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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	41 runs	214	60.5	v West Indies	Dhaka	6 Mar 1959	Test # 471
West Indies	203 runs	444	101.1	v India	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958	Test # 461
West Indies	295 runs	447	70.0	v India	Chennai	21 Jan 1959	Test # 465

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	8 wickets	147	51.7x8	v England	Brisbane	5 Dec 1958	Test # 460
Australia	8 wickets	39	17.1x8	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
Australia	9 wickets	69	12.7x8	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
Australia	10 wickets	35	10.3x8	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
Pakistan	10 wickets	88	34.0	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Feb 1959	Test # 469

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]