Editing Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method (section)

====Reduced target: Team 1's innings completed; Team 2's innings delayed (resources lost at start of innings)====

{| class="wikitable" style="float: right; margin: 1em 1em 1em 1em; text-align:center; width:25%;"
|+ Percentage total resources remaining reference table (D/L Standard Edition)<ref name="DLMethod"/>
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background: #ffdead;" | Overs remaining
! colspan="5" style="background: #ffdead;" | Wickets in hand
|-
| '''10''' || '''8''' || '''6''' || '''4''' || '''2''' 
|-
| '''31''' || 76.7 || 68.6 || 54.8 || 33.7 || 11.9
|-
| '''30''' || style="background: #ACE1AF;" | 75.1 || 67.3 || 54.1 || 33.6 || 11.9
|-
| '''29''' || 73.5 || 66.1 || 53.4 || 33.4 || 11.9 
|-
| '''28''' || style="background: #ACE1AF;" | 71.8 || 64.8 || 52.6 || 33.2 || 11.9 
|-
| '''27''' || 70.1 || 63.4 || 51.8 || 33.0 || 11.9 
|}

On 18 May 2003, Lancashire played Hampshire in the [[2003 ECB National League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/131395.html|title=Full Scorecard of Lancashire vs Hampshire Pro40 League|date=18 May 2003|work=Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN Sports Media}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Scorecards/76/76989.html|title=Lancashire v Hampshire National League 2003 (Division 2)|publisher=Lancashire County Cricket Club|via=CricketArchive|date=18 May 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/131394.html|title=Hampshire struck by Lightning inbetween the showers|author=Victor Isaacs|date=18 May 2003|work=Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN Sports Media}}</ref> Rain before play reduced the match to 30 overs each. Lancashire batted first and scored 231–4 from their 30 overs. Before Hampshire began their innings, it was further reduced to 28 overs.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" |Step 1
| Total resources available to Lancashire (R1)
| align="center" | 30 overs and 10 wickets
| align="center" | 75.1%
|-
| Total resources available to Hampshire (R2)
| align="center" | 28 overs and 10 wickets
| align="center" | 71.8%
|-
| rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" |Step 2
| Hampshire's par score
| align="center" | 231 x R2/R1 = 231 x 71.8/75.1
| align="center" | '''220.850 runs'''
|}

Hampshire's target was therefore 221 to win (in 28 overs), or 220 to tie. They were all out for 150, giving Lancashire victory by 220 &minus; 150 = 70 runs.

If Hampshire's target had been set by the [[Average Run Rate method]] (simply in proportion to the reduction in overs), their par score would have been 231 x 28/30 = 215.6, giving 216 to win or 215 to tie. While this would have kept the required [[run rate]] the same as Lancashire achieved (7.7 runs per over), this would have given an unfair advantage to Hampshire as it's easier to achieve and maintain a run rate for a shorter period. Increasing Hampshire's target from 216 overcomes this flaw.

As Lancashire's innings was interrupted once (before it started), and then restarted, their resource can be found from the general formula above as follows (Hampshire's is similar): Total resources = 100% &minus; Resources remaining at 1st interruption + Resources remaining at 1st restart = 100% &minus; 100% + 75.1% = 75.1%.

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