NPL Points Table Explained: Points, Net Run Rate and Qualification
How NPL points work, what net run rate actually is, and how teams make the top four. Explained with an easy example.
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Once the NPL gets going, the points table becomes the most refreshed page on every fan's phone. Here is how to read it.
Points
A win is worth 2 points. A match with no result, usually because of rain, gives each team 1 point. A loss gives you nothing. With seven league games each, the most any team can get is 14.
Who qualifies?
The top four go into the playoffs. First and second play Qualifier 1, and the loser still gets another chance in Qualifier 2. Third and fourth play the Eliminator, where losing ends your season. So finishing top two is a big deal.
When teams are level: net run rate
Teams often finish on the same points, especially in an eight-team league. Then net run rate, or NRR, decides it.
NRR is simple once you see it. Take the runs you scored divided by the overs you faced. Then take the runs scored against you divided by the overs you bowled. Subtract the second from the first.
Example: a team scores 170 in 20 overs (8.5 an over) and restricts the opposition to 150 in 20 overs (7.5 an over). Their NRR from that game is 8.5 minus 7.5, which is plus 1.0.
Two things that confuse people
If a team is bowled out before 20 overs, it counts as if they batted the full 20 overs. So getting bowled out early really hurts your NRR.
When a team chases a target quickly, they only use the overs they actually faced. Chasing 150 in 15 overs gives a much better rate than chasing it in 19.5. That is why you see teams going hard at the end of the league stage.
Follow it live
Our NPL points table updates as results are added, and the fixtures page shows what is left for each team.
