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batsman is out of the game and stands where he does not interfere with the play.

SCORING :

The score shall be reckoned by runs

THE RESULT

A match is won by the side which shall have scored a total of runs in excess of that scored by the opposing side in its two completed innings; one-day matches, unless this played out, shall be deceided by the first innings.

A match may also be determined by being given up as lost by one of the sides, or in the case governed by Law 17

A match not determined in any of these ways shall count as a “Draw”.

NOTE:

1. It is the responsibility of the captains to satisfy themselves on the correctness of the scores on the conclusion of play.

2. Neither side can be compelled to continue after a match is finished; a one-day match shall not be regarded as finished on the result of the first innings if the umpires consider there is a prospect of carrying the game to a further issue in the time remaining.

3. The result of a finished match is stated as a win by runs, except in the case of a win by the side