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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	39 runs	395	109.6x8	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968	Test # 626
Australia	144 runs	342	73.6x8	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
Australia	146 runs	398	60.2x8	v India	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967	Test # 624
India	272 runs	374	61.4	v New Zealand	Auckland	7 Mar 1968	Test # 634

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	5 wickets	200	74.4	v New Zealand	Dunedin	15 Feb 1968	Test # 630
New Zealand	6 wickets	88	40.4	v India	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968	Test # 631
England	7 wickets	215	52.4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1968	Test # 635
India	8 wickets	59	13.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 1968	Test # 632

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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]