Runs Per Wicket Ratio (RpW ratio,[1] also called the Quotient[2][3]) is a method of ranking teams in league tables in cricket who are equal on other criteria, including points.
It has not been required to determine final league positions since fractional bonus points for each run scored and wicket taken were introduced (in 2014–15).
So if two teams have played only each other, their two RpW ratio figures are reciprocals.
As the units are the same either side of the division (runs/wickets), they cancel out, so RpW ratio is a dimensionless quantity.
It is the average number of runs scored per wicket, for each run per wicket conceded: RpW ratio is not to be confused with the ratio of runs conceded to wickets taken by individual bowlers, known as bowling average, or with batting average.
Note: With just RpW Ratio, the winner of a particular match can't be decided as the data is insufficient in telling the actual status of the match already played.