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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:

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]