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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	12 runs	175	46.4	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
Pakistan	12 runs	271	95.2	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
Pakistan	46 runs	279	79.1	v India	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999	Test # 1444
Zimbabwe	61 runs	235	56.4	v India	Harare	7 Oct 1998	Test # 1425
Australia	98 runs	287	66.1	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
South Africa	149 runs	421	91.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
Australia	176 runs	388	102.5	v West Indies	St John's	3 Apr 1999	Test # 1454
South Africa	178 runs	320	38.2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
Australia	205 runs	443	89.0	v England	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998	Test # 1434
India	212 runs	420	60.3	v Pakistan	Delhi	4 Feb 1999	Test # 1443
Australia	312 runs	364	19.1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Mar 1999	Test # 1448
South Africa	351 runs	569	75.2	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	1 wicket	308	120.1	v Australia	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999	Test # 1453
South Africa	4 wickets	164	62.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
New Zealand	4 wickets	213	60.3	v India	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
Zimbabwe	7 wickets	162	48.2	v Pakistan	Peshawar	27 Nov 1998	Test # 1430
Australia	7 wickets	64	23.0	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1998	Test # 1431
South Africa	8 wickets	16	8.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
South Africa	9 wickets	146	48.4	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
West Indies	10 wickets	3	0.3	v Australia	Kingston	13 Mar 1999	Test # 1451

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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:

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]

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