The world is immersed in the excitement of T20 World Cup 2024. But, in the meantime, a bad news has also shaken up. This news is related to the death of Frank Duckworth. Born in 1939, Frank Duckworth died in the year 2024 at the age of 84. According to the information received, the cause of death was Duckworth's age limit.

Frank Duckworth was a resident of England. DLS given to cricket is the biggest contribution of Frank Duckworth, because he was one of its inventors. Frank Duckworth, along with Tony Lewis, brought revolution by inventing DLS in cricket.

With the advent of DLS in cricket, it became easier to reach a result in rain-affected matches. This rule was first used in 1997. After that, in 2001, the apex body of cricket, ICC, adopted it completely to revise the target in rain-affected matches. However, earlier it was only called DL after Duckworth-Lewis.

It was named Duckworth-Lewis-Stern i.e. DLS in the year 2014 when Australian statistician Steven Stern modified it.

Results of 4 matches of T20 World Cup 2024 from DLS

The most recent use of DLS in cricket was in the last match played in the Super-8 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. This match was played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh, in which Afghanistan won by 8 runs after the revised target under DLS and booked a ticket to the semi-finals. DLS has already been used in 3 matches before the Afghanistan-Bangladesh match during the T20 World Cup 2024.

It was named Duckworth-Lewis-Stern i.e. DLS in the year 2014 when Australian statistician Steven Stern modified it.

Results of 4 matches of T20 World Cup 2024 from DLS

The most recent use of DLS in cricket was in the last match played in the Super-8 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. This match was played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh, in which Afghanistan won by 8 runs after the revised target under DLS and booked a ticket to the semi-finals. DLS has already been used in 3 matches before the Afghanistan-Bangladesh match during the T20 World Cup 2024.