Can someone explain how D/L calculation works?

[fineleg]

Seems flawed big time... How is it calculated with specific example of today's match?

[Predator_05]

You don't even know how it works yet you think it's "flawed" ? Typical whiney :hysterical:

[fineleg]

^ Predz...how does it work...i dont need to know the formula to say it seems flawed... 20-20s produce higher run chases, if Ind had known thiz iz 2020, wed have scored quicker!!! Now its just 154 in 21 overs!???

[Guest Hiten.]

:hysterical:

[Desi Cartman]

nobody knows how it works .. I think even Duckworth and Lewis wont be able to explain

[fineleg]

Ah whatever...u predz and bluez folkz will mock rather than explain

[fineleg]

nobody knows how it works .. I think even Duckworth and Lewis wont be able to explain

There has to be a forumla or algorithm, right?

[varun]

Check this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duckworth-Lewis_method It gives the general theory

[varun]

Theory

Scoring potential as a function of wickets and overs.

The essence of the D/L method is 'resources'. Each team is taken to have two 'resources' to use to make as many runs as possible: the number of overs they have to receive; and the number of wickets they have in hand. At any point in any innings, a team's ability to score more runs depends on the combination of these two resources. Looking at historical scores, there is a very close correspondence between the availability of these resources and a team's final score, a correspondence which D/L exploits. Using a published table which gives the percentage of these combined resources remaining for any number of overs (or, more accurately, balls) left and wickets lost, the target score can be adjusted up or down to reflect the loss of resources to one or both teams when a match is shortened one or more times. This percentage is then used to calculate a target (sometimes called a 'par score') that is usually a fractional number of runs. If the second team passes the target then the second team is taken to have won the match; if the match ends when the second team has exactly met (but not passed) the target (rounded down to the next integer) then the match is taken to be a tie.

[apocalypse]

Use this calculator to calculate http://www.duckworth-lewis.com/Calculator/tabid/72/Default.aspx

[fineleg]

Thanks varun and apo. In the meanwhile this Jaysoorya! is yet again damaging India!!!

[apocalypse]

relax fine... drink some cold water :D

[Sachinism]

people complain about DL method but can anyone suggest a better method?

[talksport]

The one big disadvantage is this method cannot anticipate rain ...

[Sachinism]

^^ even the weatherman at times is unable to anticipate rain