Result (cricket)

The result in a cricket game can either be a victory for one of the teams, a draw (tie) or a draw ( draw).

Result

Victory

The objective of the game is to score more points ( runs ) than the opponent.

A game always consists of either one or two innings ( game rounds ) per team. But to win it is not enough just to have more points than the opponent, or the opponent's innings must be completed at the end of the game, so that the enemy would have had no chance to points in continuation of the game.

A team may also give up (match Conceded ) or the referee may award a team the game when the other team refuses to continue play (match Awarded ).

In the extremely rare case that the last beating team is losing their last batsman, but by a 5 -run penalty for their benefit, from this last ball of the game, just scored enough runs to win the game, the result is specified as a "win by Penalty runs".

Draw

The game is a draw if the scores of both teams are the same and the innings of the batting team as the last is complete. This second condition was introduced only in 1947, so there are a number of games before this date, today would indeed seen as a draw, but continuing to be a draw. A draw is a very rare result in cricket, in Test matches since 1877, before it came only twice:

• West Indies (453 & 284) against Australia (505 & 232 ) 1961
• Australia ( 574- 7d & 170 - 5d) against India (397 & 347 ) 1987

These two examples can also be seen that the total number of points a team that matters, ultimately, is never explicitly stated. The two innings a team will be rather considered as each self-contained units, which by the way is also reflected in many statistics.

After both teams each have an innings behind him, just the difference is determined and further calculations with this in mind. Once the first team has completed their second innings, obtained taking into account this point the difference needed to win the other team score. This is called the target. And just this was missed in the two games up with the knappstmöglichen result.

Draw

All other games will be counted as a draw.

This means that at the end of the predetermined time while the game beating the last team still lags at points or at best par is their innings is not yet complete, ie their batsmen are not all excreted and thus more points could have been achieved. In other words: If the game gone on, would, at least theoretically, can still win both teams, them is simply run away the time.

In so-called One- Day matches ( one-day games), where the innings of a team by a predetermined number of overs (1 over = 6 balls) is limited, there can be no draw. Because after completion of the Over the innings is complete by definition. It happens not infrequently that due to rain, the game must be stopped. The result is then usually given as a no result, if have not yet completed sufficient Over in order to evaluate the game.

Discussion of Results

Win the beating as the last team, the result is given as a victory by wickets.

In games to two innings per team, it may happen that a team in their first innings scored more runs than the opponent together in his two innings. Then it is no longer necessary to complete the second innings and the team wins with an innings and x runs.

Enlist the team that is the last field team, the result is given as a victory by runs.

Never shall be heard in cricket, the game stands just 200 to 15 runs, either as an intermediate nor the final result. This would not be very meaningful because even if this statement is formally correct, you have to evaluate the outcome can always know already completed innings which and how many batsmen (impact people ) are already eliminated during the current innings. Therefore, one response to the question, as it is this just resting is always something in the way of England 's 210 for 6 listen, which means that in the current England innings so far 210 runs scored and six of their batsmen are already out.

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