Overs to Balls Converter

Formula

Total Legal Balls = (Complete Overs x 6) + Additional Balls

Example

17 overs and 4 balls.
(17 x 6) + 4 = 102 + 4 = 106 legal balls.

Frequently asked questions

Why can I not enter 6 in the additional balls field?

Six legal balls make a complete over, so the value would belong in the overs field instead. Only 0 to 5 are valid.

Do wides and no-balls add to the total?

No. Only legal deliveries count towards the ball total, which is why an over can take more than six deliveries to complete.

Why convert overs to balls?

Every rate in cricket is really worked out from legal balls. Turning overs into balls is the first step in calculating a run rate, economy rate or required run rate correctly, because 17.4 overs means 17 overs and 4 balls, not 17.4.

Overs to balls chart (1 to 50 overs)

Every over has six legal balls, so the number of balls is the overs × 6. For a part over, add the figure after the point: 23.4 overs is 23 × 6 + 4 = 142 balls. Longer innings work the same way: 72 overs is 432 balls, 80 overs is 480 and a 90-over Test day is 540.

Number of legal balls in 1 to 50 overs
Overs	Balls	Overs	Balls
1	6	26	156
2	12	27	162
3	18	28	168
4	24	29	174
5	30	30	180
6	36	31	186
7	42	32	192
8	48	33	198
9	54	34	204
10	60	35	210
11	66	36	216
12	72	37	222
13	78	38	228
14	84	39	234
15	90	40	240
16	96	41	246
17	102	42	252
18	108	43	258
19	114	44	264
20	120	45	270
21	126	46	276
22	132	47	282
23	138	48	288
24	144	49	294
25	150	50	300

How to use the overs to balls calculator

Enter the completed overs.
Enter any extra balls, from 0 to 5.
Press Convert to see the number of legal balls.

Worked examples

17.4 overs

17 × 6 + 4 = 106 legal balls.

4 overs

4 × 6 = 24 balls: a bowler’s full allowance in a T20 match.

49.5 overs

49 × 6 + 5 = 299 balls, with one ball left in an ODI innings.

Common mistakes

Entering 6 or more extra balls. Six balls make another over.
Multiplying the decimal: 17.4 × 6 = 104.4 is wrong. The answer is 106.

Overs	Balls	Overs	Balls
1	6	26	156
2	12	27	162
3	18	28	168
4	24	29	174
5	30	30	180
6	36	31	186
7	42	32	192
8	48	33	198
9	54	34	204
10	60	35	210
11	66	36	216
12	72	37	222
13	78	38	228
14	84	39	234
15	90	40	240
16	96	41	246
17	102	42	252
18	108	43	258
19	114	44	264
20	120	45	270
21	126	46	276
22	132	47	282
23	138	48	288
24	144	49	294
25	150	50	300

Overs	Balls	Overs	Balls
1	6	26	156
2	12	27	162
3	18	28	168
4	24	29	174
5	30	30	180
6	36	31	186
7	42	32	192
8	48	33	198
9	54	34	204
10	60	35	210
11	66	36	216
12	72	37	222
13	78	38	228
14	84	39	234
15	90	40	240
16	96	41	246
17	102	42	252
18	108	43	258
19	114	44	264
20	120	45	270
21	126	46	276
22	132	47	282
23	138	48	288
24	144	49	294
25	150	50	300

Overs	Balls	Overs	Balls
1	6	26	156
2	12	27	162
3	18	28	168
4	24	29	174
5	30	30	180
6	36	31	186
7	42	32	192
8	48	33	198
9	54	34	204
10	60	35	210
11	66	36	216
12	72	37	222
13	78	38	228
14	84	39	234
15	90	40	240
16	96	41	246
17	102	42	252
18	108	43	258
19	114	44	264
20	120	45	270
21	126	46	276
22	132	47	282
23	138	48	288
24	144	49	294
25	150	50	300