What is the Cricket Target Calculator?
The target in limited-overs cricket is the first-innings total plus one. The cricket target calculator shows the target, runs still needed, balls left and the required rate, written the way commentators say it: "Needs 46 from 30 balls".
For a deeper look at the chase use the Required Run Rate Calculator; to estimate the first-innings total before it ends, use the Cricket Score Predictor.
How to use the Cricket Target Calculator
- Enter the first-innings total.
- Enter the chasing team's score and overs.
- Choose the overs per side.
- Read the target and what is needed.
Formula
Target = first-innings total + 1 · Runs needed = target − current score
Example
After a first innings of 165, the target is 166. On 120 after 15 overs in a T20, the chasing side needs 46 from 30 balls (9.2 per over).
Overs and balls: 4.3 is not 4.3
In cricket, 4.3 overs means 4 overs and 3 balls, which is 27 balls or 4.5 "real" overs, not 4.3. All our cricket calculators convert overs to balls correctly (overs × 6 + balls). Enter overs in the usual cricket way and the maths is handled for you.
Rain-affected matches
When overs are lost to rain, the target is revised with the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, which uses resources (overs and wickets) rather than a simple ratio. This calculator does not compute DLS targets.
More cricket calculators
Cricket stats are linked: a team's run rate decides its net run rate, and each batter's strike rate and each bowler's economy add up to the team total. Use these calculators together:
- Run rate: runs per over so far.
- Required run rate: what the chasing side needs.
- Net run rate (NRR): tournament tie-breaker.
- Strike rate: runs per 100 balls.
- Economy rate: runs conceded per over.
- Batting average: runs per dismissal.
- Bowling average: runs per wicket.
- Score predictor: projected final total.
Frequently asked questions
How is the target set in cricket?
It is the first-innings total plus one run.
How many runs are needed to win?
Target minus the chasing team's current score.
Does it calculate DLS targets?
No, DLS needs official tables or software.
What if scores finish level?
The match is tied; in T20s a Super Over may decide it.
Can I use it for Test matches?
It is designed for limited-overs cricket.
Is the Cricket Target Calculator free to use?
Yes. The Cricket Target Calculator on Custom Converter is completely free, with no sign-up, no daily limit and no watermark.
Does the Cricket Target Calculator work on mobile phones?
Yes. It is built mobile-first and works on Android phones, iPhones, tablets and computers in any modern browser, with no app to install.