Cricket Run Rate Calculator
Current run rate (CRR) = runs scored ÷ overs faced. Required run rate (RRR) = runs needed ÷ overs remaining. Overs are written as overs.balls, and an over has six balls, so 12.3 overs is 12 overs and 3 balls, or 12.5 overs. This cricket run rate calculator works out both and projects the total.
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Run rate calculator
Type overs as on a scorecard: 12.3 is 12 overs and 3 balls. The target is one run more than the other side's total. For a match cut short by rain, change the overs in the innings.
Enter runs and overs faced to see the run rate. Add a target to see the required run rate.
Required run rate calculator: need X off Y balls
Know the runs needed and the balls left? Type them here. RRR = runs needed ÷ (balls left ÷ 6).
Enter the runs needed and the balls left.
Run Rate Formula: How Is Run Rate Calculated?
Run rate is the number of runs a side scores per over. The run rate formula is simple: divide the runs by the overs faced. Count the overs in balls first, because an over has six balls, not ten.
- Turn the overs into balls. 12.3 overs is 12 × 6 + 3 = 75 balls.
- Divide the balls by 6 to get true overs. 75 ÷ 6 = 12.5 overs.
- Divide the runs by that number. 87 runs ÷ 12.5 = 6.96 runs an over.
The current run rate calculator above does these steps as you type. It shows the working under the result, so you can check each number.
How to Calculate the Required Run Rate
The required run rate is the rate a chasing side needs from now on. RRR = runs needed ÷ overs remaining.
Runs needed is the target minus the runs scored. The target is one run more than the other side's total, so if the other side made 165, the target is 166. Overs remaining is the length of the innings minus the overs faced, again counted in balls.
If the RRR is higher than the current run rate, the side has to score faster than it has so far. Type the target into the cricket run rate calculator and it shows both rates side by side.
How Are Overs Like 12.3 Converted?
The digit after the dot counts balls, not tenths. The ICC's playing conditions say the ball is bowled "in overs of 6 valid balls". So 12.3 overs is 12 overs and 3 balls, which is 12 3/6, or 12.5 overs.
Dividing by 12.3 gives the wrong answer. A side on 87 after 12.3 overs scores at 87 ÷ 12.5 = 6.96, not 87 ÷ 12.3 = 7.07. The digit after the dot only runs from 0 to 5, so the calculator refuses entries such as 12.7.
| Overs | Balls | As a decimal |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 1 | 0.167 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0.333 |
| 0.3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | 4 | 0.667 |
| 0.5 | 5 | 0.833 |
| 7.3 | 45 | 7.5 |
| 12.3 | 75 | 12.5 |
Worked T20 Example: Chasing 166
Team A made 165 in a T20 match, so Team B needs 166. After 12.3 overs, Team B has 87 runs.
| Step | Working | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Balls faced | 12 × 6 + 3 | 75 (12.5 overs) |
| Current run rate | 87 ÷ 12.5 | 6.96 |
| Balls left | 120 − 75 | 45 (7.5 overs) |
| Runs needed | 166 − 87 | 79 |
| Required run rate | 79 ÷ 7.5 | 10.53 |
| Projected total | 87 + 6.96 × 7.5 | 139.2, about 139 |
Team B needs 10.53 an over but has scored at 6.96. At its current rate it would finish on about 139, well short of 166. Press Load the T20 example in the calculator to see the same numbers.
Projected Score at the Current Run Rate
The projected score assumes the side keeps scoring at its current rate. Projected total = runs + CRR × overs left.
In an ODI, a side on 142 after 27.4 overs has faced 166 balls, a run rate of 5.13. With 134 balls left, it is on course for about 257. The projection is a straight line: it ignores wickets and any change of pace, so treat it as a guide, not a forecast.
Run Rate vs Net Run Rate
Run rate is runs per over in one innings. Net run rate (NRR) compares a team's run rate with the run rate scored against it, across a whole tournament. It is used to split teams in a points table.
This page works on one innings at a time. For a tournament table, use our net run rate calculator.
Rain-Affected Chases and DLS
When rain or bad light cuts the overs, the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method sets a revised target. The required run rate then comes from that target and the reduced overs, not from the first side's total.
Get the revised target from our DLS calculator. Then set the overs in the innings to the new length here and type the score.
Run Rate FAQs
How is run rate calculated in cricket?
Divide the runs by the overs faced, with the overs counted in balls. Current run rate (CRR) = runs scored ÷ overs faced. A side on 87 after 12.3 overs has faced 75 balls, or 12.5 overs, so its run rate is 87 ÷ 12.5 = 6.96 runs an over.
How do you calculate the required run rate?
Divide the runs still needed by the overs left. Required run rate (RRR) = runs needed ÷ overs remaining. Chasing 166 in a T20 and on 87 after 12.3 overs, a side needs 79 off 45 balls. That is 7.5 overs, so the RRR is 79 ÷ 7.5 = 10.53.
How are overs like 12.3 converted?
The digit after the dot counts balls, not tenths. An over has six balls, so 12.3 overs is 12 overs and 3 balls: 12 + 3/6 = 12.5 overs. Dividing by 12.3 instead overstates the run rate: 87 ÷ 12.3 = 7.07, not 6.96.
How is the projected score worked out?
Add the runs already scored to the current run rate times the overs left. On 87 after 12.3 overs of a T20, that is 87 + 6.96 × 7.5 = 139.2, so about 139. It assumes the rate holds and the side is not bowled out.
Do wides and no-balls count in the run rate?
Their runs do, but they do not count as balls. Each wide or no-ball adds a one-run penalty, plus any runs taken, to the total. Under the ICC playing conditions neither counts as one of the six balls of the over. So they push the run rate up without adding to the overs.
What is the difference between run rate and net run rate?
Run rate is runs per over in one innings. Net run rate compares a team's run rate with the run rate scored against it over a whole tournament, and it separates teams in a points table. Use our net run rate calculator for that.
How does DLS change the required run rate?
When rain or bad light cuts the overs, the DLS method sets a revised target. The required run rate then comes from that target and the reduced overs. Get the target from our DLS calculator, set the overs in the innings to the new length, and enter the score.
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