  We propose a model for recalculating the target score in rain affected
matches based on empirical data. During the development of the current stage of
the Cricket, different methods have been introduced to recalculate the target
scores in interpreted games. Currently, the International Cricket Council (ICC)
uses the Duckworth-Lewis method and have in the past strongly considered
changing to the VJD method. Here, we introduce a simple approach to calculate
target scores in interrupted games by considering the area under a run rate
curve. To calculate the target we have analysed over a decades worth of
empirical data using various statistical methods. As in the case of Duckworth-
Lewis method, we also have two parameters in our model, that is overs and
wickets in combination. We also found that in the one day international cricket
(ODI) wickets play a crucial role whereas in T20 cricket they do not effect the
run rate of the games to the same degree. Using empirical and mathematical
arguments we show that the run scoring distributions are independent of the
innings.
