Largest Test wins after conceding a lead
Travis Basevi
02-Aug-2011
| Team | Margin | Opposition | 1st inns lead | 3rd inns | 4th inns | Ground | Start date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 319 runs | v India | -67 | ||||||
| England | 289 runs | v Australia | -22 | 436 | |||||
| Australia | 245 runs | v England | -78 | 506 | 183 | ||||
| South Africa | 233 runs | v Australia | -126 | 620 | 261 | ||||
| England | 225 runs | v Australia | -1 | 452/9d | 226 | Sydney | Jan 2, 2003 | Test 1636 | |
| South Africa | 224 runs | v England | -20 | 500 | 256 | Leeds | Jul 21, 1955 | ||
| England | 213 runs | v Australia | -25 | ||||||
| England | 210 runs | v South Africa | -85 | 330 | |||||
| West Indies | 204 runs | v Pakistan | -13 | 382 | 165 | ||||
| Sri Lanka | 201 runs | v Pakistan | -21 | 438 | 216 | ||||
| Australia | 197 runs | v Sri Lanka | -161 | 512/8d | 154 | Galle | Mar 8, 2004 | Test 1685 | |
| Pakistan | 186 runs | v West Indies | -89 | 328 | 53 | Faisalabad | Oct 24, 1986 | ||
| India | 179 runs | v Australia | -71 | ||||||
| Australia | 176 runs | v New Zealand | -33 | 511/8d | |||||
| India | 171 runs | v Australia | -274 | 657/7d | 212 | ||||
| Australia | 169 runs | v South Africa | -160 | 554 | 225 | ||||
| South Africa | 168 runs | v England | -34 | 420 | 218 | Johannesburg | Dec 23, 1922 | Test 148 | |
| England | 167 runs | v West Indies | -46 | 425/8d | 212 | Port of Spain | Feb 1, 1930 | ||
| England | 167 runs | v Pakistan | -23 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 161 runs | v New Zealand | -78 | 434 | |||||
| Australia | 159 runs | v South Africa | -65 | 309 | 85 | ||||
| India | 153 runs | v Australia | -33 | 311 | 125 | ||||
| Australia | 148 runs | v England | -42 | 433 | 243 | Adelaide | Jan 29, 1937 | Test 258 | |
| West Indies | 147 runs | v England | -76 | 269 | 46 | Port of Spain | Mar 25, 1994 | ||
| Australia | 139 runs | v India | -65 | ||||||
| West Indies | 139 runs | v England | -90 | 482/5d | |||||
| Pakistan | 136 runs | v West Indies | -30 | 309 | 143 | ||||
| England | 128 runs | v Australia | -40 | 279 | 111 | ||||
| Pakistan | 128 runs | v New Zealand | -19 | 323/6d | 176 | Christchurch | Feb 2, 1979 | Test 844 | |
| South Africa | 128 runs | v New Zealand | -51 | 299 | 120 | Centurion | Apr 15, 2006 | ||
| Australia | 122 runs | v India | -69 | ||||||
| Australia | 121 runs | v Sri Lanka | -6 | 375 | |||||
| Australia | 119 runs | v England | -93 | 582 | 370 | ||||
| India | 119 runs | v Australia | -67 | 291 | 105 | ||||
| England | 106 runs | v Australia | -66 | 328 | 156 | Adelaide | Jan 26, 1995 | Test 1284 | |
| India | 100 runs | v West Indies | -2 | 256 | 154 | Chennai | Jan 11, 1975 |
| Team | Margin | Opposition | 1st inns lead | 3rd inns | 4th inns | Ground | Start date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 10 wickets | v West Indies | -25 | 109 | 135/0 | ||||
| Australia | 10 wickets | v England | -42 | 114 | 157/0 | Brisbane | Nov 23, 1990 | Test 1155 | |
| England | 9 wickets | v India | -13 | 93 | 108/1 | Lord's | Jun 27, 1936 | ||
| West Indies | 9 wickets | v England | -41 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 9 wickets | v Bangladesh | -66 | 96 | |||||
| Australia | 9 wickets | v New Zealand | -1 | 131 | 135/1 | ||||
| West Indies | 8 wickets | v England | -29 | 223 | 255/2 | ||||
| New Zealand | 8 wickets | v Australia | -56 | 103 | 160/2 | Auckland | Mar 13, 1986 | Test 1040 | |
| West Indies | 8 wickets | v England | -22 | 202 | 226/2 | The Oval | Aug 4, 1988 | ||
| Australia | 8 wickets | v England | -46 | ||||||
| England | 8 wickets | v South Africa | -28 | 175 | |||||
| Australia | 8 wickets | v India | -24 | 169 | 195/2 | ||||
| England | 8 wickets | v South Africa | -38 | 208 | 247/2 | ||||
| Australia | 8 wickets | v South Africa | -92 | 194/6d | 288/2 | Sydney | Jan 2, 2006 | Test 1780 | |
| Pakistan | 8 wickets | v Sri Lanka | -109 | 73 | 183/2 | Kandy | Apr 3, 2006 | ||
| Australia | 7 wickets | v England | -18 | ||||||
| Australia | 7 wickets | v England | -38 | 365/8d | |||||
| England | 7 wickets | v New Zealand | -13 | 159 | 173/3 | ||||
| England | 7 wickets | v West Indies | -122 | 92/2d | 215/3 | ||||
| India | 7 wickets | v Australia | -73 | 107 | 181/3 | Delhi | Nov 28, 1969 | Test 667 | |
| England | 7 wickets | v New Zealand | -50 | 67 | 118/3 | Lord's | Aug 24, 1978 | ||
| Pakistan | 7 wickets | v New Zealand | -37 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 7 wickets | v Pakistan | -58 | 103 | |||||
| England | 7 wickets | v New Zealand | -100 | 107 | 211/3 | ||||
| New Zealand | 7 wickets | v Zimbabwe | -12 | 119 | 132/3 | ||||
| India | 7 wickets | v Sri Lanka | -42 | 221 | 264/3 | Kandy | Aug 22, 2001 | Test 1557 | |
| West Indies | 7 wickets | v Sri Lanka | -17 | 194 | 212/3 | Kingston | Jun 27, 2003 | ||
| Pakistan | 7 wickets | v New Zealand | -170 | ||||||
| England | 7 wickets | v West Indies | -65 | 165 |
Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 2001: England v India at Nottingham, Pataudi Trophy 2nd Test, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2011
• ODI # 3172: Scotland v Sri Lanka at Edinburgh, Tri-Nation Tournament in Scotland 3rd match, Jul 13, 2011
• T20I # 201: England v Sri Lanka at Bristol, Only T20I, Jun 25, 2011
Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites