Power Calculators

🎯 Required Run Rate Calculator

Calculate the run rate required to chase a cricket target from runs needed and overs remaining.

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Enter 0 to 5 balls.

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


Also available in our Android app, with charts and full breakdown tables.

📘 About the Required Run Rate

Use this calculator during a chase to determine the required scoring rate.

Remaining overs are converted using six legal balls per over.

🧮 Formula

Runs required
Runs required = Target − Current score
Overs remaining
True overs remaining = Balls remaining ÷ 6
Required run rate
Required run rate = Runs required ÷ Overs remaining

Where

  • Runs required = Target − Current score
  • True overs remaining = Remaining balls ÷ 6
  • Required run rate = Runs required ÷ true overs remaining
The target is the score that must be reached. The chasing side needs target minus current score runs.

✏️ Worked example

Chasing 181 after 10 overs

You enter
Target Score181 runs
Current Score90 runs
Completed Overs Remaining10 overs
Balls in Remaining Partial Over0 balls
You get
Runs Required91
Required Run Rate9.1
True Overs Remaining10
Balls Remaining60

90 runs are on the board and 10 overs remain.

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🧭 How to use this calculator

What you enter

  • Target Score (runs)
  • Current Score (runs)
  • Completed Overs Remaining (overs)
  • Balls in Remaining Partial Over (balls)Enter 0 to 5 balls.

What you get

  • Runs Required
  • Required Run Rate
  • True Overs Remaining
  • Balls Remaining

❓ Frequently asked questions

What is required run rate?

It is the number of runs per over the chasing team needs from the remaining deliveries.

Does 10.3 mean 10.3 decimal overs?

No. It means 10 overs and 3 balls.

What happens if the current score is already above the target?

The calculator shows zero runs required.