Net Run Rate Calculator
Three calculators in one: season or match net run rate, a plain run rate, and the rate a side needs in a chase. Works for any limited-overs competition — T20 leagues, ODIs, domestic one-day cups.
NRR = (runs scored ÷ overs faced) − (runs conceded ÷ overs bowled). Use season totals for a table NRR, or a single innings for one match. Enter overs in cricket notation (e.g. 19.5 = 19 overs, 5 balls).
Run rate
Run rate is runs divided by overs faced — how fast a side is scoring. It describes one innings; net run rate compares two.
A side finishes on 168 for 6 from its 20 overs.
168 ÷ 20 = 8.40 runs per over.
Required run rate
Required run rate is the rate the chasing side still needs: runs outstanding divided by overs remaining. It moves after every ball, which is why it is usually quoted alongside the balls left.
Chasing 181, a team is 90 for 2 after 10 overs.
181 − 90 = 91 runs needed from the remaining 10 overs (60 balls).
91 ÷ 10 = 9.10 required run rate.
Net run rate
Net run rate is the separator when teams finish level on points. Across a season it takes every run scored and conceded, and every over faced and bowled, as two running totals.
Over a season a team scores 1,800 runs from 200 overs — a run rate of 9.00.
It concedes 1,700 runs from 200 overs — 8.50.
9.00 − 8.50 = +0.500 net run rate.
FAQ
How is net run rate calculated?
Net run rate is the run rate a team scores at minus the run rate it concedes: (runs scored ÷ overs faced) − (runs conceded ÷ overs bowled). For a league table it uses the totals across every match played, not the average of each match’s NRR.
How do all-out innings count toward overs?
If a team is bowled out before using its full quota, the full quota is used in the calculation, not the overs actually faced. A side dismissed for 120 in 17.2 overs of a 20-over match counts as 120 runs from 20 overs. The same applies to the bowling side’s figures when it dismisses the opposition early.
Why is 19.5 overs not 19.5 in the maths?
Overs are written in a base-six notation: the digit after the point is balls, not tenths. 19.5 overs means 19 overs and 5 balls, which is 19.833 overs for arithmetic. The calculators on this page convert it for you.