Cricket is all about calculations. Learn how!

    

CRICKET IS ALL ABOUT CALCULATUONS!! There are many terms used in cricket involving mathematical calculations. Those calculations help massively while determining the long term performance of a player. As we won't know the performance of a player individually, an average of set of data of their overall career helps us to determine how the player had played in the past.

  Some terms used in cricket involving calculations are:

1. Batting strike rate: It is the measure that determines the quick run scoring capacity of a batsman. It can also be defined as the runs scored by a batsman per 100 balls. 
   
   
   
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   Bowling strike rate:
   It is the measure of how many balls a bowler bowls in average per wicket taken. Lower strike rate means the bowler is capable of taking wickets in quick succession.
    
   
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   Batting average: Batting average is the measure of how much a batsman scores per innings. Mathematically, it is the ratio of total runs scored by a batsman to the number of times they have been dismissed. So, if a batsman remains not out, it is not possible to calculate average as we would not know how many more runs would have been scored by the batsman. At least 20 innings should be played by any batsman to get his batting average recorded in the international level. 

   

   
   
4. Bowling average: Between two wickets taken, the average runs given away by the bowler is the bowling average of the bowler. That means, low bowling average represents that the bowler concedes more runs per wicket taken. Since it is the ratio of total conceded to no. of wickets taken, lower bowling average represents good performance of a bowler. 

   

   
   
5. Economy rate: Economy rate represents how many runs a bowler concedes. Simply, it is run conceded by a bowler per over. Higher the economy rate, more expensive the bowler in terms of runs. Mathematically, economy rate of a bowler in a match is the ratio of  total runs conceded by the bowler to total overs bowled by the bowler.   

   

   
   

   
   
6. Run rate: As the name suggests, run rate is the measure of at what rate a team is scoring runs. So, it measures the average run scored per over by a team. If run rate of a team is 8, it means the team is scoring at the rate of 8 runs per over. Mathematically, it is the ratio of total runs scored to the total overs bowled.

   
7. Net run rate: In a match, if a team wins, the run rate of losing team is deducted from the run rate of the winning team. This newly obtained run rate is called net run rate. If a team gets all out before the overs finish, the run rate is calculated as the ratio of runs scored to total overs designated to play and not the number of overs played by the team. This term is used in tournaments and not seen quite often in series.  
   

       The calculations are vital, specially in modern day cricket where there is introduction of new formats and leagues. These statistics are the most prominent way to judge a player and a team in a long run.