Cricket Net Run Rate (NRR) Calculator
Work out your team's net run rate for one match or a whole tournament. Enter overs the cricket way, like 45.3, and see every step.
Add up every match in the tournament so far, or enter one match.
If your team was bowled out, count the full quota (20 or 50 overs) for that match.
If you bowled the other team out, count the full quota for that match.
Net run rate
+0.467
- Your run rate
- 6.367 an over
- Run rate against you
- 5.900 an over
Your team scores 6.37 runs an over and concedes 5.9, a positive net run rate of +0.467.
How it's worked out
- Overs faced, in overs
196.2 overs = 1178 balls ÷ 6196.333 - Your run rate
1,250 ÷ 196.3336.367 - Overs bowled, in overs
200.0 overs = 1200 balls ÷ 6200 - Run rate against
1,180 ÷ 2005.900 - Net run rate
6.367 − 5.900+0.467
- Tournaments break ties on points with net run rate, worked out over all matches together, not as an average of each match's rate.
- Matches with no result are left out. Rain-affected matches use the revised targets and overs set under the DLS method.
The formula
NRR = (runs scored ÷ overs faced) − (runs conceded ÷ overs bowled)
Overs are converted to balls first: 196.2 overs is 196 × 6 + 2 = 1,178 balls, or 196.333 overs. Runs per over is then runs × 6 ÷ balls.
Worked example
A team scores 180 in 20 overs and restricts the other side to 160 in 20 overs. Its run rate is 9.000 and the other side's 8.000, so this match alone gives a net run rate of +1.000.
Rules to remember
When a team is bowled out, use the full quota of overs for that innings. Matches abandoned without a result are left out. In a rain-affected match, use the revised overs and target set under the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method.
Questions people ask
How is net run rate calculated?
Runs scored divided by overs faced, minus runs conceded divided by overs bowled. Scoring 1,250 in 196.2 overs and conceding 1,180 in 200 overs gives 6.367 − 5.900 = +0.467.
What if a team is bowled out?
Its innings counts as the full quota of overs, 20 in a T20 or 50 in a one-day match, even if it lasted fewer. So being bowled out early hurts your net run rate.
What does 45.3 overs mean?
45 overs and 3 balls. An over has 6 balls, so 45.3 overs is 45.5 overs in decimals, or 273 balls.
Is tournament NRR the average of each match's NRR?
No. It's worked out from the total runs and total overs across all matches, so a big win in a long match counts for more than one in a short, rain-reduced match.
About this calculator
Formula and rules last checked 9 November 2026Written and tested by the CalculatorDex teamReport a problem