Question
Download Solution PDFWith which of the following games is the Duckworth-Lewis-Stem method associated?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Cricket.
Key Points
- The Duckworth-Lewis (DLS) method is used in cricket to calculate the target score for a match interrupted by weather or other circumstances.
- It was created by two Britishers-Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis.
- The method was formerly known as the Duckworth–Lewis method and it was adopted officially by the ICC in 1999.
- Tony Lewis, one of the men behind the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method used in weather-affected limited-overs cricket matches passed away in April 2020.
Additional Information
Various sports and terms related to them are mentioned below:
Sport |
Term Related |
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Hockey |
Advantage, Back-stick, Bully, Cary, Centre Forward, Centre, Corner, Dribble, Flick, Free-hit, Goal Line, Blue line, Halfway Line, Hat-trick, Off-side, Red Car, Roll-in, Scoop, Short Corner, Sixteen-yard hit. |
Cricket |
Boundary, Bowling, Caught, Chinaman, Cover Drive, Crease, Duck, Duckworth-Lewis, Fine Leg, Follow On, Full Toss, Googly, Gully, Hat-trick, Hit-Wicket, In-swinger, L.B.W., Leg-break, Leg-bye, Leg Glance, late Cut, maiden over, No Ball, Over, over Pitch, Popping Crease, Run Out, Short Pitch, Silly Point, Slip, Square Leg, Straight Drive, Stumped, Short leg, Spin, Swing, Third-man, Yorker. |
Golf |
Bogey, Bunker, Caddie, Fairway, Fourball, Greed Holes, Links, Par, Put, Rough, Stymied, Tee. |
Football |
Bend, Dribble, Dummy, Feint, Free Kick, Header, Red Card, Throwins. |
Archery |
Target, Bull’s Eye. |
Swimming |
Breast Stroke, Crawl, Butterfly, Freestyle, Back Stroke. |
Fencing |
Allez, Assault, Black Card, Foil, Saber, Hilt, Jury, Lame. |
Basketball |
Dunk, Frontcourt, Held Ball, Lay-Up, Pivot, Rebound. |
Billiards |
Baulk Line, Break, Bolting, Cannon, Cue, Hazard, In-off, Jigger, Long, Jenny, Pot, Scratch, Screw Back, Spot Stroke, Strike. |
Baseball |
Diamond, Hitter, Home, Pinch, Pitcher Plate, Pullout, Short Stop, Hitter, Batter, Strike, Infield, Outfield, Base, Battery, Bunting, Catcher. |
Chess |
Bishop, Capture, Castling, Checkmate, En Passant, Gambit, Grand Master, King, Knight, Pawn, Queen, Rook, Stalemate, Sicilian Defence. |
Table Tennis |
Foil, End line, Late control, Flat hit, Block stroke, Service, Penholder grip, Backspin, Centreline, Half Court, Side spin, Swing stroke, Push Stroke, Rally, Let, Reverse, Top Spin, Drop shot, Lob, Chopped return. |
Volley Ball |
Antennae, Attack hit, Ace, Base-line, Blocking, Doubling, Foot Fault, Heave, Holding, Jump Set, Lob Pass, Love-All, Point, Quick Smash, Scouting, Service, Spike, Tactical Ball, Volley, Windmill Service. |
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