COMECricket Overs Explained: Why 12.4 Is Not a Decimal
In cricket notation, 12.4 means 12 completed overs and four valid balls in the next over. It is not twelve point four overs in decimal arithmetic.
Read the dot as a separator
An over contains six valid balls. The digit after the dot counts valid balls already delivered in the unfinished over. After 12.5, the next valid ball completes the over and the display becomes 13.0. Wides and no-balls do not count as valid balls towards completing that over.
Start with a whole-over example
The graphic shows 60/1 after six overs. Read that as 60 runs and one wicket lost at the end of six completed overs. The image is a score-reading example; it should not be used as a current match update.
Convert to balls when calculating
For 12.4 overs, multiply 12 by six and add four: 76 valid balls. Converting to balls avoids treating the dot as a decimal point. A simple practice case of 76 runs from 76 valid balls corresponds to six runs per over.
Read the surrounding match context
The score also needs the batting team, innings and match status. A number copied without those labels can be misleading. Check the current scorecard at the tournament source when you need a real result rather than a notation example.
Keep tournament reading separate from app features
This explanation helps you read cricket information. It does not describe a live-score or streaming feature inside COME. Use the IPL overview for a guide to the different types of match information.
MCC Law 17 explains valid balls and completion of an over.
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