A reader who lands on a fantasy cricket welcome offer with no preparation sees a percentage and a rupee figure. A reader who has seen five of these offers sees the same percentage, the same rupee figure, and the same fine print, and starts asking different questions. The headline is constant across operators because competition forces it. The contract behind the headline is where the welcome code diverges, and the contract is what determines whether the offer is worth claiming.
This reader anatomy treats the Wecap welcome bonus code as a contract, not a coupon. Four numbers sit on it. Each one is published somewhere in the welcome offer flow. Each one decides a different question. A reader who reads all four before deposit sees the offer as it is. A reader who reads only the headline sees an offer the marketing team wrote, not the one the operator runs. The anatomy below walks through the four numbers in the order a skeptical buyer checks them, with the rollover math worked out, the state eligibility mechanics opened up, and the contest exclusion list translated into English.
Nothing in this piece requires anything more than the in-app Bonus and Offers screen, a calculator, and a five-minute read before the first deposit. The desk treats the in-app screen as the only authoritative source for current numbers. Anything printed on a banner ad, a referral message or an editorial blog post outside the app is context, not policy.
The four numbers that decide whether the welcome code is worth claiming
Every Wecap welcome offer carries four numbers. Each one answers a different buyer question. The marketing summary prints the first number in oversized type and quietly carries the other three in the terms link at the bottom of the page. A reader who only reads the first number reads half the contract.
The first number is the headline percentage. "100 percent match" or "200 percent match up to a cap" is the figure that drives the click. The figure tells the reader how much bonus credit is credited against a deposit of a given size. It does not tell the reader what the credit costs in contest entry, what window the credit lives in, or what state the reader has to sit in for the credit to apply. The headline is the smallest part of the contract.
The second number is the match cap. The cap is the maximum rupee value the operator will credit against a single deposit. A 100 percent match up to 2000 rupees and a 100 percent match up to 5000 rupees look identical in the marketing line. They diverge by 3000 rupees at the moment a reader deposits the larger amount. The cap is the number most readers miss.
The third number is the rollover. The rollover is the multiple the reader must play through the bonus in contest entry before the bonus portion of any winnings becomes withdrawable. A 1x rollover is rare and welcome. A 5x rollover is common. A 10x rollover is the difference between a welcome offer and a contest-entry commitment. The rollover is the number the headline never prints.
The fourth number is the validity window. The window is the number of days inside which the bonus credit must be used. Seven days is short. Thirty days is typical. A reader who signs up on day 27 of a thirty-day window has three days to play through the bonus. The window is the fourth number, and it sits at the end of the terms link because it is the one the operator most often forgets to mention.
How the rollover changes the math on the same headline
The rollover is the only number on the welcome offer that can flip the buyer's decision from claim to decline. Run the math on three hypothetical deposits and the difference shows up in a single sentence.
Take a deposit of 1000 rupees against a 100 percent match bonus with a 1x rollover. The operator credits 1000 rupees of bonus credit on top of the deposit. The reader must play 1000 rupees of contest entry before the bonus portion of any winnings unlocks for withdrawal. That is one contest entry cycle. The headline gift and the required play-through are equal. The bonus is real.
Take the same 1000-rupee deposit against the same 100 percent match bonus with a 5x rollover. The operator still credits 1000 rupees of bonus credit. The reader must now play 5000 rupees of contest entry before withdrawal unlocks. On a small contest entry of 50 rupees, that is 100 contest entries. On a 200-rupee contest, it is 25 entries. The headline gift has not changed; the cost of unlocking it has multiplied by five.
Take the same deposit against the same match percentage with a 10x rollover. The reader must play 10,000 rupees of contest entry before the bonus unlocks. A reader who plays conservatively, on 50-rupee entries twice a week, hits the rollover in 100 weeks, well past the validity window. The bonus credit expires. The headline gift still reads 100 percent. The actual experience is a bonus the reader cannot use.
Strong evidence that the rollover is the binding number would be a controlled comparison of two readers on the same offer with different rollovers who complete the same contest volume. The desk treats a rollover above 5x as a signal to read the other three numbers more carefully than usual, because at five-times and above the headline stops being a gift and starts being a contest-volume commitment.
Why state eligibility sits apart from the headline
A welcome bonus code is governed by two eligibility gates that do not appear in the marketing line. The first is the state eligibility list. The second is the contest exclusion list. Both are settled during KYC and at the moment of deposit, not before. A reader who skips either gate signs up believing the bonus applies, then discovers it does not.
The state eligibility list is the longer and quieter of the two. The operator credits a welcome bonus only against a KYC-verified account whose address of record sits in a permitted Indian state. The list is published on the Is It Legal page and in the in-app Bonus and Offers screen. A reader who signs up while travelling in a restricted state can complete KYC, can make a deposit, and can enter contests, but the welcome bonus does not credit. The deposit does not refund. The bonus simply does not apply.
The contest exclusion list is the shorter and easier to miss. Some welcome offers exclude certain contest types from the rollover calculation. Practice contests almost always fall outside the rollover. Mega contests sometimes do. A reader who uses bonus credit on a practice contest sees the credit stay locked even after the contest-entry volume exceeds the rollover, because the volume does not count. The contest exclusion list is the second gate, and it is the one most often discovered at the moment of withdrawal, not at the moment of deposit.
The two gates interact in a way the marketing summary does not flag. A reader in a restricted state cannot rely on the contest exclusion list to surface an error. The bonus simply does not credit, and the deposit still settles. A reader in a permitted state can run into the contest exclusion list only by entering a contest that the welcome offer excludes, and the exclusion is published on the in-app offer card itself, behind a small terms link. Read both gates before the first deposit.
A short comparison table for the four numbers
The four numbers look different on different offers. They follow the same shape. The table below is the desk's reference card for any welcome bonus code that follows the standard Wecap structure. It is not a current offer; it is a frame for reading current offers against.
| Number on the offer | Where it sits | What it decides | Reader habit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline percentage | Top of the offer card | The size of the credit against a deposit | Confirm inside the app, do not trust a banner ad |
| Match cap | Terms link, first paragraph | Maximum rupee credit per deposit | Pick a deposit at or below the cap to keep the math clean |
| Rollover multiple | Terms link, second paragraph | Contest entry volume to unlock withdrawal | Calculate the volume before the deposit, not after |
| Validity window | Terms link, third paragraph | Days inside which the credit must be used | Plan contest entries inside the window, with slack |
Five decision criteria for claiming or skipping
The four numbers feed into five checks a reader can run in five minutes before the deposit. Each check is a yes/no decision. Each one rules in or rules out a specific shape of the offer. A reader who reaches the deposit screen with all five checks answered has read the contract.
The first check is whether the headline percentage fits the deposit amount. A 200 percent match on a 100-rupee deposit produces 200 rupees of bonus credit. The same 200 percent match on a 5000-rupee deposit produces 2000 or 10000 rupees depending on the cap. The match percentage is the multiplier; the cap is the ceiling. The reader who deposits at the cap sees the welcome offer at its full size.
The second check is whether the rollover fits the reader's contest cadence. A reader who plans to enter two contests a week on a 50-rupee contest plays 100 rupees of contest entry a week. A 1x rollover on a 1000-rupee bonus clears in 10 weeks. A 5x rollover clears in 50 weeks, well past any validity window under thirty days. The cadence decides whether the rollover is reachable.
The third check is whether the validity window covers the cadence. A thirty-day window plus a twice-weekly cadence is 8 contests, or 400 rupees of contest entry. A seven-day window plus the same cadence is 4 contests, or 200 rupees of contest entry. A reader who cannot reach the rollover inside the window loses the bonus, regardless of how disciplined the cadence is.
The fourth check is whether the contest exclusion list contains contests the reader plans to enter. A reader whose main interest is head-to-head contests on a small flat deck enters contests that the welcome offer may exclude from the rollover calculation. The exclusion means the bonus stays locked even after the contest-entry volume crosses the rollover. Read the exclusion list before committing to the welcome code.
The fifth check is whether the reader sits in a permitted state at the moment of sign-up. A reader whose permanent address is permitted but who signs up while travelling can void the welcome code. The state of record matters more than the state of access. Verify the address on the KYC page before the deposit.
What the operator publishes, and what the marketing line leaves off
The four numbers and the two gates together constitute the visible contract for a Wecap welcome bonus code. Each one lives somewhere in the welcome flow. The reader who treats the welcome flow as the contract reads the offer as it is. The reader who treats the marketing line as the contract reads a different offer, and discovers the gap at withdrawal.
The in-app Bonus and Offers screen is the desk's reference surface for the current welcome offer. It carries the four numbers in plain language, with an expandable terms link for each. It carries the state eligibility check on the same screen, with a green tick or a red cross that updates as KYC completes. It carries the contest exclusion list behind a single tap on the offer card. A reader who opens the screen on the day of sign-up, before the deposit, has read every number and every gate the operator publishes.
The bonus info page inside the app store listing is the second surface the desk trusts. It carries a summary of the welcome offer and a deeper link to the four numbers. The summary can lag the in-app screen by a few days, because app store reviews gate updates to the listing copy. A reader who reads only the app store listing sees the contract as it was on the day the listing was last approved, not as it is on the day of sign-up.
The Is It Legal page on the Wecap site carries the state eligibility list outside the app. The page is updated at the boundary of any change to the eligible states. The list is the single source of truth for state eligibility outside the in-app flow. The list is also the single source of confusion for readers who treat it as the policy. The list is a reference for the policy; the policy itself sits in the in-app Bonus and Offers screen.
The editorial surface, including this anatomy, is the third surface the reader will encounter. Editorial pieces do not carry policy. They translate the operator-published terms into plain English and translate the marketing line into the contract the operator actually runs. The desk treats the editorial surface as commentary on the contract, not as the contract itself.
A short timeline for one reader on one offer
The four numbers, the two gates, and the five decision criteria produce a short timeline. A reader who follows the timeline on the morning of sign-up has read every number and cleared every gate before the deposit.
Open the in-app Bonus and Offers screen. Confirm the current welcome offer. Note the four numbers. Write them into a note on the phone, with the date at the top. The note is the audit trail when a dispute opens, and it is the only piece of evidence a reader brings to a customer-care conversation.
Open the Is It Legal page on the Wecap site. Confirm the reader's state sits inside the permitted list. Note the list version, with the date at the top. A permitted reader proceeds to the deposit. A restricted reader stops at this step; the welcome offer does not credit regardless of deposit size.
Open the bonus info page inside the app store listing. Read the contest exclusion list. Note the excluded contest types, with the date at the top. A reader whose plan fits inside the included contest types proceeds. A reader whose plan sits on the exclusion list must choose: change the cadence to the included contest types, or skip the welcome offer.
Run the five decision criteria against the four numbers and the two gates. A reader who reaches five yes answers has read the contract. Make the deposit. Use the bonus credit only on included contest types. Watch the rollover progress in the wallet screen. Withdraw only after the rollover clears the validity window.
The wider context that shapes a Wecap welcome offer
Welcome bonuses across Indian fantasy cricket apps follow the same structure because the framework that governs real-money skill-based gaming in India forces the structure. Skill-based gaming is allowed to offer a deposit match or a free entry, and the operator typically limits the welcome offer to one per person per PAN. The one-bonus-per-PAN rule is what makes the welcome code a once-per-account opportunity, and it is why the contract matters more than the marketing line.
The wider context also shapes how the welcome code interacts with the rest of the Wecap rewards stack. The welcome code, the referral code, the cashback credit, and the loyalty tier bonuses each carry their own rollover, validity window, and contest exclusion list. The operator usually does not allow stacking: a reader who claims the welcome code cannot claim a referral credit on the same deposit, and vice versa. Read the stacking rule on the same terms link that carries the four numbers.
The context also explains why the desk publishes an anatomy rather than a current offer. The current offer can change at any boundary; the four numbers and the two gates do not. A reader who internalises the four numbers and the two gates can read any current offer the operator publishes, at any time, against any change the operator makes at the next boundary. The anatomy is durable; the offer is not.
Where the welcome anatomy sits next to the bonus code desk
This anatomy is the consumer advocate's reading of the welcome bonus code. The companion piece on the desk is the Bonus Code explainer, which lists the four numbers, the two gates, and the FAQ in a shorter form. The two pieces are written to be read together. This anatomy walks the buyer through the buyer's questions; the bonus code explainer carries the answers in a shorthand form. Together, they describe the same welcome offer from two angles.
A reader who treats the in-app Bonus and Offers screen as the contract, this anatomy as the audit checklist, and the bonus code explainer as the shorthand reference, reads every welcome offer as the operator writes it. A reader who treats the marketing line as the contract, the editorial site as the policy, and the welcome code as a coupon reads a different offer, and discovers the gap at the moment of withdrawal.
What changes at the next boundary
Two things will move at the next cycle. The first is the current welcome offer. The operator can change the headline percentage, the match cap, the rollover, the validity window and the contest exclusion list at the boundary, and the change is published on the in-app screen on the morning of the next cycle. The second is the state eligibility list. The operator can add or remove states at the same boundary. Both changes appear on the in-app screen first; the editorial surface and the app store listing catch up after the change is approved.
The single watch the desk keeps is the rollover. A rollover that climbs from 1x to 5x at the boundary is the most common surprise for a reader who claimed the welcome code on the previous offer. The welcome credit is still credited; the cost of unlocking it has multiplied. The reader who runs the five decision criteria against the new offer on the morning of the boundary catches the change. The reader who treats the welcome code as a coupon discovers the new rollover at the moment of withdrawal.
The implication is straightforward. A welcome code is a contract. The contract has four numbers and two gates. The four numbers decide the size and the cost of the offer. The two gates decide whether the offer applies at all. A reader who reads the contract reads the offer as it is. A reader who reads the headline reads a different offer, and the difference shows up at the moment of withdrawal.