---
type: spec
title: Cricket OKF v0.4 — Narrative Journeys + IPL Fan Q&A Expansion
description: Release notes for CricketStudio OKF v0.4 (2026-06-23 to 2026-06-25). Adds the Stories / Journeys layer, 27 narrative files across 5 tiers, 20 IPL fan Q&A dossiers, and 3 historical stories.
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-25
timestamp: 2026-06-25
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: methodology_only
entity_id: cricketstudio:release:v0.4
tags:
  - cricket
  - okf
  - release
  - spec
---

**Released:** 2026-06-25 (versions 0.4.0 through 0.4.6)

## What's in v0.4

### Stories / Journeys Layer

The biggest addition in v0.4: a `story` type for narrative cricket content, served at `/stories/` with the human-facing label "Journeys". Every story links back to metric files, leaderboards, and player profiles — making it the highest-trust cricket narrative format in the OKF catalog.

**Schema:** `"story"` added to the `type` enum in `schema/frontmatter.schema.json`.

**Validator:** `"story"` added to `DATA_TYPES` so story files require a provenance block.

**27 story files across 5 tiers:**

| Tier | Stories |
|------|---------|
| IPL 2026 season + MLC narratives | `rcb-back-to-back`, `suryavanshi-powerplay-every-bowler`, `bumrah-2026-economy`, `impact-player-lineup-revolution`, `ipl-2026-five-defining-moments`, `mlc-season-4-what-needs-proving`, `ipl-alumni-who-built-mlc`, `mlc-seattle-orcas-overperform`, `ipl-2026-bowling-took-a-beating`, `mlc-vs-ipl-what-numbers-show` |
| Player arc | `gill-ipl-2026-732-runs`, `narine-the-batter-who-bowl`, `chahal-200-wickets-journey`, `rohit-five-titles-mi-blueprint`, `faf-mlc-orange-cap-trailblazer` |
| Phase analysis | `rashid-economy-nine-seasons`, `kohli-at-37-best-average`, `kohli-244-death-sr`, `spin-bowling-after-impact-player` |
| Historical | `mi-csk-the-decade`, `deccan-chargers-won-then-vanished`, `ipl-2008-vs-2026-eighteen-seasons`, `mccullum-april-18-2008`, `gt-three-finals-five-seasons` |
| Format/rules | `dls-why-it-feels-unfair`, `super-over-six-balls-everything`, `nrr-the-heartbreak-number` |

### IPL Fan Q&A Dossier Expansion (v0.4.1 – v0.4.6)

20 new dossier files covering the most-asked IPL fan questions, validated against CricketStudio source data:

`who-won-ipl-2026`, `ipl-champions-history`, `ipl-most-titles-by-team`, `ipl-highest-individual-innings`, `ipl-highest-team-score`, `ms-dhoni-ipl-career`, `orange-cap-winners-history`, `purple-cap-winners-history`, `ipl-2022-expansion`, `ipl-defunct-franchises`, `ipl-goat-debate`, `ipl-2026-playoffs-teams`, `ipl-2026-powerplay-batting-leader`, `top-run-scorer-ipl-2026`, `top-wicket-taker-ipl-2026`, and companion dossiers for MLC records.

### 3 Historical Stories

`the-206-balls` (Rohit Sharma 206* in ODI — methodology and framing), `toss-nobody-believes-in` (52% toss-winner win rate across 1,219 IPL matches), and `grand-prairie-dirty-secret` (MLC venue — 76.7% chose bowl-first, but batting-first wins 51.2%).

### Viewer Updates

- `/stories/` index page with tag filter (mirrors dossier/research pattern)
- Header, Footer, and Homepage updated to include "Journeys" navigation
- `sitemap.ts` — story priority 0.85, dossier priority 0.8, index pages 0.9

### Bundle Size

506 files, 41 stories, 15 metrics, 70+ dossier files.

## Conformance Level

Level 2 — Evidence-Backed. All story files include provenance block, source_boundary, and canonical_page. Validated: `0 errors, 0 warnings` (post-alias-fix).

## Breaking Changes

None. All existing file paths and entity IDs unchanged.
