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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	51 runs	346	82.5	v England	Lord's	16 Aug 2012	Test # 2053
Sri Lanka	209 runs	510	114.0	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012	Test # 2046

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	5 wickets	191	46.1	v West Indies	Lord's	17 May 2012	Test # 2043
West Indies	5 wickets	206	63.2	v New Zealand	Kingston	2 Aug 2012	Test # 2052
India	5 wickets	261	63.2	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012	Test # 2055
England	9 wickets	108	30.4	v West Indies	Nottingham	25 May 2012	Test # 2044
West Indies	9 wickets	102	19.3	v New Zealand	North Sound	25 Jul 2012	Test # 2050

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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:

India vs West Indies at Delhi, West Indies in India 2nd Test, Oct 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2601]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Lahore, South Africa in Pakistan 1st Test, Oct 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2602]

West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad, West Indies in India 1st Test, Oct 2-4, 2025 [Test # 2600]