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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	165 runs	492	54.5x8	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
Australia	190 runs	490	63.4x8	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	6 wickets	403	147.0	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Apr 1976	Test # 775
Australia	7 wickets	79	18.1x8	v West Indies	Sydney	3 Jan 1976	Test # 767
Australia	8 wickets	219	56.2x8	v West Indies	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
Australia	8 wickets	52	8.7x8	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
India	8 wickets	68	14.2x8	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1976	Test # 769
West Indies	10 wickets	13	1.5	v India	Kingston	21 Apr 1976	Test # 776

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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]