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Required Run Rate Calculator

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Required run rate

6.00

Runs needed
150

For general information only — not financial, tax, legal or medical advice. Verify before you rely on it.

How to use the Required Run Rate Calculator

The Required Run Rate Calculator works out your required run rate, along with 1 related figure in an instant. Enter target score, runs scored so far and overs remaining and the result updates as you type — it is free, needs no sign-up, and runs entirely in your browser so your figures stay private.

  1. Enter the target score.
  2. Enter the runs scored so far.
  3. Enter the overs remaining.
  4. Read off your required run rate, together with runs needed — the calculator updates automatically, with no button to press.

Formula

The Required Run Rate Calculator uses the formula:

Required run rate = (Target score - Runs scored so far) ÷ Overs remaining

Worked example

For example, with target score of 250, runs scored so far of 100 and overs remaining of 25, the required run rate is 6.00.

Inputs used
Target score 250
Runs scored so far 100
Overs remaining 25
Results
Required run rate 6.00
Runs needed 150

Results are estimates for educational use, not professional advice.

Frequently asked questions

Divide the runs still needed by the overs remaining. Chasing 250 with 100 scored and 25 overs left needs 6 runs per over.

Current run rate is runs scored per over so far; required run rate is the pace needed for the rest of the innings to win.

Use decimals where each ball is a sixth of an over, so 4 balls remaining is 0.67 of an over.

As overs run down with runs still needed, the same target is squeezed into fewer overs, raising the required rate.

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