Net run rate calculator

180 versus 150: where the denominator matters

In this fictional 20-over game, your team makes 180 in 20 overs. The opponent is all out for 150 in 18 overs. For standard NRR, the all-out innings is assigned its full 20-over allocation: 180/20 − 150/20 = +1.500. Dividing 150 by 18 would give the wrong contribution under that rule.

This is one match’s contribution

A tournament NRR is calculated from the aggregate eligible runs and adjusted balls across included matches. Do not add or take an ordinary average of the NRR values from this tool. When innings lengths differ, the denominators carry different weights. Our NRR guide demonstrates a multi-match ledger.

When not to use this tool

This version covers a completed match with equal scheduled innings quotas and no DLS adjustment. Rain-adjusted matches, forfeits, abandoned matches and event-specific rules need the official adjustments before the arithmetic. A Super Over is not simply another innings to add. Do not enter a shortened match’s figures here and assume the table result is official.

Check the source before the sum

Verify each total, the full entitlement, the actual balls faced and whether the team was all out. An early successful chase uses its actual deliveries; an all-out innings uses the full quota in this standard case. If there were no legal deliveries, the rate is undefined and the tool refuses to divide by zero.

Rule reference: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 playing conditions, section 16.10.7. Other events may differ.