Cricket Economy Rate Calculator

Economy rate measures how many runs a bowler concedes per over. It is calculated as Runs Conceded / Overs Bowled. A lower economy rate means the bowler is more economical, giving away fewer runs per over. It is the primary measure of bowling economy in limited-overs cricket.

In T20 cricket, an economy rate below 7.00 runs per over is excellent. An economy rate of 7.00 to 8.00 is good. Average T20 economy rates are around 7.50 to 8.50. An economy rate above 9.00 is considered expensive in T20 cricket.

Partial overs are recorded as decimals: 5.3 overs means 5 complete overs and 3 balls (which is 5.5 overs in decimal since each over has 6 balls). Enter 5.3 as 5.5 (5 + 3/6) for accurate calculation, or the calculator will handle standard notation where .1 = 1/6 of an over.

In Test cricket, an economy rate below 2.50 is excellent; below 3.00 is very good. Tests are low-scoring environments with more patience. In ODI cricket, below 4.50 is excellent; 4.50 to 5.50 is good; above 6.00 is below average for specialist bowlers.

Bowling average measures runs conceded per wicket (how expensive each wicket is). Economy rate measures runs per over (how quickly runs are conceded regardless of wickets). A bowler can have a good economy rate but poor bowling average if they rarely take wickets.