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Duckworth-Lewis method plays a key role in the limited-overs formats in cricket whenever there is a stoppage of the play due to various external factors. It was renamed to Duckworth Lewis Stern method in late 2014. The DLS 1.0 was in effect during the CWC 2015 while the second version of it was introduced in 2016. The latest version, DLS 3.0, came into effect from 29th September 2018. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/south-africa-vs-zimbabwe-2018-1st-odi-statistical-highlights/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ODI series</a> between South Africa and Zimbabwe that took place on Sunday under its new version

The recent changes brought to the existing formula was based on an analysis of the information from 700 ODIs and 428 T20Is, which comprise over 240,000 outcomes of individual deliveries. This includes some of the high scoring matches in the recent past, as a result, the average team total in consideration is also increased. The latest version of DLS would have changed the course of many matches of the past.

Those include the famous the 1992 semi-final where South Africa turned up to chase 21 runs in a delivery based on a rain-rule method before the existence of the DL method. (Scoreboard showed 22 instead of 21 runs) If the slow overrate of South Africans that reduced the game to 45 overs a side is not considered, they would have needed three runs to win on the final ball as per the latest update.

Here are some of the ODI matches that could have had a different result as per the latest DLS update:

1st ODI, 2013 – Ireland v Pakistan, Dublin

The first game of the two-match ODI between Ireland and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ramiz-raja-feels-alarm-bells-should-ring-for-pakistan-after-a-disastrous-asia-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pakistan</a> in 2013 played in Dublin ended in a Tie. The game was reduced to 47 overs-a-side due to the rain intervals during Pakistan innings. They finished on 266/5 in the restricted 47 overs and the target for the hosts was revised to 276.

KJ O&#8217;Brien hit the last ball of the match for a four when they needed five runs as the game ended in a Tie. Ireland’s target would have been 275 instead of 276 as per the previous and the present updates of the DLS.

ICC World Cup 2015 – New Zealand v South Africa, Auckland

In the big semi-final game between New Zealand and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-south-africa-brush-aside-spirited-zimbabwe-to-a-1-0-lead/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africa</a>, the first version of DLS revised the target of hosts to 298 in 43 overs. South Africa made 281/5 in 43 overs after rain cut down their innings by seven overs when they were 218/3 in 38 overs. The revised target looked a bit too less for the Protea backers with someone like AB de Villiers still at the crease.

They would have ended up posting 400 in the presence of ABD and JP Duminy aided by the short boundaries of the Auckland’s Eden Park. In hindsight, the target did cost South Africa as the Kiwis chased down the total off the penultimate delivery with Grant Elliot hitting a six off Dale Steyn. The next update of the DLS in 2016 would have revised the target to 300 while the latest one increases it to 303.

3rd ODI, 2011 – England v India, Lord’s:

India returned from the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/reports-ravi-shastri-met-coa-before-asia-cup-to-discuss-test-series-defeat-in-england/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a> tour in 2011 without winning even one International game. They came close to a victory in the Lord’s ODI that ended in a Tie. Chasing 281 to win, the home team lost wickets towards the end and were placed at 270/8 when the rain stopped the game at 48.5 overs. The play did not resume and the game ended in a Tie as the par score at that point was 270.

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-vs-windies-my-mother-got-very-emotional-says-mayank-agarwal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> would have won by two runs if this game was played during the DLS 2.0 which has the par score after 48.5 overs as 272. However, the current update would have pushed the game into England&#8217;s hands as the par score according to it would be 269, a run less than England’s score. The latest version of DLS seems to have taken the lower-order runs into consideration expecting England to make 12 runs in seven deliveries with two wickets in hand.

ICC World Cup 2003 – South Africa v Sri Lanka, Durban:

South Africa needed a win against Sri Lanka to qualify to the Super-6s round but got knocked out of the home World Cup as the game ended in a Tie. Mark Boucher defended the last ball before the rain stoppage as his skipper Shaun Pollock read par score as the target required. Finishing on 230 would have seen them through to next round.

But Boucher, unknowingly, did not try to take a single off the last ball of the 45th over and ended up on 229/6. According to the DL version of the time, the par score of South Africa was 229. However, the same situation as per the DLS 2.0 or DLS 3.0 would have taken them through to the next round.

ICC Champions Trophy 2013 – South Africa v Windies, Cardiff:

The 2013 Champions Trophy was a rare occasion of South Africa getting benefited by rain and revised scores. Windies needed a win to make it to the semis while South Africa would be through based on NRR if they can avoid a loss (Win/Tie/N-R). Kieron Pollard got out on the first ball of 27th over just when they were four runs ahead of the par score.

The Windies team were levelled with the par score post the dismissal of Pollard and soon the umpires took off the players. The play didn’t resume and the South African team made it to final four thanks to a Tie. If this game was played post-2016, the team from the Caribbean would&#8217;ve made it to the knockouts as the par score reads 186 and 185 respectively as per the recent updates.

<figure id="attachment_284005" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-284005" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-284005" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/1992-World-Cup.jpg" alt="1992 World Cup" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-284005" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo by Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Duckworth-Lewis method plays a key role in the limited-overs formats in cricket whenever there is a stoppage of the play due to various external factors. It was renamed to Duckworth Lewis Stern method in late 2014. The DLS 1.0 was in effect during the CWC 2015 while the second version of it was introduced in 2016. The latest version, DLS 3.0, came into effect from 29th September 2018. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/south-africa-vs-zimbabwe-2018-1st-odi-statistical-highlights/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ODI series</a> between South Africa and Zimbabwe that took place on Sunday under its new version
The recent changes brought to the existing formula was based on&nbsp;an analysis of the information from 700 ODIs and 428 T20Is, which comprise over 240,000 outcomes of individual deliveries. This includes some of the high scoring matches in the recent past, as a result, the average team total in consideration is also increased. The latest version of DLS would have changed the course of many matches of the past.
Those include the famous the 1992 semi-final where South Africa turned up to chase 21 runs in a delivery based on a rain-rule method before the existence of the DL method. (Scoreboard showed 22 instead of 21 runs) If the slow overrate of South Africans that reduced the game to 45 overs a side is not considered, they would have needed three runs to win on the final ball as per the latest update.
<h3>Here are some of the ODI matches that could have had a different result as per the latest DLS update:</h3>
1st ODI, 2013 – Ireland v Pakistan, Dublin
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The first game of the two-match ODI between Ireland and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ramiz-raja-feels-alarm-bells-should-ring-for-pakistan-after-a-disastrous-asia-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pakistan</a> in 2013 played in Dublin ended in a Tie. The game was reduced to 47 overs-a-side due to the rain intervals during Pakistan innings. They finished on 266/5 in the restricted 47 overs and the target for the hosts was revised to 276.
KJ O’Brien hit the last ball of the match for a four when they needed five runs as the game ended in a Tie. Ireland’s target would have been 275 instead of 276 as per the previous and the present updates of the DLS.

ICC World Cup 2015 – New Zealand v South Africa, Auckland
<amp-img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-283941 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/DRS-Changes-ICC-World-Cup-2015-–-New-Zealand-v-South-Africa-Auckland.png" alt="DRS-Changes-ICC-World-Cup-2015-–-New-Zealand-v-South-Africa,-Auckland" width="700" height="900" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
In the big semi-final game between New Zealand and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-south-africa-brush-aside-spirited-zimbabwe-to-a-1-0-lead/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africa</a>, the first version of DLS revised the target of hosts to 298 in 43 overs. South Africa made 281/5 in 43 overs after rain cut down their innings by seven overs when they were 218/3 in 38 overs. The revised target looked a bit too less for the Protea backers with someone like AB de Villiers still at the crease.
They would have ended up posting 400 in the presence of ABD and JP Duminy aided by the short boundaries of the Auckland’s Eden Park. In hindsight, the target did cost South Africa as the Kiwis chased down the total off the penultimate delivery with Grant Elliot hitting a six off Dale Steyn. The next update of the DLS in 2016 would have revised the target to 300 while the latest one increases it to 303.

3rd ODI, 2011 – England v India, Lord’s:
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India returned from the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/reports-ravi-shastri-met-coa-before-asia-cup-to-discuss-test-series-defeat-in-england/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a> tour in 2011 without winning even one International game. They came close to a victory in the Lord’s ODI that ended in a Tie. Chasing 281 to win, the home team lost wickets towards the end and were placed at 270/8 when the rain stopped the game at 48.5 overs. The play did not resume and the game ended in a Tie as the par score at that point was 270.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-vs-windies-my-mother-got-very-emotional-says-mayank-agarwal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> would have won by two runs if this game was played during the DLS 2.0 which has the par score after 48.5 overs as 272. However, the current update would have pushed the game into England’s hands as the par score according to it would be 269, a run less than England’s score. The latest version of DLS seems to have taken the lower-order runs into consideration expecting England to make 12 runs in seven deliveries with two wickets in hand.

ICC World Cup 2003 – South Africa v Sri Lanka, Durban:
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South Africa needed a win against Sri Lanka to qualify to the Super-6s round but got knocked out of the home World Cup as the game ended in a Tie. Mark Boucher defended the last ball before the rain stoppage as his skipper Shaun Pollock read par score as the target required. Finishing on 230 would have seen them through to next round.
But Boucher, unknowingly, did not try to take a single off the last ball of the 45th over and ended up on 229/6. According to the DL version of the time, the par score of South Africa was 229. However, the same situation as per the DLS 2.0 or DLS 3.0 would have taken them through to the next round.

ICC Champions Trophy 2013 – South Africa v Windies, Cardiff:
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The 2013 Champions Trophy was a rare occasion of South Africa getting benefited by rain and revised scores. Windies needed a win to make it to the semis while South Africa would be through based on NRR if they can avoid a loss (Win/Tie/N-R). Kieron Pollard got out on the first ball of 27th over just when they were four runs ahead of the par score.
The Windies team were levelled with the par score post the dismissal of Pollard and soon the umpires took off the players. The play didn’t resume and the South African team made it to final four thanks to a Tie. If this game was played post-2016, the team from the Caribbean would’ve made it to the knockouts as the par score reads 186 and 185 respectively as per the recent updates.

<figure id="attachment_284005" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-284005" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-284005" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/1992-World-Cup.jpg" alt="1992 World Cup" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-284005" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo by Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Duckworth-Lewis method plays a key role in the limited-overs formats in cricket whenever there is a stoppage of the play due to various external factors. It was renamed to Duckworth Lewis Stern method in late 2014. The DLS 1.0 was in effect during the CWC 2015 while the second version of it was introduced in 2016. The latest version, DLS 3.0, came into effect from 29th September 2018. The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/south-africa-vs-zimbabwe-2018-1st-odi-statistical-highlights/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ODI series</a> between South Africa and Zimbabwe that took place on Sunday under its new version
The recent changes brought to the existing formula was based on an analysis of the information from 700 ODIs and 428 T20Is, which comprise over 240,000 outcomes of individual deliveries. This includes some of the high scoring matches in the recent past, as a result, the average team total in consideration is also increased. The latest version of DLS would have changed the course of many matches of the past.
Those include the famous the 1992 semi-final where South Africa turned up to chase 21 runs in a delivery based on a rain-rule method before the existence of the DL method. (Scoreboard showed 22 instead of 21 runs) If the slow overrate of South Africans that reduced the game to 45 overs a side is not considered, they would have needed three runs to win on the final ball as per the latest update.
<h3>Here are some of the ODI matches that could have had a different result as per the latest DLS update:</h3>
1st ODI, 2013 – Ireland v Pakistan, Dublin
<img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-283939 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/DRS-Changes-1st-ODI-2013-–-Ireland-v-Pakistan-Dublin.png" alt="DRS-Changes-1st-ODI,-2013-–-Ireland-v-Pakistan,-Dublin" width="700" height="900" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">
The first game of the two-match ODI between Ireland and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ramiz-raja-feels-alarm-bells-should-ring-for-pakistan-after-a-disastrous-asia-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pakistan</a> in 2013 played in Dublin ended in a Tie. The game was reduced to 47 overs-a-side due to the rain intervals during Pakistan innings. They finished on 266/5 in the restricted 47 overs and the target for the hosts was revised to 276.
KJ O&#8217;Brien hit the last ball of the match for a four when they needed five runs as the game ended in a Tie. Ireland’s target would have been 275 instead of 276 as per the previous and the present updates of the DLS.

ICC World Cup 2015 – New Zealand v South Africa, Auckland
<img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-283941 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/DRS-Changes-ICC-World-Cup-2015-–-New-Zealand-v-South-Africa-Auckland.png" alt="DRS-Changes-ICC-World-Cup-2015-–-New-Zealand-v-South-Africa,-Auckland" width="700" height="900" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">
In the big semi-final game between New Zealand and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-south-africa-brush-aside-spirited-zimbabwe-to-a-1-0-lead/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africa</a>, the first version of DLS revised the target of hosts to 298 in 43 overs. South Africa made 281/5 in 43 overs after rain cut down their innings by seven overs when they were 218/3 in 38 overs. The revised target looked a bit too less for the Protea backers with someone like AB de Villiers still at the crease.
They would have ended up posting 400 in the presence of ABD and JP Duminy aided by the short boundaries of the Auckland’s Eden Park. In hindsight, the target did cost South Africa as the Kiwis chased down the total off the penultimate delivery with Grant Elliot hitting a six off Dale Steyn. The next update of the DLS in 2016 would have revised the target to 300 while the latest one increases it to 303.

3rd ODI, 2011 – England v India, Lord’s:
<img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-283940 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/DRS-Changes-3rd-ODI-2011-–-England-v-India-Lord’s.png" alt="DRS-Changes-3rd-ODI,-2011-–-England-v-India,-Lord’s" width="700" height="900" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">
India returned from the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/reports-ravi-shastri-met-coa-before-asia-cup-to-discuss-test-series-defeat-in-england/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a> tour in 2011 without winning even one International game. They came close to a victory in the Lord’s ODI that ended in a Tie. Chasing 281 to win, the home team lost wickets towards the end and were placed at 270/8 when the rain stopped the game at 48.5 overs. The play did not resume and the game ended in a Tie as the par score at that point was 270.
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-vs-windies-my-mother-got-very-emotional-says-mayank-agarwal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> would have won by two runs if this game was played during the DLS 2.0 which has the par score after 48.5 overs as 272. However, the current update would have pushed the game into England&#8217;s hands as the par score according to it would be 269, a run less than England’s score. The latest version of DLS seems to have taken the lower-order runs into consideration expecting England to make 12 runs in seven deliveries with two wickets in hand.

ICC World Cup 2003 – South Africa v Sri Lanka, Durban:
<img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-283942 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/DRS-Changes-South-Africa-v-Sri-Lanka-Durban.png" alt="DRS-Changes-South-Africa-v-Sri-Lanka,-Durban" width="700" height="900" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">
South Africa needed a win against Sri Lanka to qualify to the Super-6s round but got knocked out of the home World Cup as the game ended in a Tie. Mark Boucher defended the last ball before the rain stoppage as his skipper Shaun Pollock read par score as the target required. Finishing on 230 would have seen them through to next round.
But Boucher, unknowingly, did not try to take a single off the last ball of the 45th over and ended up on 229/6. According to the DL version of the time, the par score of South Africa was 229. However, the same situation as per the DLS 2.0 or DLS 3.0 would have taken them through to the next round.

ICC Champions Trophy 2013 – South Africa v Windies, Cardiff:
<img loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-283943 aligncenter" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/DRS-Changes-ICC-Champions-Trophy-2013-–-South-Africa-v-Windies-Cardiff.png" alt="DRS-Changes-ICC-Champions-Trophy-2013-–-South-Africa-v-Windies,-Cardiff" width="700" height="900" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px">
The 2013 Champions Trophy was a rare occasion of South Africa getting benefited by rain and revised scores. Windies needed a win to make it to the semis while South Africa would be through based on NRR if they can avoid a loss (Win/Tie/N-R). Kieron Pollard got out on the first ball of 27th over just when they were four runs ahead of the par score.
The Windies team were levelled with the par score post the dismissal of Pollard and soon the umpires took off the players. The play didn’t resume and the South African team made it to final four thanks to a Tie. If this game was played post-2016, the team from the Caribbean would&#8217;ve made it to the knockouts as the par score reads 186 and 185 respectively as per the recent updates.

Here are some of the ODI matches that could have had a different result as per the latest DLS update.

Analysis on how the Duckworth-Lewis Stern 3.0 affects the results of some old events

Duckworth Lewis method plays a key role in the limited-overs formats in cricket whenever there is a stoppage of the play due to various external factors.