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🎯 Cricket Bowling Economy Rate Calculator

Calculate bowling economy rate using runs conceded and the exact number of balls bowled.

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Enter 0 to 5 balls. Example: 3 overs and 4 balls is entered as 3 and 4.

Fill in the details and click Calculate to see your results.


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📘 About the Bowling Economy Rate

Calculate a bowlers economy rate using exact legal balls bowled.

The calculator avoids the common mistake of treating 3.4 overs as 3.4 decimal overs.

🧮 Formula

Balls bowled
Balls = Overs × 6 + Balls
True overs
True overs = Balls ÷ 6
Economy rate
Economy = Runs Conceded ÷ True Overs

Where

  • Balls bowled = completed overs × 6 + balls
  • True overs = balls ÷ 6
  • Economy = runs conceded ÷ true overs
Six legal balls make one over.

✏️ Worked example

31 runs from 3 overs and 4 balls

You enter
Runs Conceded31 runs
Completed Overs3 overs
Balls in Current Over4 balls
You get
Economy Rate8.45455
True Overs Bowled3.66667
Balls Bowled22

The economy is 8.45 runs per over.

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🧭 How to use this calculator

What you enter

  • Runs Conceded (runs)
  • Completed Overs (overs)
  • Balls in Current Over (balls)Enter 0 to 5 balls. Example: 3 overs and 4 balls is entered as 3 and 4.

What you get

  • Economy Rate
  • True Overs Bowled
  • Balls Bowled

❓ Frequently asked questions

What does 3.4 overs mean?

It means 3 overs and 4 balls, which equals 22 balls or 3.667 true overs.

Why should I not divide by 3.4?

The .4 represents four balls, not four tenths of an over.

What does economy rate measure?

It measures runs conceded per over.