LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Spectators sit in the stand as rain delays play during day two of the 3rd Investec Test Match between England and the West Indies at Lord's Cricket Ground on September 8, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
The sport of cricket, which is played exclusively in open air stadiums, has a specific, mathematical method to govern weather-affected games. The Duckworth–Lewis (D/L) method was designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a limited overs cricket match that is interrupted by weather, or other circumstances.
However, according to a report in the U.