Explained: What is Net Run Rate (NRR)? How is it calculated?

Net Run Rate (NRR) is often used as tie-breaker in cricket tournaments when teams have same number of points.

Cricket keeps changing with the times, and it has now become more competitive as data and different methods have come into the game. Teams now not only practice; they also collect data that can help them do well in a big competition. Many of you might have heard about Net Run Rate (NRR), which is one such thing that every team should be aware of when it comes to competing in any tournament.

Whether it is at ICC tournaments, local competitions, or franchise cricket, NRR is always important because it can be the difference between qualifying for knockouts or disqualification. But for the fans, it is very confusing sometimes to understand NRR, which is not the actual case. Here we will talk about Net Run Rate (NRR) briefly. Very often, NRR is used as tie-breaker when multiple teams end up being with same number of points in cricket tournaments.

What is Net Run Rate (NRR)?

To know about the calculation of NRR, first you should know what Net Run Rate or NRR, is. The word ‘net’ in NRR indicates the difference between the run rate of a team scoring runs and conceding runs. The difference between the run rates of both innings will be the actual NRR of the game. In the case of a win, it will be positive, and in the case of a loss, it will be negative.

How is Net Run Rate (NRR) calculated? 

As fans, we always get confused after looking at the NRR of the teams, but actually, it is very simple to calculate a team’s NRR in a competition. The simple calculation is to add all the runs that a team scores in the number of overs and then subtract that from the runs conceded by the same team in the number of overs. The difference will be the NRR of the game. This is not just in the IPL, PSL or in franchise league but also in ODI or T20 tournaments played around the world.

Net Run Rate = Scoring Run Rate – Conceding Run Rate

Scoring Run Rate: You need to add all the runs scored by a team in the competition, then divide it by the number of overs played in the competition.

Conceding Run Rate: Total number of runs conceded away by the team divided by the total number of overs bowled.

For example, let’s try it with the PBKS vs GT match played in the IPL 2024.

Punjab Kings scored 142 runs in 20 overs. Their run rate was (142/20) 7.1.

Gujarat Titans chased down the score in 19.1 overs and made 146/7. So their run rate was (146/19.1) 7.64.

Net Run Rate

GT’s NRR will increase by (7.64 – 7.1) +0.54

PBKS’ NRR will decrease by – 0.54

Key Note for Calculating NRR

• If a team loses all wickets while chasing the score before completion of full quota of their allotted overs, then the NRR will be calculated on the basis of the full quota of overs.
• But in case the team chases down the target before total overs, the NRR will be calculated on the basis of the overs they have taken to chase it down.

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