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Bonus Point Calculator
Bonus points under the systems leagues actually use, with every component shown.
Bonus point
Not earned
ratio 1.231
Run rate for
11.02
Run rate against
8.95
Ratio
1.231
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How this was worked out
- 1Run rate for180 / 16.33 = 11.02
- 2Run rate against179 / 20.00 = 8.95
- 3Ratio11.02 / 8.95 = 1.231, threshold 1.250
How the number is worked out
The formula
Run rate ratio: bonus if won and (your rate / their rate) is at least 1.25- your rate
- Runs per over you scored.
- their rate
- Runs per over you conceded.
- batting points
- Awarded at score thresholds, counted over a fixed number of overs of the first innings.
- bowling points
- Usually one per three wickets, to a maximum of three.
A worked example: a run rate ratio bonus
Chasing 180, a side wins with 180 from 16.2 overs after conceding 179 from 20.
- 1Your run rate180 / 16.333 = 11.02
- 2Their run rate179 / 20 = 8.95
- 3Ratio11.02 / 8.95 = 1.231
- 4Compare with the threshold1.231 is below 1.25, so no bonus point
A comfortable win that falls just short of the bonus. Finishing one over sooner would have cleared it, which is why sides chasing for a bonus keep attacking after the result is safe.
Rules and edge cases
The situations that change the answer, and the ones most calculators get wrong.
A bonus point almost always requires a win
Under the run rate ratio system the ratio is only tested if the match was won. A losing side does not collect a bonus for scoring quickly, which is the point of the system: it rewards decisive wins rather than fast scoring.
Batting points are counted over a fixed number of overs
In the County Championship shape, batting points come from the first 110 overs of the first innings only. Runs scored after that do not add points however large the total gets. Competitions set that limit differently, so check yours.
The thresholds vary by competition and sometimes by division
There is no universal bonus point scheme in cricket. The figures used here follow the common shapes, but the actual thresholds are a matter for your regulations, and some competitions revise them between seasons.
Bonus points change how a table should be read
Where bonus points exist, a side can finish above another with fewer wins. If you are building a table, work the bonus points out first and enter the totals rather than assuming two per win.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on the competition. Franchise leagues commonly award a point for winning with a run rate at least 1.25 times the opposition's. First class competitions award batting and bowling points at set thresholds during the first innings.
For league officials
Your points scheme, applied the same way every round
Crickslab holds the bonus point rules your competition runs on and applies them as each match is scored, so the table is right the moment the last ball is bowled.
See tournament managementLast reviewed 17 August 2026. Playing conditions change, so if your competition uses a different rule, its regulations take precedence over anything here.