Re: why can't they continue playing in rain?
by leo gomes on May 05, 2010 09:22 PM
cheer girls look so odd nobody want to play in rain with them shilpa and zinta would have been an asset in west indies
matches cannot be won on a mathematical formula. the full quota of overs has to be bowled. not even a single ball shall be missed. if the weather conditions are not favourable dont proceed with the match. equal oppurtunities only can decide which is a better team. this duckworth/lewis formula is a bullshit.
It was heart breaking when I saw match between England Vs West Indies. Where in England scored 191/5 in 20 overs and rain stopped the play. With the D/L method the matched was shortned and West Indies has an easy target. All the English players were literally crying of the field. Please change the D/L method for T20 game. By the way who is this Srinivas Bhogle brother of Harsha Bhogle? Why Bhogle's are always behid cricket?
I have an idea! Say if only 6 overs are possible, then the target can be arrived as follows. Sum of 3 overs of highest runs conceded 3 multiplied by the average runs per over conceded 1. Say runs scored in the top 3 overs for the batting sides are 15 17 20=52. Team score is 160 runs in 20 overs. Then the average runs per over is 8 which is to be multiplied by 3. Totally 52 24 1=76 runs to be scored in 6 overs. If the available overs comes as odd number say 7 then take runs from 4 best overs 3 average overs.
