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Here is all you need to know about the DLS method.
The Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method came into play after rains played spoil-sport during the IPL 2023 final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans.
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After Gujarat Titans posted a mammoth total of 214 runs in 20 overs, the match got reduced to 15 overs, due to rain and the target got revised to 171 by using the DLS method.
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The yellow army chased down the target, as Ravindra Jadeja scored 10 runs in the final two balls off GT’s Mohit Sharma.
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The method was devised by statisticians Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis.
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The DLS method was first used in cricket during a match between Zimbabwe and England in 1996-97 and was approved by the ICC in 1999.
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The two resources that are used in this method are remaining number of overs and remaining wickets.
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