Which method is used to set revised targets in rain-affected limited-overs cricket?

The Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method is used to set revised targets in rain-affected limited-overs cricket.

The method recalculates a team’s target when an interruption reduces the number of overs available. It models the two resources a batting side has during an innings: wickets remaining and overs remaining. Because both resources change throughout an innings, the method aims to preserve a fair contest rather than simply reducing the target in proportion to lost overs.

It was developed by English statisticians Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis and first used internationally in the 1990s. Steven Stern later became involved in updating the calculations, and the method was renamed Duckworth–Lewis–Stern in 2014. It is applied through official resource tables and, in major matches, computer-based calculations.

The VJD method is an alternative rain-rule system used in some competitions, especially in India, but it is not the standard international method. A Super Over decides a tied match, while net run rate measures tournament performance; neither normally sets a rain-revised target.