Winning after conceding 200-plus leads
Australia's thrilling 36-run victory over Pakistan was only the sixth instance in Test history of a team winning after trailing by 200-plus in the first innings
- Australia completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in cricket's history when they beat Pakistan by 36 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground. This was only the sixth time that a team overcame a first-innings deficit of more than 200 to win a Test. Australia have been involved in each of those six matches - thrice at the receiving end and thrice victorious.
Team | Opposition | First-innings deficit | Ground | Margin of victory | Start date |
Australia | Sri Lanka | 291 | Colombo (SSC) | 16 runs | 17 Aug 1992 |
India | Australia | 274 | Kolkata | 171 runs | 11 Mar 2001 |
England | Australia | 261 | Sydney | 10 runs | 14 Dec 1894 |
Australia | South Africa | 236 | Durban | 5 wickets | 20 Jan 1950 |
England | Australia | 227 | Leeds | 18 runs | 16 Jul 1981 |
Australia | Pakistan | 206 | Sydney | 36 runs | 3 Jan 2010 |