How to calculate NRR in cricket?
Net Run Rate (NRR) is essential in cricket, particularly in ODIs and T20s, as it serves as a tiebreaker for teams with equal points. Here is how you can calculate NRR in cricket.
Last Updated: 01.09 PM, Oct 05, 2025
Net Run Rate (NRR) is a crucial statistic in cricket, especially in limited-overs formats like One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 (T20) tournaments. It serves as a tiebreaker to rank teams that have equal points in league or round-robin stages of a competition. Here is how you can calculate NRR in cricket.
What is Net Run Rate?
Net Run Rate measures the difference between the average number of runs a team scores per over and the average number of runs scored against it per over. In other words, it compares scoring speed versus the speed at which the team concedes runs.
A positive NRR indicates the team scores faster than its opponents, suggesting dominance, while a negative NRR indicates it scores slower and potentially struggles.
Basic formula for NRR
The Net Run Rate for a single match is calculated as:
Where:
- Runs scored and conceded are the total runs by the team and by the opposition.
- Overs faced or bowled include partial overs converted to decimals (e.g., 47.2 overs is 47 + 2/6 = 47.33 overs).
Step-by-Step calculation of NRR in a catch
Example:
If Team A scores 250 runs in 50 overs, and Team B scores 200 runs in 50 overs, then:
If Team B lost but scored 180 runs in 19 overs and were all out in a 20-over game, we consider the full 20 overs for the calculation:
Calculating NRR over a tournament
To calculate the Net Run Rate (NRR) over multiple matches, aggregate all runs scored and runs conceded across matches and divide by the total overs faced and bowled, respectively:
This calculation gives a performance indicator over the entire tournament. For example:
Then, Tournament NRR=1500/250−1400/245=6.00−5.71=+0.29