Essential cricket math, decoded. DLS par scores during rain breaks, Net Run Rate for league qualification, and printable score sheets for amateur tournaments. Built for IPL fans, club captains, and school cricket coaches.
Duckworth-Lewis-Stern par score, revised target & live ahead/behind status for rain-affected T20/ODI/IPL matches.
Single match NRR, tournament cumulative, plus the killer reverse mode: how much do we need to win by to qualify?
Generate printable blank templates or detailed filled scorecards for any cricket match. Free PDF download — no signup.
The Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method is the official ICC system used to revise targets in rain-affected limited-overs cricket. It treats overs remaining and wickets in hand as two scoring resources, using a published lookup table. The "par score" is what the chasing team needs at any moment to win if rain ends play. Our calculator uses the publicly available Standard Edition table — international matches use the Professional Edition, which differs slightly for very high or low scores.
NRR is cricket's tiebreaker for teams with equal points. The formula: (Total Runs Scored ÷ Total Overs Faced) − (Total Runs Conceded ÷ Total Overs Bowled). The most-misunderstood rule: if a team is bowled out, the full quota of overs is used (50 for ODI, 20 for T20), not the actual overs faced. Decimal overs trip people up too — 47.2 overs in cricket notation means 47 overs + 2 balls = 47.333, not 47.2.
A complete cricket score sheet contains: match details (teams, date, venue, toss, umpires), batting card (each batter's runs, balls, 4s, 6s, dismissal mode), bowling card (overs, maidens, runs, wickets, economy), fall of wickets (10 entries), extras breakdown (byes, leg byes, wides, no balls), and final totals. Our generator handles all of this — choose blank template to print before the match (filled by hand during play) or filled scorecard for post-match digital records.
Official matches use the DLS Professional Edition table, which is proprietary and licensed only to ICC-approved scoring software. Our calculator uses the Standard Edition, which is publicly available. For most matches, both editions give very similar results, but for extreme first-innings totals (very high or very low), the Professional Edition applies additional adjustments. Differences are typically 1-5 runs.
Yes, our blank template includes all standard fields required by amateur cricket associations and league formats. For BCCI-affiliated matches, official scorers should additionally use the BCCI's official scoring software or paper format. Our tool is designed for school, college, club, corporate, and tape-ball cricket tournaments where flexible formatting is needed.
Yes, all three cricket tools work entirely in your browser. After the page loads once, you can use them without an internet connection. PDF generation also happens locally — your team data, player names, and scores never leave your device.
Yes — these tools are designed for mobile use first, since most users will check par scores during a live match on their phone. The score sheet generator works on mobile too, though for filling in 20+ players, a tablet or laptop is more comfortable.