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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	23 runs	219	75.0	v South Africa	Leeds	6 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
Sri Lanka	164 runs	296	54.3	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
New Zealand	167 runs	465	131.5	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	8 wickets	247	87.0	v South Africa	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
South Africa	10 wickets	15	1.1	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	36	5.0	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423

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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:

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

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]