A cricket match record has separate fields for the teams, competition, innings and match status. These fields give meaning to the number shown beside each team. For Cricinfo searches, use the match header and the relevant scorecard, commentary or archive section to establish which record you are reading. Cricket scorecards must be read with the format attached. Test matches can have two innings per side, ODIs normally allow 50 overs per innings and T20s normally allow 20. Rain or competition rules can alter the available play.
Separate points from the tie-breaker
A points table records matches played and the outcomes that earned points. Its abbreviation key explains wins, losses, ties and no results. Points determine the main ordering; the next sorting rule applies only according to that competition’s conditions.
Net run rate compares a team’s scoring rate with the rate it concedes across the relevant aggregate innings. It is not generally the simple average of each match’s net run-rate number. The treatment of all-out innings and shortened games depends on the competition calculation rules.
A team can temporarily rank above another because it has played more matches. Read games played alongside points, and use any official qualification marker separately from your own arithmetic. An unfinished match may have a live projection, but the published completed-match table and the final tournament rules determine the lasting record.