(For an introduction of Duckworth-Lewis method visit the part 1) Below, are two examples given for the betterment in understanding the Duckworth-Lewis method used in different scenarios.A sample of reduced D/L table is given below. Wickets lost ...
It's amazing how a very simple and obvious thing in life become a mathematical principle and helps to prove many complex results. Pigeon-Hole principle is one such concept. At first it seems as a very obvious fact and one may wonder whether it deserves such a place in mathematics. But this principle becomes very useful in many occasions to prove that there exists some answer for a problem.
Well they won all the test matches against India. And so far all the matches of the CB series. They are not a very strong team as the previous Australian teams who controlled the world cricket arena for more than dozen years. But recently they have managed to win a fair amount of matches continuously. Although Australia have the home ...
History Though they may not have played cricket at international or first class level, they were surely the match winners in more than 80 One Day Internationals (ODI) including a world cup final. They were neither umpires nor match referees as well. Though many won’t realize the relationship between mathematics and cricket, they both strived to describe the gentlemen’s game in ...
The Glorious Sons is a Canadian rock band which consists of five people. They released their debut album "Shapeless Art" in November 2013 and followed up with another album named, "The Union" in September 2014. Started as an indie rock band, both albums contains promising songs. Mainly "Mama" and "White Noise" in the first albums became hits in North America. ...
Duckworth-Lewis Method (part 1)Duckworth-Lewis Method (part 2)After giving an introduction ofDuckworth-Lewis method and some examples of Duckworth-Lewis method in the previous posts this post focuses on the Duckworth-Lewis method and some of the previously used methodsin rain affected games.Before the invention of this method there have been several othermethods used at the international level to decide the result of a ...
Technology has become an integral part of our lives. The use of technology in sports have also been increased. At first it was about broadcasting events worlwide. But in the modern times technology is used to increase the fare-play in sports. Cricket has been one of the sports that uses technology extensively. The first instance of using technology in cricket ...
The last Venus transit for this century will be visible to Sri Lanka Tomorrow (June 6th). This will be a great opportunity to us.Following details may help to observe the transit safely and correctly.Viewing SafelyIt is very important to use the safety procedures while observing the transit.Inappropriate viewing methods may result in blindness and other eye problems. Following link contains ...
Inaugural SLPL is now in it's halfway stage. 15 matches out of total 24 matches have been completed and two teams have been already knocked out and one team have already qualified to the semi finals.Other four teams are playing for the three slots available in the knockouts. Here are some of my opinions on the SLPL so far.The attendance ...
It's Christmas.Though now it has become a commercial event, there is something special in every Christmas for me. In the early years of my life it was about the Santa and the presents I received. But the time has passed and now entering the period of my life where I have to give presents to others rather than expecting .Now ...
Coursera is a great place for online learning. This has subjects varying from Computer Science to History , Sociology, Medicine and Music. All the subjects are offered from the top ranked Universities in the world. Currently there are 16 Universities affiliated with Coursera and this includes MIT, CIT , Stanford University and Princeton University. Some available courses The courses offered ...
This is a simple card trick and it's correctness can be easily shown using the Pigeon-Hole principle.For details about Pigeon-Hole Principle visit http://shashindrasri.blogspot.com/2011/11/pigeon-hole-principle.html. Card Trick based on Pigeon hole principle from Shashindra Silva
IPL can be considered as the biggest cricket tournament involving franchises. Although not officially allocated , most countries keep an window for this tournament when planning their cricket fixtures. It currently have a brand value of over 3 billion USD. Starting from the removal of former IPL chief Lalit Modi controversies were not a strange thing to IPL.The most controversial ...
"The end of the world on December 2012" , probably the most feared and widely discussed thing these days. This has been probably aggravated by the recent natural disasters faced by the world such as hurricane Sandy. Though there are no scientific evidence to suggest the end of the world on 2012 most of the people reluctant to accept it ...
As humans we tend to own everything. When dividing something among people we need to own a fair portion, if not a bigger portion. Thus problems regarding dividing has become the source of many conflicts, wars and sometimes crimes. Cake Cutting problem is an interesting thing in mathematics which deals with dividing a cake between several people such that each ...
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Chuck Norris has already been to Mars; that's why there are no signs of life there. The Great Wall of China was originally created to keep Chuck Norris out. It failed miserably. When Alexander Bell invented the telephone he had 3 missed calls from Chuck Norris Chuck Norris counted ...
There are few things in the world that I hate too much. One such thing is to prove a stupid computer that I am really a human , not a bot. The way we have to prove it, is so much annoying. Most of the time we have to read some distorted letters and enter them to a text box. ...
I follow the MoskvaDown to Gorky ParkListening to the wind of changeAn August summer nightSoldiers passing byListening to the wind of changeThe world is closing inDid you ever thinkThat we could be so close, like brothersThe future's in the airI can feel it everywhereBlowing with the wind of changeTake me to the magic of the momentOn a glory nightWhere the ...
Today is the "Pi DAY". We have dedicated special dates to celebrate various reasons. And March 14 (or in numbers 3-14) is the day dedicated to celebrate the mathematical constant "Pi". The representation of this date consists the first three digits of the mathematical constant "Pi". Thus it is selected as the "Pi" day. It is a day celebrated by ...
