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Cricket Run Rate Calculator: current rate & score scenario
Use the team score and legal overs already completed to calculate its current scoring rate. The optional innings quota creates a constant-rate arithmetic scenario, not a prediction or DLS target.
Enter your figures to calculate.
How current run rate is calculated
Run rate = total team runs × 6 ÷ legal balls used. A score of 100 after 12.4 overs means 76 legal balls, so the current run rate is 600 ÷ 76 = 7.89 runs per over. The .4 represents four legal balls, not four tenths of an over.
Current, required and net run rate
| Measure | Question it answers | Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Current | How quickly has this team scored so far? | This page |
| Required | What rate is needed to reach a chase target? | Required run rate |
| Net | How does aggregate scoring rate compare with conceding rate? | Net run rate |
What the projected score means
At 100 after 12.4 in a 20-over allocation, 44 legal balls remain. Keeping exactly the same rate gives a mathematical total of about 157.89, displayed as 157 whole runs. This is not a likely final score: wickets, bowling changes, the batter’s approach and match interruptions are not modeled. Do not project an innings that has already ended.
Should I include extras?
For the team’s current rate, use total team runs including extras. For an individual batter’s strike rate use only runs credited to that batter.
Does an all-out innings use the full quota here?
No. Current rate uses the actual legal balls used. The full-quota convention for an all-out innings belongs to tournament NRR calculations, not this current-rate calculation.
Can this determine a revised rain target or qualification margin?
No. It calculates a current scoring rate and a constant-rate scenario only. Use official revised targets, standings and competition rules for those decisions.
Six-ball overs reference: MCC Laws of Cricket 2026, Law 17. For individual scoring see batting strike rate.
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