Cricket Run Rate Calculator
Find the current run rate, projected score and required run rate in a cricket chase.
About the Cricket Run Rate Calculator
Enter the runs scored, the overs faced as written on the scoreboard (20.4 means 20 overs and 4 balls), the target if you're chasing, and the overs in the innings. The calculator gives the current run rate and either the projected total or the required rate, runs needed and balls left.
Run rate is runs per over. Overs are written as overs.balls, so 20.4 is 124 balls, not 20.4 overs.
The formula
Run rate = runs ÷ balls × 6
Worked example
145 runs off 20.4 overs, chasing 290 in a 50-over match
- Balls faced: 20 × 6 + 4 = 124; current rate 145 ÷ 124 × 6 = 7.02
- Need 145 off 176 balls (29.2 overs)
- Required rate: 145 ÷ 176 × 6 = 4.94
Questions people ask
Why can't I just divide by 20.4?
Because .4 means 4 balls, which is 0.667 of an over.
What about DLS targets?
Rain-affected targets use the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method; enter the revised target.
What is net run rate?
A tournament measure: runs scored per over minus runs conceded per over across all matches.