How is net run rate calculated in cricket?

NRR is the average runs per over a team scores across the tournament minus the average runs per over scored against it. Add up all runs scored and divide by total overs faced; do the same for runs conceded over total overs bowled; subtract the second from the first. Overs are aggregated across every completed match, not averaged per game.

What happens to NRR when a team is all out?

Per the ICC Playing Conditions, a side bowled out is treated as having batted its full quota of overs, 50 in an ODI, 20 in a T20, regardless of when the last wicket fell. So if you bowl a team out for 150 in 18 overs of a T20, you still divide their 150 by 20, not 18. This calculator applies that rule automatically when you tick the all-out box.

How do you count overs when a team is bowled out early?

You do not use the over at which they were dismissed. The all-out innings is scored against the full format quota. Only the batting or bowling side that was actually dismissed gets its overs expanded to the quota, the other innings keeps its real overs.

Why is 45.3 overs not 45.3 in the maths?

Cricket overs are base-6: an over is six legal balls. The notation 45.3 means 45 completed overs and 3 balls, which as a decimal is 45 + 3/6 = 45.5 overs. Treating 45.3 as the decimal 45.3 is the most common NRR error, and it changes the run rate. This tool converts O.B entries correctly.

Does a higher NRR mean a better team?

NRR is only a tie-breaker. Teams are ranked first on points; NRR separates sides level on points in the standings. A higher NRR means a team has, on balance, scored faster and conceded slower, but it never overrides a points difference.

How many overs must we win in to overtake a rival on NRR?

Use the chase-scenario mode. Enter the opponent's total and the single-match NRR you want, and it solves overs = runs-to-win ÷ (target NRR + opponent run rate), then rounds down to the last ball so finishing by that ball guarantees at least your target. It also flags when a target is impossible within the quota.

Are no-result or abandoned matches included in NRR?

No. The ICC excludes matches with no result from NRR entirely, neither the runs nor the overs count. Only enter completed matches in the tournament mode. Rain-affected games that still produced a result are included using the actual runs and overs (or a DLS-adjusted total where one applies).

Does this calculator handle Duckworth–Lewis–Stern (DLS)?

Not yet. DLS par-score targets need the licensed resource tables, which are not fully public, so a separate tool is planned. For NRR you only need the published formula, which this tool implements. If a match was decided by DLS, enter the actual runs scored and overs faced as recorded in the scorecard.

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Cricket Net Run Rate (NRR) Calculator

Work out any team's Net Run Rate with the official ICC formula, the all-out full-quota rule and base-6 overs handled for you. A second mode tells you exactly how many overs you must chase a target in to hit a desired NRR. No signup, sources cited below.

By Induwara Ashinsana· Co-Founder, Ryzera TechnologiesUpdated Jul 8, 2026

Net Run Rate calculatorICC formula

All-out rule applied

Match format

Add one row per completed match. Overs use the O.B format, 45.3 means 45 overs, 3 balls.

Match 1

Our innings (for)

Runs scored

Overs (O.B)

We were all out (counts as full quota)

Opponent innings (against)

Runs conceded

Overs (O.B)

Opponent all out (counts as full quota)

Enter the runs scored.
Enter the runs conceded.
Overs faced: Enter the overs, e.g. 45.3 for 45 overs and 3 balls.
Overs bowled: Enter the overs, e.g. 45.3 for 45 overs and 3 balls.

Enter at least one completed match, runs and overs for both innings, to see your Net Run Rate.

Formula and rules from the ICC Men's Playing Conditions (Net Run Rate appendix). A side that is all out counts as having batted the full quota of overs. Last verified 2026-07-08.

How it works

Net Run Rate (NRR) is the tie-breaker cricket tournaments use to separate teams level on points. The Sri Lanka fan doing group-stage maths during the Asia Cup or a World Cup needs two things right: the all-out rule and the base-6 overs conversion. This calculator follows the definition in the ICC Men's Playing Conditions exactly.

Convert overs to decimal. An over is six legal balls, so overs are base-6, not base-10. An entry written as O.B (O whole overs, B balls, 0–5) becomes O + B/6. So 45.3 overs is 45 + 3/6 = 45.5 decimal overs.
Apply the all-out rule. The ICC conditions state a team that is all out is treated as having batted its full quota of overs. When you tick the all-out box, the calculator forces that innings to 50 overs (ODI), 20 (T20) or your custom quota, whichever team was dismissed, independently for the batting and bowling sides.
Aggregate across matches. Run rate for is the total runs you scored divided by the total overs you faced across every completed match; run rate against is total runs conceded divided by total overs bowled. Overs are summed, never averaged per game.
Subtract. NRR = run rate for − run rate against, shown to three decimals with an explicit sign.

The formal statement is NRR = Σ(runs for)/Σ(overs faced) − Σ(runs against)/Σ(overs bowled), with all-out innings expanded to the quota before summing. No-result matches are excluded entirely, the runs and the overs both drop out, so the tournament mode asks you to enter completed matches only.

The chase mode inverts the single-match version of the same formula. If you bat second and must score T runs to win against an opponent who made R in Q effective overs, your single-match NRR is T/o − R/Q. Solving for the overs o that reach a desired NRR d gives o = T / (d + R/Q). The tool rounds that down to the last whole ball, so completing the chase on or before that ball guarantees at least your target, and it flags cases that are impossible within the quota.

Worked examples

Tournament NRR, T20 with the all-out rule

Match 1: scored 180 in 20.0; bowled opponent out for 150 in 18.0.
All-out rule → opponent's overs become the full 20.0, not 18.0.
Match 2: scored 165 in 20.0; conceded 160 in 20.0 (neither all out).
Runs for = 180 + 165 = 345 over 40.0 → 8.625 per over.
Runs against = 150 + 160 = 310 over 40.0 → 7.750 per over.
NRR = 8.625 − 7.750 = +0.875

Chase scenario, ODI, overs needed

Opponent all out for 173 → effective overs Q = 50, rate = 173/50 = 3.460.
You need 174 to win. Target single-match NRR d = +2.00.
Overs o = 174 / (2.00 + 3.460) = 174 / 5.460 = 31.868 decimal overs.
Round down to the ball: 31 overs, 5 balls → 31.5 (= 31.833 decimal).
Check: 174 / 31.833 − 3.460 = 5.466 − 3.460 = +2.006 ≥ +2.00

Edge case, a target NRR that is impossible

ODI, opponent all out for 100 → Q = 50, rate = 2.000. You need 101 to win.
You want a modest single-match NRR of exactly 0.00.
Overs o = 101 / (0.00 + 2.000) = 50.5 overs, more than the 50-over quota.
Even batting the full 50 overs gives 101/50 − 2.000 = +0.020, above 0.00.
So +0.00 is unreachable here, the tool flags it and shows the minimum you will beat.

Frequently asked questions

Sources & references

The formula, the all-out full-quota rule and the base-6 overs conversion were last cross-checked against the ICC Playing Conditions on 2026-07-08. Duckworth–Lewis–Stern par scores are out of scope, see the FAQ.

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