NRR Calculation Explained: How Net Run Rate is calculated in T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s

By the night India lost their opening Super 8 contest against South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the most common word on everyone’s mouth was net run rate (NRR). Many fans went to their mobile calculator to check the net run rate and how much margin would India need to win, or how much margin others need to lose. But the question is how to calculate this net run rate (NRR)?

India, before their clash against Zimbabwe, had a net run rate of -3.800, while the West Indies, who lost their second encounter against the Proteas, have dropped down to number two with a net run rate of +1.791. Meanwhile, South Africa, with two successive wins, is placed at the top with a NRR of +2.890.

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To calculate the NRR, the simple formula is to first find the division of total runs being scored by the total overs being faced, and another division between the total runs conceded and the total overs a team has bowled. And then, the two answers need to get minus from each other.

How to get NRR in T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clashes 

For example, India got bundled out for 111 runs in 18.4 overs against South Africa. Now, in this case, because the Blue Brigade got bundled out, their overs being played would remain 20. So, in that first order, one needs to divide 111 by 20; the answer is 5.5.

On the other hand, the Proteas scored 187 runs and played 20 overs. So, their answer to the division will be 9.35. Now, the next step will be to subtract both the divided rates, which is -3.8, which is India’s net run rate. In the same way, South Africa gets the same run rate in a positive way.

However, say, if a team completes their chase by 15.3 overs, then that 0.3 overs, which is three balls, will come as three divided by six, resulting in 0.5 and become 15.5. Subsequently, if a team completes the chase by 14.2 overs, then that 0.2 will be two divided by six, resulting in 0.3 and become 14.3. That remains the simplest way of understanding the net run rate (NRR).