About the Net Run Rate Calculator
This net run rate calculator works out a cricket team’s NRR the way tournament tables do: total runs scored divided by total overs faced, minus total runs conceded divided by total overs bowled. Enter each match on its own line — runs scored, overs faced, runs conceded, overs bowled — or switch to totals mode if you already have the season aggregates.
It is built for fans following a T20 or ODI group table, club scorers maintaining a league ladder, and captains working out what a final group game needs to achieve. Overs use cricket notation, so 18.4 means 18 overs and 4 balls (18⅔ overs), not 18.4 decimal overs — the most common mistake when NRR is worked out by hand.
Under the standard ICC playing conditions, when a team is bowled out before its overs are up, the full quota (for example 20 or 50 overs) is used as overs faced for that innings. Enter the full quota in that case. Rain-reduced games use the revised overs and targets that applied in the match.
With the default inputs, the net run rate (nrr) is -0.428. Change any value above to recalculate instantly.
How to use the net run rate calculator
- 1Choose match-by-match entry or tournament totals.
- 2For each match, type runs scored, overs faced, runs conceded and overs bowled on one line.
- 3Write overs in cricket notation (19.2 = 19 overs and 2 balls).
- 4If a side was bowled out, enter the full quota of overs for that innings.
- 5Read the NRR and use the table to see which games helped or hurt it.
Formula and method
Net run rate is calculated on tournament aggregates, not by averaging each match’s NRR. All runs scored are added up and divided by all overs faced; all runs conceded are divided by all overs bowled; the second rate is subtracted from the first. A positive NRR means a team scores faster than its opponents across the competition.
Overs are converted from cricket notation to true fractions before dividing: 18.4 overs is 18 + 4/6 = 18.667 overs. Under standard ICC playing conditions, a side that is bowled out is charged its full quota of overs, so enter 20 (T20) or 50 (ODI) for that innings. Abandoned matches with no result are normally excluded from NRR.
- Σ runs scored
- Total runs made by the team in all counted matches
- Σ overs faced
- Total overs batted (full quota if all out)
- Σ runs conceded
- Total runs scored by opponents
- Σ overs bowled
- Total overs bowled at opponents (full quota if they were all out)
Worked examples
Four-game T20 group stage
The team scored 592 runs in 78.4 overs (78.667 true overs), a run rate of 7.525. Opponents scored 631 in 79.2 overs (79.333), a rate of 7.954. The difference gives an NRR of about −0.428 despite two wins.
Season totals entered directly
1,420 runs in 245.3 overs (245.5 true overs) is 5.784 runs per over. Conceding 1,310 in 250 overs is 5.240 per over, so the NRR is +0.544.
Big win chasing quickly
Chasing 151 in 12.3 overs (12.5 true overs) is a run rate of 12.08, against the opponent’s 7.50 from 20 overs, so this single win gives an NRR of +4.580.
Frequently asked questions
How is net run rate calculated in cricket?+
Divide total runs scored by total overs faced, divide total runs conceded by total overs bowled, and subtract the second figure from the first. Totals are summed across all counted matches before dividing.
What happens to NRR if a team is all out?+
Under standard ICC playing conditions, a team that is bowled out is treated as having faced its full quota of overs (for example 20 in a T20 or 50 in an ODI), even if it was dismissed earlier. This penalises collapses.
Why does 18.4 overs not equal 18.4 in the formula?+
Cricket notation counts balls, not tenths: 18.4 means 18 overs and 4 balls, which is 18 + 4/6 = 18.667 overs. Using 18.4 directly understates the overs and inflates the run rate.
Is NRR the average of each match’s run rate?+
No. NRR uses aggregate runs and overs across the tournament. Averaging per-match NRRs gives a different, incorrect number because matches with fewer overs would be weighted the same as full matches.
Do no-result matches count towards net run rate?+
Generally no. Abandoned or no-result matches are excluded from NRR in ICC events; check the specific competition rules for how reduced-overs games and DLS results are handled.