Work out a batter strike rate from runs and balls faced — plus runs per over, boundary share and balls per boundary.
How to use this tool
Type the runs scored and the balls faced — the strike rate updates live as you type.
Enter fours and sixes to see how much of the score came in boundaries and how often a boundary arrived.
The big number is runs per 100 balls. Runs per over and boundary share sit underneath it.
Change the numbers to compare two innings — the same runs off fewer balls always means a higher strike rate.
Formula & worked example
Worked example: 100 runs off 60 balls gives 100 ÷ 60 × 100 = 166.7 — an explosive T20-style innings. The same 100 runs off 120 balls would be only 83.3, and 100 off 100 balls is exactly 100.0.
Limitations — read this before you rely on it
Strike rate alone does not measure a batter. It ignores match situation, pitch, opposition and not-out innings, and a quick 20 off 10 balls can look better than a match-saving 80 off 140. Judge it alongside average, balls faced and context.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on the format. In Tests, 50–70 is normal for a top-order batter; in one-day cricket 85–100 is strong; in T20, anything above 130 is attacking and above 150 is elite. This calculator labels your rate so you can judge it at a glance.
Divide runs scored by balls faced and multiply by 100. So 45 runs off 30 balls is 45 ÷ 30 × 100 = 150. Wides do not count as balls faced by the batter, but they do add to the team total — use only legal balls faced here.
Strike rate measures scoring speed (runs per 100 balls); batting average measures consistency (runs per dismissal). A batter can have a high strike rate and a low average, or the reverse — the two numbers answer different questions.
No. Strike rate uses only runs and balls, so not-out status makes no difference. It does affect batting average, which divides by dismissals rather than innings.
Because it is runs per 100 balls, not a percentage. Scoring more than a run a ball — for example 60 off 40 balls — gives 150, which simply means 1.5 runs per ball on average.