A tied Test is a Test cricket match in which the side batting second is bowled out in the fourth innings , with scores level. This is a very rare result; only two ties have occurred, as of November 2024, in the 2,562 Tests played since 1877. The first was in 1960 and the second in 1986. On both occasions, the aggregate scores of both sides (teams) were equal at the conclusion of play and the side batting last had completed its final innings: 10 batsmen had been dismissed or, from the perspective of the side bowling, 10 wickets had been taken. In other words, after four completed innings, with each innings ending either by a declaration or 10 wickets having fallen, the runs for both teams were exactly the same.
42-467: In cricket, a tie is distinct from a draw , a much more common result in Tests, which occurs when play concludes without victory by either team (except where a Test has been formally abandoned). Both tied Tests involved Australia . Both ended in the last possible over of play on the last day with a ball to spare, meaning that within the space of several minutes all four normal Test match results were possible:
84-454: A Test match has been won in this manner is when umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove awarded England the Fourth Test against Pakistan on 20 August 2006 after Pakistan refused to take the field at the scheduled time after tea on the fourth day. This was because Hair alleged that Pakistani bowlers tampered with the ball. He did not name a player involved in the incident. Later during
126-407: A "tie". In the case of a limited overs game , the game can also end with "no result" if the game can't be finished on time (usually due to weather or bad light), and in other forms of cricket, a "draw" may be possible. Which of these results applies, and how the result is expressed, is governed by Law 16 of the laws of cricket . The result of a match is a "win" when one side scores more runs than
168-437: A century. Australia posted 266 and 397 while England scored 382 and were left with a fourth innings chase of 282. With Sydney Barnes and Arthur Fielder at the crease for the final wicket and the scores level, Barnes knocked the ball toward 19 year old Gerry Hazlitt at cover point. Barnes took off for a winning single only to realise Fielder had stayed at the non-strikers, with Fielder slow to leave his end, Hazlitt picked up
210-458: A declaration) and the totals are exactly equal, the match is a "tie". Player of the Match awards (cricket) In the sport of cricket , a Man of the Match or Player of the Match award is given to an outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact in the match. The term was originally used in cricket before being adopted by other sports. The award will usually be given to
252-503: A disastrous start of 65/3, Garfield Sobers made a rapid 132 in 174 minutes. Alan Davidson took 5/135. West Indies were all out for 453 runs. Norm O'Neill made 181 in 401 minutes. Australia were all out for 505, a lead of 52. Alan Davidson took 6/87 and West Indies made 284, setting Australia a target of 233 runs to win. Davidson and captain Richie Benaud set an Australian 7th-wicket partnership record of 134 in matches against
294-407: A heart condition. This Test match also could have ended in a tie. With England on 9/256 and chasing 258 to win with their final pair of batsmen at the crease, New Zealand's Neil Wagner bowled a bouncer that flew high above James Anderson 's head. The obvious call of a wide was missed by the umpires, and instead of the next delivery being made with the scores tied with the addition of 1 run for
336-407: A match where the toss takes place but which is abandoned without a ball being bowled is either a draw or (for a limited-overs match) a no result. Such games are now included in statistical records, counting, for example, as a game played by the teams and nominated players. The umpires also have the power to "award" a match to one side where the other side either concedes defeat or in the opinion of
378-613: A minimum number of overs in order for a result to be possible: 20 overs in One Day International cricket and five overs in Twenty20 cricket. If each team is able to face at least this number of overs, a result is possible and can be calculated using the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method or other competition rules. A match can be "abandoned" or "cancelled" if weather or other conditions prevent any play from occurring at all. If
420-405: A player from the winning team, but if a team has lost but a player from the losing team has had an incredible performance then he can also be named as Man of the Match. In Test cricket , the man of the match award became a regular feature in the mid-1980s. It is usually awarded to the player whose contribution is seen as the most important in winning the game, but there have been many instances of
462-499: A player on the losing team receiving the award. In Test matches, Jacques Kallis holds the record for the highest number of awards, with 23 in 166 matches, followed by Muttiah Muralitharan with 19 awards. In ODI matches Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the highest number of man of the match awards, with 62 in 463 matches. Sanath Jayasuriya is second with 48. In Twenty20 Internationals , Virat Kohli leads with 16 man of
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#1732851214545504-457: A sweater to prove his toughness. Sunil Gavaskar became the first Test cricketer to make 100 consecutive Test appearances. Australia declared at 170 for 5, their overnight score at the end of the fourth day, setting India a target of 348 to win. Starting positively, India reached 204 for 2, when Gavaskar was third out for 90. India reached 291 for 5 when Chandrakant Pandit was out. A flurry of tail-end wickets fell to leave India on 344 for 9 by
546-579: A win for the batting side, a win for the fielding side, a draw or a tie. Bob Simpson is the only person to be involved in both tied tests – as a player for Australia in the first, and as the Australian team coach in the second. The first tied Test was played between the West Indies and Australia . The match was played at The Gabba , in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia, between 9 and 14 December 1960. After
588-490: Is said to have "won by an innings and five runs". If the match is decided by one side conceding defeat or refusing to play, the result shall be stated as "Match Conceded" or "Match Awarded". If a match is unfinished when time expires, the result is a "draw" (this does not apply to limited overs cricket, where this is considered to be "no result"). If all innings of both teams are completed (either because all batsmen have been dismissed or one/more innings are completed by way of
630-400: Is still a draw. A "no result" is recorded if a limited over match which has been started cannot be completed, which usually occurs if weather or light interrupts play. In the case of rain playing a factor, this is often known as the match being "washed out". The result is effectively the same as a draw. Limited overs cricket formats require that each team has to have the opportunity bat for
672-464: The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chepauk , Madras , in India between 18 and 22 September 1986. The conditions were said to be extremely hot and humid. Australia declared at 574/7 early on the third day. Dean Jones made 210, which was then the highest score by an Australian side in a Test in India, having faced 330 balls and hit 27 fours and 2 sixes. He had to be treated in hospital after the completion of
714-498: The ICC general body meeting in 2008, the result was changed to "match drawn", and then in February 2009 changed back to an England win. In one-day international cricket, on 3 November 1978, Pakistan were awarded the third ODI against India when India conceded the match in protest against short-pitched bowling. On 13 March 1996, in a World Cup semi-final held in India, Sri Lanka were awarded
756-529: The Match award. There have been only three occasions, one in test cricket and two in ODI cricket, when the whole team has been awarded the man of the match by considering the team performance rather than individual performances. In Test cricket, South Africa has been awarded Team man of the match award, in the West Indies tour in 1998/99 season. The match was won by South Africa by 351 runs and whole 11 players awarded
798-495: The West Indies. Wes Hall was bowling, with the clock showing 5:56 p.m. Australia stood at 227/7, needing six runs to win from the 8-ball over (the standard for tests in Australia at the time) with three wickets in hand. Australia were all out for 232 and the match ended in the first tie in 84 years of Test cricket. The second tied test was the first Test of a three Test series , played between Australia and India , at
840-502: The ball and perhaps in a panic at the chance being gifted to him Hazlitt threw the ball wildly past the wicketkeeper Sammy Carter , leaving the English batsmen to safely complete a 1 wicket victory instead of a dismissal for a tie. Hazlitt had performed poorly with bat and ball in both games of the series and was dropped. He didn't play for Australia again until 1912, the last Tests Australia played until 1920. Hazlitt died aged 27 in 1915 from
882-526: The bowler of the first over of play has not started his/her runup when the officials decide to abandon play then the result is termed 'abandoned without a ball being bowled'. Such a game is not included in official statistical records . Before July 2004, the same result occurred if the toss had been taken but the match was abandoned before a ball was bowled. Since 2004, the International Cricket Council for International matches has decreed that
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#1732851214545924-400: The end of play who are ' not out '), or, if bowling, by slowing down the scoring of the batting team. The match is then drawn regardless of the total of runs accumulated by either side. Some league competitions allow for a "winning draw" (and therefore also a "losing draw"), allocating more points to one of the teams based on factors such as run rates or overall runs scored. The official result
966-478: The innings for heat exhaustion. Australian coach Bob Simpson described it as "the greatest innings ever played for Australia". David Boon scored 122, and Australian captain, Allan Border , 106. India lost 7 wickets for 270 runs by the end of the third day, and were all out for 397, avoiding the follow-on by only 23 runs and trailing by 177. India captain Kapil Dev made 119 and Greg Matthews took 5/103 wearing
1008-563: The last over. Greg Matthews was bowling to Ravi Shastri , with India's last man Maninder Singh at the bowler's end. India needed four runs to win from the 6-ball over with only one wicket remaining. India were all out for 347, Matthews having taken 5/146 (10/249 in the match) and Ray Bright 5/94, and the match was the second tie in Test cricket. Matthews' two 5W/Is and 10W/M would be the only test match in his career in which he achieved either feat. Dean Jones and Kapil Dev were jointly named man of
1050-449: The losing team is the highest scorer, such as when Charles Coventry (194) and Tamim Iqbal (154) shared the award after Zimbabwe lost the match. In another interesting match held on 3 April 1996, the whole New Zealand team was awarded the Man of the Match award by adjudicator Basil Butcher who pronounced it a team performance. It was the first time that a whole team had been given the Man of
1092-491: The man of the match award. In ODI cricket, New Zealand team has been awarded man of the match award for their team performances to 4 run victory against the West Indies on 3 April 1996. On 1 September 1996, Pakistan team has been awarded man of the match for their team performance against England for their 2 wicket win. Joint awards are sometimes given to two players, either from the same team or one from each team. As of 2017, there have been 14 instances where two players from
1134-411: The match . In addition to the two tied Tests, there have been two Tests which ended when time expired with the scores level in the fourth innings, but with the batting side still having wickets in hand. This results in a drawn match and not a tie. In the first such Test, England when chasing 205 to win, finished on 204/6. With three runs required for victory off the final ball, Nick Knight ran two but
1176-405: The match against India by default when crowd disturbances made it impossible for the game to continue. Sri Lanka were well ahead of India at the time. Law 16 allows a team to concede a match. This seldom happens, but it covers the situation where the scoreboard has in good faith displayed an incorrect score which is accepted by the "losing" team, who leave the field, thereby conceding the match to
1218-765: The match awards. Andrea-Mae Zepeda of Austria completed a clean sweep of POTM awards in a WT20I series against Belgium in September 2021. Hayley Matthews achieved the same feat for the West Indies against Australian in October 2023 , despite her team losing the series 2–1. Note: Players in bold are still active in Test cricket. Note: Players in bold are still active in ODI cricket. Note: Players in bold are still active in T20I cricket. Note: Players in bold are still active in international cricket. Occasionally in international cricket awards are shared, sometimes between two players of
1260-470: The match was given to a non-player, specifically to the ground staff. In the third Test match between South Africa and New Zealand on 8 December 2000 at Johannesburg, the fifth day was delayed due to rain. However, with the help of the ground staff, managed by Chris Scott, the Head Groundsman, the play continued and the match ended in a draw. As of 2020, there have been 18 instances where two players from
1302-492: The opposing side and all the innings of the team that has fewer runs have been completed . The side scoring more runs has "won" the game, and the side scoring fewer has "lost". If the match ends without all the innings being completed, the result may be a draw or no result. The result of a match is a "tie" when the scores are equal at the conclusion of play, but only if the side batting last has completed its innings (i.e. all innings are completed, or, in limited-overs cricket ,
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1344-486: The opposition. The result of a cricket match is stated in several ways. If the side batting last wins the match without losing all its wickets , the result shall be stated as a win by the number of wickets still then to fall. For example, in a single-innings match, if Team A bat first and make 200 runs, then Team B make 201 after losing four wickets out of ten, Team B is said to have "won by six wickets", regardless of how many batsmen Team A lost during their innings. If
1386-609: The result shall be stated as a win to that side by penalty runs. In a two-innings match, if the number of runs scored in its first innings by the side due to bat last is greater than the total runs scored by the opposition in both its innings, the result is stated as a win by an innings and number of runs short. Here "due to bat last" includes a team who batted first, but forced their opponent to follow-on (bat consecutive innings). If Team A bat first and make 200 runs in their first innings, Team B make 300 runs in their first innings, and Team A only make 95 runs in their second innings, Team B
1428-451: The same side or players of both sides. On these occasions, the commentators and other awarding authorities held on to share the awards, without giving the award to a player of the winning team. In Test cricket there have been rare instances when a joint award for man of the match or man of the series has been announced. However, in ODIs and Twenty20 internationals this is usually when a member of
1470-434: The same team were given the Man of the Match award in Test cricket. Until 2017, there have been 26 instances where one player from each team was given the Man of the Match award in Test cricket. There was one rare instance where three players were given the man of the match award in Test cricket. This happened between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in February 1991 at Hamilton. In one occasion in international cricket, man of
1512-537: The set number of overs has been played or play is terminally stopped by weather or bad light). This is unusual in Test cricket : only two tied Tests have ever occurred. In some forms of one-day cricket , such as Twenty20 , a Super Over or a bowl-out is sometimes used as a tiebreaker to decide a result that would otherwise be a tie. In such cases, the result of the match is recorded in official statistics as Tie+W or Tie+L to indicate matches tied and then won or lost in
1554-410: The side fielding last wins the match, the result shall be stated as a win by runs. For instance, if Team A bat first and make 200 runs, but Team B make only 192, Team A is said to have "won by eight runs". If the side batting last has lost all its wickets, but as the result of an award of 5 penalty runs at the end of the match has scored a total of runs in excess of the total scored by the opposing side,
1596-505: The tiebreaker. The result of a match is a "draw" if a match is concluded, as defined in Law 16, without being a win or a tie. A draw therefore occurs when one or both of the teams have not completed their innings by the scheduled end of play. In matches where the number of overs is not limited, therefore, a team unable to win may be able to 'save the draw' by either avoiding being all-out if they are batting (i.e. by having two or more batsmen left at
1638-421: The umpires refuses to play, in which case the game can be deemed to have been forfeited by the side in question. (Note that this is not the same as the (voluntary) forfeiture of an innings under Law 15.) This power is very rarely used. Before this rule was introduced there had been cases in the international arena where one team has refused to play, or deliberately stopped playing for a while. One notable incident
1680-403: The wide, England were instead 1 run behind the tie score of 257. Wagner fired a ball down the leg side that Anderson glanced and was caught by keeper Tom Blundell. England lost the match by 1 run and became the fourth side to lose a test match after enforcing the follow-on. Result (cricket)#Draw The result in a game of cricket may be a "win" for one of the two teams playing, or
1722-428: Was run out attempting the third. In the second such Test, India, chasing 243 to win, finished on 242/9. With two runs required off the final ball, Ravichandran Ashwin completed the first run and was run out attempting the second. This Test was very close to becoming the first ever tied Test. All four innings were marked by most of the batsman getting past double figures, but only Kenneth Hutchings went on to score
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1764-583: Was when Sri Lanka temporarily stopped play during a match in January 1999 against England when Muttiah Muralitharan was called for throwing by umpire Ross Emerson (Muralitharan having previously been called for throwing by another umpire Darrell Hair in previous fixtures). A similar case occurred in the Sydney Test in 1971, when umpires came close to awarding the match to Australia after England players withdrew during crowd disturbances. The only time that
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