About the Cricket Strike Rate and Economy Calculator
This cricket calculator works out the four rate stats that appear on every scorecard and player profile. For batters it gives the strike rate (runs per 100 balls) and batting average (runs per dismissal). For bowlers it gives the economy rate (runs conceded per over), bowling average (runs per wicket) and bowling strike rate (balls per wicket).
Overs are entered the way scorecards print them: 9.4 means nine overs and four balls, not 9.4 overs, and the calculator converts them to balls before dividing. You can also switch to eight-ball overs for historical records. Use it for club scorebooks, fantasy cricket, T20 and ODI analysis, or to see how one more innings would change a career record.
Batting and bowling sections are independent — fill in just the half you need. Not-out innings are handled by entering dismissals rather than innings, exactly as official averages are calculated.
With the default inputs, the batting strike rate is 127.55. Change any value above to recalculate instantly.
How to use the cricket strike rate and economy calculator
- 1For batting, enter runs, balls faced and times dismissed.
- 2For bowling, enter overs in scorecard form (e.g. 9.4), runs conceded and wickets.
- 3Choose eight-ball overs only for old Australian or New Zealand records.
- 4Read the batting strike rate and average.
- 5Read the bowling economy, average and strike rate.
Formula and method
Batting strike rate is runs per 100 balls faced, so it measures scoring speed, while batting average is runs divided by the number of times the batter was out — not-out innings add runs but no dismissal. Bowling economy is runs conceded per over; bowling average is runs per wicket and bowling strike rate is balls bowled per wicket, so lower is better for all three bowling figures.
Overs use scorecard notation, where the digit after the point counts balls: 9.4 overs = 9 × 6 + 4 = 58 balls, which is 9.667 true overs. The calculator converts to balls first, which is how official statistics are computed. Wides and no-balls are not counted as balls faced or legal deliveries.
- Runs
- Runs scored by the batter (or conceded by the bowler)
- Balls
- Legal balls faced (batting) or bowled (bowling)
- Dismissals
- Innings batted minus not-outs
- Overs
- Balls bowled ÷ balls per over
Worked examples
Season: 1,250 runs off 980 balls, 36 wickets
1,250 ÷ 980 × 100 = 127.55 strike rate, and 1,250 ÷ 30 dismissals = 41.67 average. 180.4 overs is 1,084 balls, so 820 runs conceded is 4.54 per over, 22.78 per wicket and a wicket every 30.1 balls.
T20 innings and spell: 54 off 31, 4-0-28-2
54 runs from 31 balls is a strike rate of 174.19. Four overs for 28 runs is an economy of 7.00, and two wickets in 24 balls is a strike rate of 12.
ODI spell of 9.4 overs
9.4 overs is 58 balls (9.667 overs). 51 ÷ 9.667 = 5.28 economy; 51 ÷ 3 = 17.00 average; 58 ÷ 3 = 19.3 balls per wicket.
Frequently asked questions
How is strike rate calculated in cricket?+
Batting strike rate is runs scored divided by balls faced, multiplied by 100. A batter who scores 45 off 30 balls has a strike rate of 150.
How do you calculate bowling economy?+
Divide runs conceded by overs bowled, using true overs: 7.3 overs is 7.5 overs (45 balls). Conceding 36 runs in 7.3 overs is an economy of 4.80.
What is the difference between bowling average and bowling strike rate?+
Bowling average is runs conceded per wicket, while bowling strike rate is balls bowled per wicket. Average shows cost; strike rate shows how often a bowler takes wickets.
How do not-outs affect batting average?+
Not-out innings add runs but no dismissal, so average is total runs divided by times out, not innings played. A batter with 300 runs in 10 innings and 2 not-outs averages 300 ÷ 8 = 37.5.
What is a good strike rate in T20 cricket?+
In modern T20 cricket a batting strike rate above about 140 is good and above 160 is outstanding. In ODIs around 90–100 is solid, and in Tests 50–60 is typical.