Cricket overs are not decimal numbers

The digits after the dot in cricket over notation count valid balls in the current over. They are not a decimal fraction of an over.

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Convert a simple example

In an illustrative score, 12.4 overs means twelve complete overs plus four valid balls. With six valid balls in each completed over, that is 76 valid balls. It is not 12.4 multiplied by six.

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After the next valid ball, the display would show 12.5; after another, 13.0. Wides and no-balls normally do not count among the six valid balls, so the number of deliveries attempted can differ from the valid-ball count.

Use the notation carefully

For a rate calculation, convert balls correctly first. When a scorecard uses a different display layout, check its labels. The example explains the notation and is not a current IPL score.

A useful next step

Read the MCC over rule and the IPL overview for context before interpreting a match's remaining balls.

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