What is the method of the Duckworth/Lewis calculation?

Answer 1

The D/L method is the dumbiest thing in International cricket. It always goes in the favour of Aussies. It should be Renamed !!!

ICC / Aussies Companion method !!!!

Answer 2

Well the simple answer to that is - the method by which the score being chased in a rain-affected limited overs game(Duckworth Lewis is not used in Test Cricket) is revised to fit the number of overs available for the chasing team to bat. It's basically there to try and make rain afafcted games fairer and prevent a washout. Say the first team got 250 in 50 overs, then it rained, the second team might be set 208 off 41 overs after Duckworth Lewis was applied.

As for actually calculating it, it's very complicated. It used to be 1st team total divided by the overs they took, multiplied by the number of overs available to the second team. This has since been modified after being deemed unfair. It's far too complicated to explain how to calculate it now, but there are tables available to read off of.

Answer 3

In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method) is a mathematical way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance. It is generally accepted to be a fair and accurate method of setting a target score, but as it attempts to predict what would have happened had the game come to its natural conclusion, it generates some controversy. It is not used in first-class cricket or Test matches.
The D/L method is relatively simple to apply, but requires a published reference table and some simple mathematical calculation (or use of a computer). As with most non-trivial statistical derivations, however, the D/L method can produce results that are somewhat counterintuitive, and the announcement of the derived target score can provoke a good deal of second-guessing and discussion amongst the crowd at the cricket ground. This can also be seen as one of the method's successes, adding interest to a "slow" rain-affected day of play.

Applying the D/L method

The procedure for setting a revised target, which is the same for any number of stoppages at any stage of the match, is as follows.

For each team's innings
(a) from the table note the resource percentage the team had available at the start of their innings;
(b) using the table, calculate the resource percentage lost by each interruption;
(c) hence calculate the resource percentage available.
If Team 2 have less resources available than Team 1, then calculate the ratio of the resources available to the two teams. Team 2's revised target is obtained by scaling down Team 1's score by this ratio.
If Team 2 have more resources available than Team 1, then calculate the amount by which Team 2's resource percentage exceeds Team 1's. Work out this excess as a percentage of 225 [the average 50 over score in ECB matches and one-day internationals (ODIs)] and this gives the extra runs to add on to Team 1's score to give Team 2's target.

Answer 4

if a match stopped due to rain, overs reduced and target is revised according to the runrate..calculation is like this
number of overs remaining-runrate/6 x total number of overs played

Answer 5

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ABOUT_CRICKET/RAIN_RULES/DUCKWORTH_LEWIS.html


^^this should help!
Its bloody confusing though! good luck!
(The actual calculations start at the middle of the page)

Answer 6

please be kind enough to read all the information in the following links.
I'm quite sure you'll get a much knowledge.

Answer 7

Please check the following linkls for details:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duckworth-Lewis_method

http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ABOUT_CRICKET/RAIN_RULES/DUCKWORTH_LEWIS_1999.html

Answer 8

dont know