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Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	40 runs	263	66.2	v West Indies	Providence	15 Aug 2024	Test # 2543
Sri Lanka	63 runs	275	71.4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
England	190 runs	483	86.4	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
England	241 runs	385	36.1	v West Indies	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024	Test # 2539

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Ireland	4 wickets	158	36.1	v Zimbabwe	Belfast	25 Jul 2024	Test # 2540
England	5 wickets	205	57.2	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
Bangladesh	6 wickets	185	56.0	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	30 Aug 2024	Test # 2547
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	219	40.3	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
England	10 wickets	82	7.2	v West Indies	Birmingham	26 Jul 2024	Test # 2541
Bangladesh	10 wickets	30	6.3	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2544

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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:

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]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]