1st ODI: Australia v India at Melbourne Feb 5, 2012

[JW]

I remember Tubby saying that the loss of 2 early wickets cancelled out any additional runs. That's fair enough if you're batting second and a projected total needs to be made as you go along, but not sure how that applies to a team expecting to face 50 overs when it should be about run rate more than anything.

 

[Hallatia]

I think it has a lot to do with the number of wickets that were lost before the rain as well as the run rate before the rain. The calculator itself is a very odd thing, I have tried using it and have not been able to work out what formula it uses to get its answers

 

[aussies1st]

Apparently if we lost another wicket we would have lost runs! Surely must be a fail safe for that situation.

 

[Horrie Is God]

I'm starting to think Duckworth/Lewis are less Professor Frink & more these guys..

 

[Hallatia]

pretty much. I read somewhere that Duckworth/Lewis uses "a complex system of tables and formulas" (sic)

 

[Twizzle]

its all we've got till some one comes up with better one

 

[snoozer]

can anyone provide a link to the actual calculator for d/l?

did a bit of reading on it last night but couldn't find the formula/calculator.

 

[Horrie Is God]

http://www.duckworth-lewis.com/CalculatorforT20ODI/tabid/56/Default.aspx

 

[Hallatia]

that one is not great. I remember having access to one which you could use for any point where it could be implemented. I think cricinfo provided the link. I might have it saved on my other computer