 the result in a game of cricket may be a win for one of the two teams playing, a draw or a tie. in the case of a limited overs game, the game can also end with no result. which of these results applies, and how the result is expressed is governed by law 21 of the laws of cricket. ==win and loss== the result of a match is a win when one side scores more runs than 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 (see below). ==tie== 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, the set number of overs has been played or play is terminally stopped by weather or bad light). this is unusual, and in the history of test cricket has happened only twice: * west indies (453 & 284) tied with australia (505 & 232) in 1960. * australia (574-7d & 170-5d) tied with india (397 & 347) in 1986. in some forms of one-day cricket, such as twenty20, a super over is used to decide a result that would otherwise be a tie. ==draw== 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. this means that a draw occurs when a team does not complete its 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 managing to not complete its final innings (i.e. by having two or more batsmen left at the end of play who are 'not out'). the match is then drawn regardless of the total of runs accumulated by either side. in limited overs matches, a draw is not a possible result. == no result== a no result
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