Net run rate is runs per over scored minus runs per over conceded over the season; in the IPL an all-out side is charged its full quota of overs (Playing Conditions 2026, clause 16.12).
161 ÷ 18 − 155 ÷ 20
Net run rate is the difference between a team's scoring rate and the scoring rate it allows its opponents across league matches with a result. It measures runs per over, rather than runs per match. A positive number means the side has scored faster than its opponents in aggregate; a negative number means the reverse.
The calculation uses season totals. It does not average the NRR from individual matches, because innings can contain different numbers of deliveries. Adding match rates and dividing by the match count would give a short chase the same weight as a full-length innings. Instead, add the eligible runs and charged overs first.
Clause 16.12 of the IPL 2026 Playing Conditions defines the calculation. The document prints the formula under heading 16.11 while the numbered provisions use 16.12. That mismatch is why this page gives both the clause and its subject when explaining a rule.
NRR matters when teams finish level on points and on wins. It is a league tie-break, not a forecast of the next match and not a substitute for points. A spectacular playoff innings cannot improve the league figure after the table is complete.
Aggregate first. Divide second.
Add runs scored and conceded in league matches that produced a result. Keep a separate record of overs faced and bowled. Do not silently add an abandoned innings or a playoff score to a season total. Match by match mode keeps each pair of innings together so it is easier to check exclusions.
An over has six valid balls. The notation 18.4 represents 112 balls, or 18 + 4/6 = 18.6667 overs. It is not the decimal number 18.4. The last digit must be zero to five: after 18.5 comes 19.0. Store or count balls first when auditing a calculation.
Charge an all-out side its full allocation, normally 20 overs, even if its final wicket fell earlier. In a shortened match enter the actual quota. Season totals mode assumes this adjustment has already been made; use the individual rows if you need the tool to make it.
Divide total runs scored by charged overs faced. Separately divide runs conceded by charged overs bowled. Subtract the second rate from the first. Keep precision during these operations and round only the final display to three decimal places.
WORKED ARITHMETIC · 2026 FINAL SCORES
8.944 runs per over scored minus 7.750 conceded. These final scores illustrate arithmetic only: the final itself is a playoff and never enters league NRR. Reversing the teams reverses the sign of the result.
Clause 16.12.2 charges a bowled-out team its full quota of overs. Without this adjustment, losing all ten wickets quickly could make an unsuccessful innings look artificially efficient. The rule treats the unused part of the innings as an opportunity the batting side lost.
Gujarat Titans' 162 all out in 19.3 overs in Qualifier 1 of 2026 provides a clear arithmetic example. The physical innings lasted 19.5 decimal overs, but its charged length is 20 overs. The rate is therefore 162 ÷ 20 = 8.100, rather than 162 ÷ 19.5 = 8.308.
Against 254 in 20 overs, the difference is +4.600 with the all-out box selected. Without that box the same entered scores produce +4.392. Again, this is a playoff example used to demonstrate the rule, not an addition to the league table.
A successful chase that finishes early is different: reaching the target does not mean the side is all out. Use the actual balls faced for that innings, unless the official DLS-adjusted figures require another treatment.
162 ÷ 19.5 = 8.308
| Match type | Points table | NRR treatment |
|---|---|---|
| League match with a result | Result earns the applicable points | Include eligible innings |
| No result | One point per team | Exclude the match |
| DLS-affected result | Use the official outcome | Official Par Score adjustments |
| Playoff | Separate knockout stage | Exclude from league NRR |
Clause 16.12.3 includes only matches in which a result was achieved. A no result still changes points under clause 16.10.1: both teams receive one. Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders had such a result in 2026. The point belongs in their league totals; the unfinished innings does not belong in their NRR denominators.
Rain does not always mean a no result. Where DLS produces a result, clause 16.12.3 uses specific Par Score rules. This calculator cannot reconstruct those adjustments from a revised target alone. Enter the figures used by the official scorers, and retain the source scorecard when checking the answer.
Clause 16.10.3 keeps playoffs separate from the league table. The Eliminator, both Qualifiers and the final decide progression or the title; they do not retroactively reorder league standings.
The familiar shorthand “points, then NRR” leaves out a step. Under clauses 16.10.2.1–16.10.2.4 of the 2026 Playing Conditions, teams tied on points are first separated by the number of wins. Net run rate applies only when those wins are also equal. The later tests use wickets taken per fair ball bowled and, finally, drawing lots.
That distinction matters because a no result awards a point without awarding a win. Two sides can reach the same points total through different combinations of wins and no results. In that situation a better NRR alone may not put the side with fewer wins ahead.
In 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad each finished on 18 points and nine wins. Both earlier tests were equal, so their NRR figures decided their order. This is a valid example of NRR separating teams, rather than evidence that wins can be skipped.
The 2025 final points table provides the contrasting case: Lucknow Super Giants finished above Kolkata Knight Riders on 12 points despite a worse NRR, because six wins beat five. Read wins alongside points before comparing the third decimal place of a rate.
Replay the run-in
Historical demo: IPL 2026 before the last six league matches. Change their results to explore the top-four race. Actual results are selected initially; this is not a live forecast.
| Rank range | Team | M | W | L | NR | Points | Top-four status |
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“Qualified” means the team's worst rank is fourth or better. “Out” means even its best rank is below fourth. “Depends on NRR” means its tied group crosses the cut. Teams inside a tied group appear alphabetically, not in a claimed finishing order. Scenario choices are encoded in this page's URL so you can copy it; nothing is saved to browser storage.
We subtract the actual last six league results from the verified final table to reconstruct the earlier points, wins, losses, no results and match totals. We then add your chosen results. A win is worth two points, a no result one per team. A winner selected here includes a win via a Super Over. NRR cannot be reconstructed from win/loss choices and is deliberately not estimated. Knockout matches are excluded.
Source: official IPL / CricViz match-results feed, retrieved 5 October 2026. The 70 league results reproduce every team's final points, wins, losses, no results and matches played.
A top-four scenario begins with a dated league table and a verified list of remaining matches. Choose a team, assign a result to each remaining fixture, then compare the resulting points and wins. A win adds two points; a no result adds one to each side. Those changes can alter several teams' positions at once.
The 2026 season is complete, so a reconstruction before the last six league matches must be labelled as a demonstration. It must not be mistaken for a live qualification race. The final 2026 standings remain available on the homepage.
Changing the winner alone cannot determine an exact new NRR. Runs, balls, all-out allocations and any DLS adjustments matter. If points and wins are tied but those innings details are missing, the honest outcome is “Depends on NRR”. Do not read an illustrative ranking as an official qualification verdict.
Use scenarios to understand the points required under your chosen other results. The minimum wins needed can change when those assumptions change. The tool is educational, does not predict match outcomes, and does not assign probabilities to results. Official competition standings take precedence over a browser calculation.
NRR is scoring rate minus conceding rate across eligible league innings. Charge an all-out innings its full quota, remove no-result matches, and keep playoffs out of league totals. Convert the balls before dividing and round the displayed result only at the end. If your answer differs from the table, check those inputs before assuming the official figure is wrong. For rain-adjusted results, use the official scorer's NRR figures rather than a guessed DLS conversion.
Divide the total runs a team scored by the total overs it faced, then subtract the total runs it conceded divided by the overs it bowled, across league matches with a result. Convert balls first: 18.4 overs is 18 + 4/6 = 18.667 overs. An all-out innings counts as the full quota of overs (clause 16.12.2).
No. Under clause 16.10.2.1 of the 2026 Playing Conditions, teams level on points are first separated by the number of wins; net run rate is used only when wins are also equal. In 2026, RCB, GT and SRH all had 18 points and nine wins, so NRR decided their order.
No. Only matches in which a result was achieved are counted (clause 16.12.3). A no result still gives each side one point, so it moves a team up the table without changing its NRR — as happened to Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in 2026.
No. Playoff matches are not part of the league table (clause 16.10.3), so the NRR shown in the points table covers league games only. That is why RCB's 254/5 in Qualifier 1 did not change their final league NRR of 0.783.
The batting side is charged its full quota of overs. In Qualifier 1 of 2026, Gujarat Titans were all out for 162 in 19.3 overs, so the rate is 162 ÷ 20 = 8.10 runs per over, not 162 ÷ 19.5 = 8.31.
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