The tie is the rarest of cricket results, but when there is one, drama is guaranteed. From Asif Mujtaba’s last ball six to South Africa throwing away a place in the World Cup final, cricket ties are far more exciting than their sartorial namesakes.
Sometimes a tie can involve a team coming back from a seemingly impossible situation, such as Abdul Razzaq’s heroics for Pakistan against Sri Lanka, or England’s recent fightback against New Zealand. Sometimes, though, two sides are just well matched, like Zimbabwe and Ireland at the 2007 World Cup.
All of these are better than draws, which are often dull.
[...] With all the talk of IPL this and ICL that, the match was a welcome reminder that 50-over cricket, although probably doomed, can provide its share of drama. [...]