DLS method All History: Chennai Super Kings won in IPL 2023. Due to the rain, the spectators and the players had to face a lot of problems in the match. In the end, due to rain, this match was decided under the Duckworth-Lewis rule. Chennai was given a target of 171 runs in 15 overs, achieving which CSK, captained by Dhoni, won the title. So let’s know who and when made the DLS Method i.e. Duckworth-Lewis rule.
Batting first in the IPL 2023 final, Gujarat put 214 runs on the board for 4 wickets in 20 overs. After the final, many people believed that if the Duckworth-Lewis rule had not been there, ie the match would have been completed, Chennai might not have become the champion.
When and by whom was the Duckworth-Lewis rule formulated?
Duckworth-Lewis rule ie DLS Method is a mathematical calculation, which is used to set the target in limited overs matches after interruption due to rain or any other reason. Its full name is ‘Duckworth–Lewis–Stern Method’, which was discovered by two British statisticians. In this, the name of one was Frank Durworth and the other was Tony Lewis.
This rule was put forward for the first time in 1997 and was officially adopted by the International Cricket Council in 1999. This rule was first used in international cricket in 1997 in a match played between Zimbabwe and England.
These rules used to run before DLS Method
Let us tell you that before the DLS method, the average run rate method was used in cricket, which was not very effective. After this, Most Productive Overs Method was introduced in 1991, but like the first rule i.e. Average Run Rate Method, this rule also did not work. Many pockets were seen in this. This is how the DLS Method started. However, many criticisms are made regarding this rule as well.
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