Cricket net run rate calculator
Enter what your team scored and faced, and what it conceded and bowled. The calculator turns overs such as 49.3 into balls, counts a bowled-out side as having used its full quota of overs, and gives net run rate to three decimals.
Runs in your browser: nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
How to use it
- Enter runs scored and overs faced, and say whether your team was all out.
- Enter runs conceded and overs bowled, and whether the opposition was all out.
- If either side was all out, set the quota (for example 20 or 50). Read the net run rate.
Net run rate = runs scored ÷ overs faced − runs conceded ÷ overs bowled.
Overs are converted to balls first (overs × 6 plus the balls after the point), so a rate is runs × 6 ÷ balls. When a side is all out, the overs used are replaced by the full quota.
Worked example
Your team scores 186 in 20 overs: 186 ÷ 20 = 9.300 runs per over. The opposition is bowled out for 172 in 18.3 overs. That is 111 balls, but because they were all out the 20-over quota counts: 172 ÷ 20 = 8.600. Net run rate = 9.300 − 8.600 = +0.700. Without the all-out rule it would be 9.3 − 9.297 = +0.003.
Tips
- A rate is only as exact as the overs: enter 18.3, not 18.5, when 18 overs and 3 balls were bowled.
- Check the competition’s rules for which matches and which no-results count.
Frequently asked questions
What is net run rate?
Net run rate is the run rate a team scored at minus the run rate it conceded at. Run rate is runs divided by overs. A positive NRR means the team scored faster than its opponents did against it. Tournaments often use it to separate teams level on points.
How are overs like 49.3 handled?
The part after the point counts balls, not tenths. 49.3 is 49 overs and 3 balls, which is 297 balls or 49.5 overs. The calculator works in balls, so 18.3 overs is 18.5 overs for the rate and 19.6 is not accepted.
Why does an all-out side count as using all its overs?
In the usual NRR rule a team bowled out is treated as having batted the full quota of overs, so being dismissed cheaply does not improve its run rate. Pick the all-out option and enter the quota, for example 20 for a Twenty20 match.
How do I calculate NRR over a whole tournament?
Add up the runs your team scored and the overs it faced across all matches, using the full quota for every innings where it was all out. Do the same for runs conceded and overs bowled. Enter the totals with both all-out options on No.
Does this handle rain-reduced matches?
Not by itself. Tournaments apply their own rules for revised targets and shortened innings, so enter the overs and runs the competition regulations say should count.