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Cricket maths
Ten questions on run rate, strike rate, averages, economy, required rate and net run rate. Every answer comes with the working.
Fielding positions
One fielder is highlighted in amber on a field for a right-handed batter, with the bowler at the top. Name the position.
Offside call
Blue attacks to the right. Look at where the receiver, the ball and the defenders are, then make the call. The answer shows the lines that decide it.
Three calculations, step by step
The same method the cricket maths game uses.
A team scores 168 runs in 18.3 overs.
18.3 overs means 18 overs and 3 balls, so 18 + 3/6 = 18.5 overs.
Run rate = 168 ÷ 18.5 = 9.08 runs per over.
A batter scores 64 runs off 41 balls.
Strike rate = runs ÷ balls × 100.
64 ÷ 41 × 100 = 156.10 runs per 100 balls.
A team scores 176 in its 20 overs and concedes 160 in the opponent's 20 overs.
Run rate for = 176 ÷ 20 = 8.80. Run rate against = 160 ÷ 20 = 8.00.
Net run rate = 8.80 − 8.00 = 0.80.
The cricket formulas
Keep these in mind and every cricket maths question becomes routine.
Run rate
runs ÷ oversOvers written 18.3 mean 18 overs and 3 balls, so use 18.5.
Strike rate
runs ÷ balls × 100Runs a batter scores per 100 balls faced.
Batting average
runs ÷ dismissalsInnings where the batter was not out are left out of the divisor.
Economy rate
runs conceded ÷ oversRuns a bowler concedes per over.
Required run rate
(target − score) ÷ overs leftThe rate the chasing team needs from here.
Net run rate
run rate for − run rate againstUsed to separate teams level on points.
Go deeper on Khel222 Sports
Cricket stats calculator
Run rate, strike rate, averages and economy from raw figures.
Open the guideFielding positions diagram
Every named position on an interactive field.
Open the guideThe offside rule
Three diagrams that show who is offside and why.
Open the guidePoints table calculator
Build a table with net run rate or goal difference.
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Quick answers
Do these games save my answers or scores?
No. Questions are made at random in your browser. Nothing is stored or sent anywhere.
How do I read overs such as 18.3?
The number after the point is balls, out of six. 18.3 overs is 18 overs and 3 balls, which is 18 + 3/6 = 18.5 overs.
How is net run rate calculated?
It is the run rate a team scores at minus the run rate it concedes at, across its matches. The games here use one match where both innings last the full overs. In a real tournament, an innings in which a team is bowled out counts as the full quota of overs.
When is a player offside in football?
A player is in an offside position when any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents' half and nearer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent. Being level is not offside, and a player cannot be offside directly from a throw-in, goal kick or corner kick.
Which fielding positions are shown?
All 21 positions on the Khel222 fielding diagram, for a right-handed batter with the bowler at the top: close catchers, in-field positions and boundary positions.