A Test is drawn when time runs out (5 days) before both sides complete their innings and neither wins. A draw is NOT a tie: a tie means scores finished exactly level (extremely rare); a draw means the game simply wasn't finished. Rain and bad light eat playing time and make draws more likely — that's why weather forecasts move Test draw prices on prediction markets.
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