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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	103 runs	376	114.2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
Sri Lanka	107 runs	521	126.2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
Australia	149 runs	327	54.3	v New Zealand	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
Australia	162 runs	454	119.2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
India	172 runs	382	50.2	v Australia	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
Australia	175 runs	546	132.2	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
India	320 runs	516	64.4	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
Sri Lanka	465 runs	624	49.2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	3 wickets	317	137.5	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
India	6 wickets	387	98.3	v England	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1898
South Africa	6 wickets	414	119.2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
South Africa	9 wickets	183	48.0	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
India	10 wickets	39	5.2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Mar 2009	Test # 1915

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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]