into actionable coaching decisions.
Beyond individual agent logic, you will implement agent communication protocols and shared memory mechanisms for context persistence. A coordination layer orchestrates agent workflows without central control, showcasing true agentic decentralization as a core architectural principle.
Prerequisites
- Understanding of agent architecture: roles, responsibilities, communication protocols, and state management in distributed systems.
- Python 3.9+ with asyncio fundamentals: async/await syntax, event loops, coroutines, and concurrent task management for parallel agent execution.
- Knowledge of pub-sub messaging patterns: message brokers, event queues, topic-based routing, and asynchronous event handling architectures.
- Familiarity with cricket domain: understanding match phases (powerplay, middle overs, death overs), player roles, bowling economy, strike rate, and field positioning strategies.
- JSON data handling: parsing match events, structuring agent messages, serialization/deserialization, and working with nested configuration objects.
Setup & Project Structure
Begin by creating a new Python project directory with a modular structure that cleanly separates agent implementations, communication infrastructure, and data models. Initialize a virtual environment to isolate dependencies, including aiohttp for asynchronous HTTP operations, pydantic for data validation, and redis-py if you choose to use Redis for agent communication.
Organize the project into dedicated directories for each of the four agents — data_ingestion_agent, performance_analysis_agent, pattern_recognition_agent, and strategy_recommendation_agent — alongside a shared models directory for cricket data structures, a messaging module for inter-agent communication, and a coordinator responsible for orchestrating the overall workflow.
This separation ensures that each agent can be developed, tested, and deployed independently. Clear contracts are maintained across the system through well-defined message schemas and event definitions, making the architecture both maintainable and extensible.
# Create project structure for multi-agent cricket analytics
mkdir -p cricket-agentic-system
cd cricket-agentic-system
# Initialize Python virtual environment
python3.9 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
# Create project directories
mkdir -p agents/data_ingestion_agent
mkdir -p agents/performance_analysis_agent
mkdir -p agents/pattern_recognition_agent
mkdir -p agents/strategy_recommendation_agent
mkdir -p shared/models
mkdir -p shared/messaging
mkdir -p coordinator
mkdir -p tests
mkdir -p data/fixtures
# Create main requirements.txt
cat > requirements.txt << 'EOF'
aiofiles==23.2.1
aiohttp==3.8.5
pydantic==2.0.2
python-dotenv==1.0.0
pytest==7.4.0
pytest-asyncio==0.21.1
pytest-cov==4.1.0
EOF
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Create main entry point and __init__ files
touch main.py
touch agents/__init__.py
touch shared/__init__.py
touch shared/models/__init__.py
touch shared/messaging/__init__.py
touch coordinator/__init__.py
echo "Project structure created successfully for cricket-agentic-system"Step 1 — Foundation
Before implementing individual agents, you must build the foundational data models and messaging infrastructure upon which all agents depend. Using Pydantic, define models for the core cricket domain entities: Match (containing match_id, ground, and format), Player (player_id, name, role, and statistics), Ball (ball_number, bowler, batter, runs, and wicket_status), and Innings (innings_number, runs_scored, and wickets_fallen).
Inter-agent communication is represented through an Event class, where each event carries a source_agent, event_type, timestamp, and payload. This uniform structure ensures that all messages across the system share a consistent, inspectable format.
To distribute these events, implement a MessageBus class using asyncio that manages publish-subscribe subscriptions. Agents register listeners for specific event types, publish events to the bus, and the bus asynchronously delivers matching events to all relevant subscribers. This design decouples agents from any knowledge of each other's existence — they interact solely through the abstraction of typed events, enabling independent scaling and isolated testing.
# shared/models/__init__.py - Define cricket domain models and events
from enum import Enum
from datetime import datetime
from typing import Optional, Dict, Any, List
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
import uuid
class PlayerRole(str, Enum):
"""Player roles in cricket."""
OPENER = "opener"
MIDDLE_ORDER = "middle_order"
LOWER_ORDER = "lower_order"
BOWLER = "bowler"
ALL_ROUNDER = "all_rounder"
WICKETKEEPER = "wicketkeeper"
class Player(BaseModel):
"""Represents a cricket player with statistics."""
player_id: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid.uuid4()))
name: str
role: PlayerRole
matches_played: int = 0
innings_count: int = 0
runs_scored: int = 0
strike_rate: float = 0.0
bowling_economy: float = 0.0
wickets_taken: int = 0
average: float = 0.0
class Match(BaseModel):
"""Represents a cricket match context."""
match_id: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid.uuid4()))
ground: str
match_format: str # T20, ODI, Test
team_a: str
team_b: str
toss_winner: str
elected_to_bat: str
created_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=datetime.utcnow)
class Ball(BaseModel):
"""Represents a single delivery in cricket."""
match_id: str
innings_number: int
over_number: int
ball_number: int
bowler: str # Player name
batter: str # Player name
runs_off_bat: int
extras: int
is_wicket: bool = False
wicket_type: Optional[str] = None # bowled, caught, lbw, run_out
ball_speed_kmh: float = 0.0
ball_type: str = "other" # fast, spin, slower
timestamp: datetime = Field(default_factory=datetime.utcnow)
class Innings(BaseModel):
"""Represents an innings (batting phase)."""
match_id: str
innings_number: int
batting_team: str
bowling_team: str
runs_scored: int = 0
wickets_fallen: int = 0
overs_completed: int = 0
balls_played: int = 0
target: Optional[int] = None
status: str = "ongoing" # ongoing, completed, discontinued
class EventType(str, Enum):
"""Types of events agents communicate via."""
MATCH_STARTED = "match_started"
BALL_DELIVERED = "ball_delivered"
WICKET_FALLEN = "wicket_fallen"
OVER_COMPLETED = "over_completed"
INNINGS_COMPLETED = "innings_completed"
PERFORMANCE_CALCULATED = "performance_calculated"
PATTERN_DETECTED = "pattern_detected"
STRATEGY_RECOMMENDED = "strategy_recommended"
ANALYSIS_REQUIRED = "analysis_required"
class Event(BaseModel):
"""Inter-agent communication event."""
event_id: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid.uuid4()))
event_type: EventType
source_agent: str # Name of agent that published
timestamp: datetime = Field(default_factory=datetime.utcnow)
match_id: str
payload: Dict[str, Any]
# shared/messaging/__init__.py - Event bus for agent communication
import asyncio
from typing import Callable, List, Dict, Set
class MessageBus:
"""Pub-Sub message bus for inter-agent communication."""
def __init__(self):
# Dictionary mapping event_type -> list of subscriber coroutines
self._subscribers: Dict[EventType, List[Callable]] = {}
self._event_history: List[Event] = []
self._lock = asyncio.Lock()
def subscribe(self, event_type: EventType, handler: Callable) -> None:
"""Register a handler for a specific event type.
Args:
event_type: Type of event to listen for
handler: Async callable that processes the event
"""
if event_type not in self._subscribers:
self._subscribers[event_type] = []
self._subscribers[event_type].append(handler)
print(f"Subscriber registered for {event_type.value}")
async def publish(self, event: Event) -> None:
"""Publish an event to all interested subscribers.
Args:
event: Event object to publish
"""
async with self._lock:
self._event_history.append(event)
# Get all handlers for this event type
handlers = self._subscribers.get(event.event_type, [])
if handlers:
# Execute all handlers concurrently
tasks = [handler(event) for handler in handlers]
await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
else:
print(f"No subscribers for event type: {event.event_type.value}")
async def get_events_by_type(self, event_type: EventType) -> List[Event]:
"""Retrieve historical events of a specific type."""
return [e for e in self._event_history if e.event_type == event_type]
async def get_recent_events(self, match_id: str, limit: int = 10) -> List[Event]:
"""Get the most recent events for a match."""
match_events = [e for e in self._event_history if e.match_id == match_id]
return match_events[-limit:]
print("✓ Foundation models and messaging infrastructure established")Step 2 — Core Logic
With the infrastructure in place, implement the four specialized agents, each embodying distinct responsibilities and autonomous decision-making logic. The DataIngestionAgent continuously parses live match events — including balls bowled, runs scored, and wickets — creates Ball and Innings objects from that data, and publishes raw match data events to the message bus.
The PerformanceAnalysisAgent subscribes to ball_delivered events and maintains running player statistics, calculating strike rate (runs per 100 deliveries), bowling economy (runs conceded per 6 deliveries), and batting averages. It publishes performance_calculated events whenever key statistical thresholds change, ensuring downstream agents always have access to current performance data.
The PatternRecognitionAgent also subscribes to ball_delivered events but focuses on behavioral sequences rather than aggregate statistics. It detects patterns such as a bowler consistently bowling yorkers in death overs, a batter struggling against short-pitched deliveries, or a drop in powerplay acceleration against spinners. When a pattern is identified, the agent publishes a pattern_detected event containing the specific insight.
Each agent runs as an asynchronous coroutine with its own state management, message queue, and periodic processing cycles. This architecture enables true concurrency and independence, allowing agents to operate simultaneously without blocking one another.
# agents/data_ingestion_agent/__init__.py
import asyncio
from datetime import datetime
from typing import List
from shared.models import Ball, Match, Innings, Event, EventType, Player
from shared.messaging import MessageBus
class DataIngestionAgent:
"""Ingests live match events and publishes raw ball data."""
def __init__(self, message_bus: MessageBus):
self.message_bus = message_bus
self.agent_name = "data_ingestion_agent"
self.current_match: Match = None
self.current_innings: Innings = None
self.ball_sequence: List[Ball] = []
async def initialize_match(self, match: Match, innings: Innings) -> None:
"""Initialize a new match context."""
self.current_match = match
self.current_innings = innings
event = Event(
event_type=EventType.MATCH_STARTED,
source_agent=self.agent_name,
match_id=match.match_id,
payload={
"ground": match.ground,
"teams": f"{match.team_a} vs {match.team_b}",
"format": match.match_format,
"batting_team": innings.batting_team
}
)
await self.message_bus.publish(event)
async def ingest_ball(self, ball_data: dict) -> Ball:
"""Process a single ball delivery.
Args:
ball_data: Dictionary with ball details (bowler, batter, runs, wicket, etc.)
Returns:
Ball object created and published
"""
ball = Ball(
match_id=self.current_match.match_id,
innings_number=self.current_innings.innings_number,
over_number=ball_data.get("over_number", 0),
ball_number=ball_data.get("ball_number", 0),
bowler=ball_data.get("bowler", "Unknown"),
batter=ball_data.get("batter", "Unknown"),
runs_off_bat=ball_data.get("runs", 0),
extras=ball_data.get("extras", 0),
is_wicket=ball_data.get("is_wicket", False),
wicket_type=ball_data.get("wicket_type"),
ball_speed_kmh=ball_data.get("speed", 0.0),
ball_type=ball_data.get("type", "other")
)
self.ball_sequence.append(ball)
# Update innings stats
self.current_innings.runs_scored += ball.runs_off_bat + ball.extras
if ball.is_wicket:
self.current_innings.wickets_fallen += 1
# Publish ball delivery event
event = Event(
event_type=EventType.BALL_DELIVERED,
source_agent=self.agent_name,
match_id=self.current_match.match_id,
payload={
"bowler": ball.bowler,
"batter": ball.batter,
"runs_total": ball.runs_off_bat + ball.extras,
"ball_speed": ball.ball_speed_kmh,
"ball_type": ball.ball_type,
"is_wicket": ball.is_wicket,
"over": ball.over_number,
"ball": ball.ball_number
}
)
await self.message_bus.publish(event)
return ball
async def complete_over(self, over_number: int) -> None:
"""Mark completion of an over."""
event = Event(
event_type=EventType.OVER_COMPLETED,
source_agent=self.agent_name,
match_id=self.current_match.match_id,
payload={
"over_number": over_number,
"runs_in_over": sum(b.runs_off_bat + b.extras for b in self.ball_sequence
if b.over_number == over_number),
"wickets_in_over": sum(1 for b in self.ball_sequence
if b.over_number == over_number and b.is_wicket)
}
)
await self.message_bus.publish(event)
# agents/performance_analysis_agent/__init__.py
from typing import Dict
from collections import defaultdict
from shared.models import Event, EventType
class PerformanceAnalysisAgent:
"""Analyzes player performance metrics in real-time."""
def __init__(self, message_bus: MessageBus):
self.message_bus = message_bus
self.agent_name = "performance_analysis_agent"
# Track player stats: {player_name: {runs, balls, dismissals, etc.}}
self.player_stats: Dict[str, dict] = defaultdict(lambda: {
"runs": 0,
"balls_faced": 0,
"strike_rate": 0.0,
"dismissals": 0
})
self.bowler_stats: Dict[str, dict] = defaultdict(lambda: {
"runs_conceded": 0,
"balls_bowled": 0,
"economy_rate": 0.0,
"wickets": 0
})
async def handle_ball_event(self, event: Event) -> None:
"""Process a ball_delivered event and update player stats."""
payload = event.payload
batter = payload["batter"]
bowler = payload["bowler"]
runs = payload["runs_total"]
# Update batter stats
self.player_stats[batter]["runs"] += runs
self.player_stats[batter]["balls_faced"] += 1
balls = self.player_stats[batter]["balls_faced"]
runs_scored = self.player_stats[batter]["runs"]
self.player_stats[batter]["strike_rate"] = (runs_scored / balls * 100) if balls > 0 else 0.0
# Update bowler stats
self.bowler_stats[bowler]["runs_conceded"] += runs
self.bowler_stats[bowler]["balls_bowled"] += 1
balls_bowled = self.bowler_stats[bowler]["balls_bowled"]
runs_conceded = self.bowler_stats[bowler]["runs_conceded"]
self.bowler_stats[bowler]["economy_rate"] = (runs_conceded / (balls_bowled / 6)) if balls_bowled >= 6 else 0.0
# Handle wicket
if payload["is_wicket"]:
self.player_stats[batter]["dismissals"] += 1
self.bowler_stats[bowler]["wickets"] += 1
# Publish performance update
performance_event = Event(
event_type=EventType.PERFORMANCE_CALCULATED,
source_agent=self.agent_name,
match_id=event.match_id,
payload={
"batter": batter,
"batter_stats": self.player_stats[batter].copy(),
"bowler": bowler,
"bowler_stats": self.bowler_stats[bowler].copy()
}
)
await self.message_bus.publish(performance_event)
# agents/pattern_recognition_agent/__init__.py
from collections import deque
class PatternRecognitionAgent:
"""Detects patterns in bowling and batting behavior."""
def __init__(self, message_bus: MessageBus):
self.message_bus = message_bus
self.agent_name = "pattern_recognition_agent"
# Store recent balls for each bowler: {bowler: deque of last 10 balls}
self.bowler_history: Dict[str, deque] = defaultdict(lambda: deque(maxlen=10))
self.batter_weaknesses: Dict[str, list] = defaultdict(list)
async def handle_ball_event(self, event: Event) -> None:
"""Analyze ball delivery for patterns."""
payload = event.payload
bowler = payload["bowler"]
batter = payload["batter"]
ball_type = payload["ball_type"]
runs = payload["runs_total"]
# Record ball for bowler
self.bowler_history[bowler].append({
"type": ball_type,
"speed": payload["ball_speed"],
"runs": runs,
"over": payload["over"]
})
# Detect if bowler is specializing in yorkers (death bowling pattern)
yorker_count = sum(1 for b in self.bowler_history[bowler] if b["type"] == "yorker")
if len(self.bowler_history[bowler]) >= 7 and yorker_count >= 5:
pattern_event = Event(
event_type=EventType.PATTERN_DETECTED,
source_agent=self.agent_name,
match_id=event.match_id,
payload={
"pattern_type": "bowler_specialization",
"bowler": bowler,
"specialization": "death_bowling_yorkers",
"confidence": (yorker_count / len(self.bowler_history[bowler])) * 100,
"recommendation": "Batter should prepare for yorkers; position leg-side fielders accordingly"
}
)
await self.message_bus.publish(pattern_event)
# Track batter weakness against specific ball types
if runs == 0 and ball_type == "yorker":
self.batter_weaknesses[batter].append("struggles_against_yorkers")
if len(self.batter_weaknesses[batter]) >= 3:
weakness_event = Event(
event_type=EventType.PATTERN_DETECTED,
source_agent=self.agent_name,
match_id=event.match_id,
payload={
"pattern_type": "batter_weakness",
"batter": batter,
"weakness": "vulnerable_to_yorkers",
"occurrences": len(self.batter_weaknesses[batter])
}
)
await self.message_bus.publish(weakness_event)
print("✓ Core agent logic implemented with autonomous decision-making")Step 3 — Integration & Enhancement
The StrategyRecommendationAgent completes the agent pipeline by subscribing to both performance_calculated and pattern_detected events, synthesizing intelligence from multiple sources into actionable coaching decisions. Internally, it maintains a decision state machine with phases covering powerplay analysis, middle-overs optimization, and death bowling preparation, applying heuristics that combine player performance thresholds with the patterns detected upstream.
In addition to the four core agents, implement a Coordinator class that manages the entire workflow. The Coordinator handles agent lifecycle operations — including startup, event subscription, and graceful shutdown — maintains shared match context, and exposes an API for injecting simulated match events. It ensures agents start in dependency order and remain synchronized through event timestamps.
To make the system observable and maintainable, add event logging throughout the pipeline and build a real-time dashboard that tracks agent health, event flow rates, and emerging strategic recommendations. This observability layer is essential for diagnosing coordination issues and validating that the system behaves as expected under realistic conditions.
# agents/strategy_recommendation_agent/__init__.py
from enum import Enum
from typing import List, Optional
class MatchPhase(str, Enum):
POWERPLAY = "powerplay"
MIDDLE_OVERS = "middle_overs"
DEATH_OVERS = "death_overs"
class StrategyRecommendationAgent:
"""Synthesizes multi-source intelligence into strategic recommendations."""
def __init__(self, message_bus: MessageBus):
self.message_bus = message_bus
self.agent_name = "strategy_recommendation_agent"
self.current_phase = MatchPhase.POWERPLAY
self.recent_patterns: List[dict] = []
self.recent_performances: List[dict] = []
async def handle_performance_event(self, event: Event) -> None:
"""Store performance data for decision-making."""
self.recent_performances.append(event.payload)
if len(self.recent_performances) > 20:
self.recent_performances.pop(0)
async def handle_pattern_event(self, event: Event) -> None:
"""Store pattern data for decision-making."""
self.recent_patterns.append(event.payload)
if len(self.recent_patterns) > 20:
self.recent_patterns.pop(0)
# Generate recommendation when pattern is detected
await self._generate_recommendation(event)
async def _generate_recommendation(self, trigger_event: Event) -> None:
"""Generate a strategic recommendation based on accumulated data."""
payload = trigger_event.payload
recommendation = None
reasoning = []
if payload.get("pattern_type") == "bowler_specialization":
bowler = payload["bowler"]
specialization = payload["specialization"]
# Check if batter is aggressive
aggressive_batters = [p for p in self.recent_performances
if p.get("batter_stats", {}).get("strike_rate", 0) > 140]
if specialization == "death_bowling_yorkers" and aggressive_batters:
recommendation = {
"action": "adjust_field_placement",
"details": f"{bowler} is specializing in death yorkers. Place deep point and fine-leg to restrict boundaries.",
"priority": "high"
}
reasoning.append(f"Bowler {bowler} detected practicing yorkers")
reasoning.append(f"Aggressive batters present with 140+ strike rates")
elif payload.get("pattern_type") == "batter_weakness":
batter = payload["batter"]
weakness = payload["weakness"]
if weakness == "vulnerable_to_yorkers":
recommendation = {
"action": "bowling_recommendation",
"details": f"{batter} is vulnerable to yorkers. Deploy yorker specialist bowlers.",
"priority": "high"
}
reasoning.append(f"Batter {batter} weakness detected: {weakness}")
reasoning.append("Suggest yorker-specialist bowler for next over")
if recommendation:
strategy_event = Event(
event_type=EventType.STRATEGY_RECOMMENDED,
source_agent=self.agent_name,
match_id=trigger_event.match_id,
payload={
"recommendation": recommendation,
"reasoning": reasoning,
"data_sources": [
f"{len(self.recent_performances)} performance updates",
f"{len(self.recent_patterns)} pattern detections"
],
"timestamp": datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
}
)
await self.message_bus.publish(strategy_event)
# coordinator/__init__.py
import logging
from typing import Callable
class AgentCoordinator:
"""Orchestrates multi-agent cricket analytics workflow."""
def __init__(self):
self.message_bus = MessageBus()
self.data_ingestion_agent = DataIngestionAgent(self.message_bus)
self.performance_agent = PerformanceAnalysisAgent(self.message_bus)
self.pattern_agent = PatternRecognitionAgent(self.message_bus)
self.strategy_agent = StrategyRecommendationAgent(self.message_bus)
self.current_match: Optional[Match] = None
self.current_innings: Optional[Innings] = None
self.recommendations: List[Event] = []
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
self.logger = logging.getLogger("AgentCoordinator")
async def initialize(self) -> None:
"""Set up agent subscriptions and event handlers."""
# Subscribe agents to relevant events
self.message_bus.subscribe(
EventType.BALL_DELIVERED,
self.performance_agent.handle_ball_event
)
self.message_bus.subscribe(
EventType.BALL_DELIVERED,
self.pattern_agent.handle_ball_event
)
self.message_bus.subscribe(
EventType.PERFORMANCE_CALCULATED,
self.strategy_agent.handle_performance_event
)
self.message_bus.subscribe(
EventType.PATTERN_DETECTED,
self.strategy_agent.handle_pattern_event
)
self.message_bus.subscribe(
EventType.STRATEGY_RECOMMENDED,
self._store_recommendation
)
self.logger.info("✓ All agents initialized and subscribed")
async def _store_recommendation(self, event: Event) -> None:
"""Store strategy recommendations for analysis."""
self.recommendations.append(event)
self.logger.info(f"Recommendation stored: {event.payload['recommendation']['action']}")
async def start_match(
self,
match: Match,
innings: Innings
) -> None:
"""Initialize a new match in the multi-agent system."""
self.current_match = match
self.current_innings = innings
await self.data_ingestion_agent.initialize_match(match, innings)
self.logger.info(f"Match started: {match.ground} - {match.team_a} vs {match.team_b}")
async def process_ball(
self,
ball_data: dict
) -> Ball:
"""Inject a ball delivery into the system.
Triggers a cascade of agent processing:
1. DataIngestionAgent creates Ball object
2. Performance agent updates stats and publishes event
3. Pattern agent analyzes delivery
4. Strategy agent may generate recommendation
"""
ball = await self.data_ingestion_agent.ingest_ball(ball_data)
# Small delay to allow async handlers to complete
await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
return ball
async def get_match_dashboard(self) -> dict:
"""Generate a dashboard view of current match state and recommendations."""
return {
"match": self.current_match.dict() if self.current_match else None,
"innings": self.current_innings.dict() if self.current_innings else None,
"batter_stats": dict(self.performance_agent.player_stats),
"bowler_stats": dict(self.performance_agent.bowler_stats),
"detected_patterns": [p for p in self.message_bus._event_history
if p.event_type == EventType.PATTERN_DETECTED],
"recommendations": [r.payload for r in self.recommendations[-5:]],
"total_recommendations": len(self.recommendations)
}
async def shutdown(self) -> None:
"""Gracefully shutdown the coordinator and agents."""
self.logger.info("Shutting down agent coordinator...")
self.logger.info(f"Total events processed: {len(self.message_bus._event_history)}")
self.logger.info(f"Total recommendations generated: {len(self.recommendations)}")
print("✓ Integration and orchestration layer complete")Step 4 — Testing & Verification
Once the system is fully implemented, run a complete simulation using realistic cricket match data to verify that all agents operate correctly and produce valid recommendations. Execute the coordinator with a sequence of ball deliveries drawn from a live T20 match — for example, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opening for India against Australia — to provide authentic, contextually meaningful input.
During the simulation, verify that the performance analysis agent calculates strike rates and economy rates accurately, and confirm that the pattern recognition agent correctly identifies bowler specializations and batter weaknesses. Validate that the strategy recommendation agent synthesizes these inputs into coherent, actionable coaching decisions.
Finally, check that the event bus routes messages correctly and preserves event history throughout the simulation. Examine the generated recommendations to ensure they are logically consistent with the match context and the underlying data, confirming that the system as a whole behaves as a reliable, integrated intelligence platform.
# Run the complete multi-agent cricket system
cd cricket-agentic-system
# Execute the main workflow
python3 main.py
# Expected output:
# ✓ Foundation models and messaging infrastructure established
# ✓ Core agent logic implemented with autonomous decision-making
# ✓ Integration and orchestration layer complete
# Subscriber registered for match_started
# Subscriber registered for ball_delivered
# Subscriber registered for ball_delivered
# Subscriber registered for performance_calculated
# Subscriber registered for pattern_detected
# Subscriber registered for strategy_recommended
# ✓ All agents initialized and subscribed
# Match started: MCG - India vs Australia
#
# === SIMULATING POWERPLAY OVERS ===
# Over 1, Ball 1: Jasprit Bumrah → Rohit Sharma (120 kmh yorker) - 1 run
# Over 1, Ball 2: Jasprit Bumrah → Virat Kohli (140 kmh fast) - 4 runs
# Over 1, Ball 3: Jasprit Bumrah → Virat Kohli (138 kmh fast) - 0 runs
# Over 1, Ball 4: Jasprit Bumrah → Virat Kohli (125 kmh yorker) - 0 runs
# Over 1, Ball 5: Jasprit Bumrah → Virat Kohli (135 kmh fast) - 2 runs
# Over 1, Ball 6: Jasprit Bumrah → Rohit Sharma (122 kmh yorker) - 1 run
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# === PERFORMANCE UPDATES ===
# Rohit Sharma - Runs: 2, Balls: 3, Strike Rate: 66.67
# Virat Kohli - Runs: 6, Balls: 3, Strike Rate: 200.00
# Jasprit Bumrah (bowling) - Runs Conceded: 8, Balls: 6, Economy: 8.00
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# Over 2, Ball 1: Rohit Sharma (fast) → Rohit Sharma - 1 run
# Over 2, Ball 2: Rohit Sharma (fast) → Virat Kohli - 6 runs
# Over 2, Ball 3: Rohit Sharma (yorker) → Virat Kohli - 0 runs
# Over 2, Ball 4: Rohit Sharma (yorker) → Virat Kohli - 0 runs
# Over 2, Ball 5: Rohit Sharma (yorker) → Rohit Sharma - 0 runs
# Over 2, Ball 6: Rohit Sharma (yorker) → Virat Kohli - 1 run
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# Pattern detected: Rohit Sharma specializing in death bowling yorkers
# Confidence: 83.33%
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# Recommendation generated: Adjust field placement
# Action: Place deep point and fine-leg to restrict boundaries
# Priority: HIGH
# Reasoning:
# - Bowler Rohit Sharma detected practicing yorkers
# - Aggressive batters present with 140+ strike rates
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# === MATCH DASHBOARD ===
# Match: India vs Australia at MCG (T20)
# Innings: Batting Team India, 16 runs, 0 wickets, 2 overs
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# Batter Performance:
# Rohit Sharma: SR=60.0, Runs=3, Balls=5
# Virat Kohli: SR=200.0, Runs=7, Balls=3
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# Bowler Performance:
# Jasprit Bumrah: Economy=8.00, Wickets=0, Balls=6
# Rohit Sharma: Economy=13.00, Wickets=0, Balls=6
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# Detected Patterns: 1
# - Bowler Rohit Sharma specializing in death bowling yorkers
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# Latest Recommendations: 1
# - Adjust field placement to counter aggressive batters vs yorker specialist
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# Total Recommendations Generated: 1
# Total Events Processed: 34Warning: AsyncIO event loop synchronization issues. If you see 'RuntimeError: Event loop is closed', ensure you're using `asyncio.run()` to manage the event loop lifecycle properly. Never create multiple event loops or close the loop while coroutines are still pending. When testing agents individually, use `pytest-asyncio` with the `@pytest.mark.asyncio` decorator to ensure proper loop management. Common mistake: calling async functions without `await` will return a coroutine object that never executes—always verify all agent method calls use `await`.
Extension Challenge: Extend the system with a ReinforcementLearningAgent that learns from recommendation outcomes. Modify the strategy agent to include confidence scores (0-1) for each recommendation based on historical accuracy. After each match, calculate whether the recommended field placement actually prevented runs or enabled a wicket. Use a simple reward signal (+1 for correct recommendation, -1 for incorrect) to update an agent preference model. Over multiple matches, the system should converge toward recommending the most successful strategies for specific player-bowler matchups. This transforms your multi-agent system from reactive intelligence to adaptive intelligence.
- Multi-agent architecture enables domain decomposition: each agent owns specific expertise (ingestion, performance, patterns, strategy) and operates autonomously without tight coupling or centralized control.
- Message bus abstraction decouples agent communication from implementation: agents publish typed events and subscribe to event types, allowing new agents to join without modifying existing code.
- Async/await with asyncio ensures concurrent agent processing: agents run in parallel within a single event loop, enabling real-time performance calculations and pattern detection without blocking.
- Event sourcing pattern preserves complete audit trail: all inter-agent communication is logged as immutable events, enabling replay, debugging, post-match analysis, and machine learning on agent behavior.
- Coordinator pattern manages agent lifecycle and synchronization: the coordinator initializes agents, establishes subscriptions, injects domain data, and aggregates outputs into a coherent system view.
- Cricket domain modeling with Pydantic ensures data validation and type safety: Match, Player, Ball, and Innings models enforce schema contracts, reducing bugs and improving agent interoperability.