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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	1 run	258	74.2	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023	Test # 2494
England	26 runs	355	102.1	v Pakistan	Multan	9 Dec 2022	Test # 2480
England	74 runs	343	96.3	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	1 Dec 2022	Test # 2478
South Africa	87 runs	247	41.0	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
Australia	164 runs	498	110.5	v West Indies	Perth	30 Nov 2022	Test # 2477
India	188 runs	513	113.2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	14 Dec 2022	Test # 2481
England	267 runs	394	45.3	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	16 Feb 2023	Test # 2492
South Africa	284 runs	391	35.1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
Australia	419 runs	497	40.5	v West Indies	Adelaide	8 Dec 2022	Test # 2479

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	2 wickets	285	70.0	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	9 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
India	3 wickets	145	47.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Dec 2022	Test # 2484
Australia	6 wickets	34	7.5	v South Africa	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
India	6 wickets	115	26.4	v Australia	Delhi	17 Feb 2023	Test # 2493
Bangladesh	7 wickets	138	27.1	v Ireland	Mirpur	4 Apr 2023	Test # 2501
England	8 wickets	167	28.1	v Pakistan	Karachi	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2483
Australia	9 wickets	76	18.5	v India	Indore	1 Mar 2023	Test # 2496

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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:

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-18, 2025 [Test # 2606 - Live]
>> 93/7 (35.0 ov, C Bosch 1*, T Bavuma 29*, RA Jadeja 4/29) - Stumps

Ireland vs Bangladesh at Sylhet, Ireland in Bangladesh 1st Test, Nov 11-14, 2025 [Test # 2605]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]