Cricket 26 Platinum Guide: PS4 & PS5

PS4 / PS5

Start with Pro Team in Cricket 26 because level 35 has to come within one season. Other requirements split between player career, management career and match setups. Check the 1,000-run trophy on your console: it needs a specific English competition, not a total spread across leagues and saves.

PS4 and PS5 base game. The 1,000-run wording differs across lists; Pro Team requires the game service.

Difficulty: The list does not specify a global difficulty.
Missables: Watch the Pro Team season deadline and rookie window for national selection.
Online: Pro Team needs the servers even for CPU challenges; PS Plus for online multiplayer.

Pick a Pro Team season and check its timer

Enter Pro Team before career. Read the season timer, current level and objective log. Completing a Test the Best challenge has its own trophy; Tower of Cricket and Test the Best also offer XP objectives. If you earned XP consumables through play, look under Manage Team, My Cards, Consumables. Prioritise XP objectives and check that the active season records them.

Reach level 35 before that season resets.

Build two lineups using earned rewards

Open packs received from objectives until the count reaches ten. Save a gold-or-better lineup and check its overall: 80th Percentile asks for above 80, not exactly 80. If one eleven cannot meet both conditions, use two lineups and first upgrade slots that pull the rating down.

Check both lineup trophies and the pack trophy separately.

Take one player to national selection and captaincy

In Player Career complete the debut, then target a half-century or three wickets in one match. Aim for selection while your player is still a rookie, then keep performing toward captaincy. Track the 1,000 runs by competition: PS5 names one English County Championship season, PS4 one English First Class tournament.

Do not add runs from other competitions or another player.

Use Management for the signing above 90

Start Management with a club that can pursue high-rated players. Check the overall before offering terms: Attracting the Best means above 90. Complete the signing and take the campaign to a competition win. For World Champion instead choose the 50-over or T20 world competition and record the final victory.

A Management title and the world championship are separate targets.

Separate the Ashes, a batting day and the follow-on

In the Ashes plan ten sixes with the same batter in a Test. For The Long Haul preserve wickets for an entire Test day: use safe shots and watch the session end, rather than just innings length. In a different match allow a deficit large enough for a follow-on, confirm it was enforced and win from that position.

Comeback Kings needs a recorded follow-on, not just a deficit.

Trophies to watch

Up for the Challenge

Complete a Test The Best challenge in Pro Team.

Choose a Pro Team Test the Best challenge and satisfy its stated conditions.

1K by the End of May

Score 1,000 runs as a player during a single season of the English County Championship.

Build the 1,000 runs inside the same English competition required by your list.

Comeback Kings

Win a match after being forced to follow on.

Confirm the follow-on has been enforced before playing out the comeback.

The Big 35

Reach Level 35 in a season in Pro Team.

Use any earned XP boosts and complete objectives before the season timer ends.

80th Percentile

Create a Pro Team with an OVR of greater than 80.

Open the Pro Team lineup screen and confirm an overall of at least 81.

Frequently asked questions

Does progress carry when the season changes?

The trophy requires level 35 in one season. Always check the timer and level in the menu rather than relying on the previous season’s progress.

Do both versions name the same 1,000-run tournament?

No. PS4 names an English First Class tournament; PS5 names a County Championship season. Follow the career event named on your list.

Must I buy Pro Team credits?

The requirements concern packs opened, lineup and level. Use challenge and objective rewards; none of the trophy text specifies purchased credits.

Sources

Trophy lists

Buying the game

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