One of the most ridiculous losses in the history of cricket
Not many would know that the Duckworth Lewis (D/L) method, conceived by Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, was conceptualised after the fiasco during 1992 World Cup. The semi-final between England and South Africa was a nail-biting match with South Africa needing 22 off 13 balls. The match was interrupted by rain and after the rain ceased, came a ridiculous decision that South Africa would have to chase the required 22 runs but in just one ball! It left the South African team in a dismal state and their supporters infuriated, which also led to the pelting of rubbish on the ground. But the South African team had no respite and team England easily glided through to the finals.
“It was following this disaster that the ICC made an appeal to mathematicians of the world to come up with something better (than the ‘most productive over method’ which was used in that game)”, informed Frank Duckworth. He explained that, “The problem was not that SA were asked to achieve an impossible target after an interruption – this can still happen under D/L method – it was that, 22 off 13 balls was considered to be a 50/50 situation.
Not many would know that the Duckworth Lewis (D/L) method, conceived by Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, was conceptualised after the fiasco during 1992 World Cup. The semi-final between England and South Africa was a nail-biting match with South Africa needing 22 off 13 balls. The match was interrupted by rain and after the rain ceased, came a ridiculous decision that South Africa would have to chase the required 22 runs but in just one ball! It left the South African team in a dismal state and their supporters infuriated, which also led to the pelting of rubbish on the ground. But the South African team had no respite and team England easily glided through to the finals.
“It was following this disaster that the ICC made an appeal to mathematicians of the world to come up with something better (than the ‘most productive over method’ which was used in that game)”, informed Frank Duckworth. He explained that, “The problem was not that SA were asked to achieve an impossible target after an interruption – this can still happen under D/L method – it was that, 22 off 13 balls was considered to be a 50/50 situation.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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