In cricket, a whitewash is a term used to describe a situation where one team wins every single match in a particular series). It means that the losing team has failed to win a single match in the series. A series which includes a drawn match is not termed a whitewash even if the losing team fails to win one match. The term is used when a team loses all the matches against their opposition. For example, if a team loses all the matches in a three-match Test series, it is said that they have been whitewashed by the winning team.