Frank Duckworth's Legacy: The DLS Method

Key Points

• 1Frank Duckworth, co-inventor of the Duckworth-Lewis method, passed away on June 21.
• 2The method was first used in international cricket in 1997.
• 3The method was fully adopted by the ICC in 1999.
• 4The DL method became the DLS (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) method in 2014.
• 5The DL method introduced the concept of ‘resources’ in making score estimations for truncated games.
• 6Target scores for a team batting second can be adjusted based on resources lost.
• 7The DLS method weighs wickets more heavily than balls available.