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The net run rate in a single game is the [[arithmetic mean|average]] runs per [[Over (cricket)|over]] that a team scores, minus the average runs per over that is scored against them. The net run rate in a tournament is the average runs per over that a team scores across the whole tournament, minus the average runs per over that is scored against them across the whole tournament.<ref name="ICCPH">[http://icc-live.s3.amazonaws.com/cms/media/about_docs/526958a73c839-Playing%20Handbook.pdf ICC Playing Handbook 2013/14 Paragraph 21.9.2]</ref><ref name="espn1">[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/page/429305.html Net Run Rate explained] espncricinfo</ref> Note that this is not usually the same as the total or average of the net run rates from the individual matches in the tournament.