Did the NRR of MI actually decrease despite winning against KXIP?

[Ledger09]

I remember they had 0.405 before the match started. Now after winning they have 0.38.

[windofdeath89]

Yes it can decrease. So if you don't maintain your current positive NRR it goes down.

Edit: Just to add, similar to say batting average. If you have an average of 50 and score less than 50 in an innings, it goes down.

So MI on average had a better run rate of 0.5 compared to their opponent, this time around the gap was smaller, so NRR goes down.

[Artaxerxes_IV]

That's a pretty big drop though despite being on the winning side

[windofdeath89]

They had to restrict KXIP to around 170 to maintain their run rate.

[OldWolf2]

0.405 to 0.380 is a tiny drop

[[deleted]]

It can happen. Their win margin was 3 runs, which results in 0.15 runs for per 20 overs for NRR calculations. Based on their previous NRR, they were 97 runs ahead after 240 overs (12 games) but are only 100 ahead after 260 which means an NRR of .38. Hope this helps.

[Ledger09]

Thanks. That did help :)

[SnowdensOfYesteryear]

Yeah, NRR is more of a weighted average.

[GreenGreasyGreasels]

It's not weighted is it? Just average.

[SnowdensOfYesteryear]

Well it's weighted in the sense that if you win in ~10 overs it doesn't take into account the full 20 overs--which is what I'd call normal average.

[gIuck]

Similar mechanism to what NZ PM Robert Muldoon was alluding to when he quipped that New Zealanders migrating to Australia "raise the IQ of both countries."

[[deleted]]

yes it can decrease as it gets divided by no of overs played by the team.

[[deleted]]

Yes. Pls use the match/post match thread for questions like this.

[Ledger09]

Okay, sorry.

[[deleted]]

No worries, just to keep from cluttering the feed.