A modified Duckworth–Lewis method for adjusting targets in interrupted limited overs cricket

Ian G. McHale and Muhammad Asif

European Journal of Operational Research, 2013, vol. 225, issue 2, 353-362

Abstract: In this paper we present a modified Duckworth/Lewis method. The key modification is an improved functional form for the model describing the runs to be scored in an innings. In the course of our work we compare several alternative methods for resetting targets in limited overs cricket that have been proposed in the literature and conclude that the Duckworth/Lewis method is the most viable. Our analysis also suggests that it is reasonable to use a single method for both the 50-over and 20-over formats of the game.

Keywords: OR in sports; Cricket; Rain rules; Sports statistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.09.036

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