Free Cricket Run Rate Calculator
Current rate, projected score and required rate.
What is the Cricket Run Rate Calculator?
Run rate is the pulse of a limited-overs innings — it tells you whether a total is on track and how hard a chase really is. But the maths hides a trap: overs aren't decimal, so 12.3 doesn't mean twelve and a half. This calculator handles the balls-per-over format properly and gives you the current rate, a projected score and, for a chase, the required run rate.
It runs entirely in your browser, so you can crunch the numbers while you watch.
Last updated: Aug 27, 2026
What does this tool do?
Enter the runs and overs and it shows the current run rate. Add the innings length and it projects the final score at that rate. Enter a target as well and it works out the required run rate and the exact balls remaining. Overs are read correctly — 12.3 is twelve overs and three balls, not 12.5.
It's the quick way to answer 'are they on track?' and 'what do they need?'.
Key features
Current run rate
Runs per over, right now.
Projected score
Where the innings ends at this rate.
Required run rate
What a chase needs from here.
Balls-per-over aware
Reads 12.3 as 12 overs 3 balls.
Private
Runs entirely in your browser.
Example
Common use cases
- Fans — See if a total is par or a chase is alive.
- Captains — Judge whether to push or consolidate.
- Coaches — Set scoring targets for a session.
- Commentators — Quote the asking rate accurately.
- Backyard cricket — Set a fair chase target.
- Learners — Understand run rate and asking rate.
Benefits
- Correct overs maths, not a decimal fudge.
- Projected score and required rate in one place.
- Fast enough to use live.
- Free and private.
Tips
- Enter overs in the real format: 12.3 is twelve overs and three balls.
- Use the projected score to judge whether the batting side is ahead of par.
- For a chase, the required run rate climbing well above the current rate is the sign the pressure is on.
- Update the figures each over for a live asking rate.
- For a live ball-by-ball scoreboard, use the cricket scoreboard tool; this one is for quick what-if maths.
Common mistakes to avoid
Reading 12.3 overs as 12.5
Fix: Overs are balls-per-over — enter 12.3 and the tool converts it correctly.
Confusing projected with required
Fix: Projected is where you'll finish at this rate; required is what a chase still needs.
Forgetting the innings length
Fix: Projected score and required rate both need the total overs — enter it.
Not updating during the innings
Fix: Re-enter each over for an accurate live asking rate.
How it works
- 1
Enter runs and overs
Overs as 12.3 for 12 overs 3 balls.
- 2
Add the innings length
For a projected final score.
- 3
Add a target
To see the required run rate.
Frequently asked questions
Use the balls-per-over format: 12.3 means 12 overs and 3 balls. The calculator converts it correctly before working out the rate.
It's the score the batting side would reach at the current run rate over the full innings — a quick way to gauge if they're on track.
Required run rate = runs still needed ÷ overs remaining. Enter the target and innings length and it shows the required rate and balls left.
Use balls-per-over format: 12.3 means 12 overs and 3 balls. The calculator converts it before working out the rate.
The score the batting side would reach at the current run rate over the full innings.
Required run rate = runs still needed ÷ overs remaining. Enter the target and innings length to see it.
Yes — free, no sign-up.
Conclusion
Turn runs and overs into the numbers that matter — current rate, projected score and the required rate for a chase — with the balls-per-over maths handled correctly. Enter overs as 12.3, add the innings length and a target, and you'll always know if a side is ahead or behind.
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