The great escapes
Teams that won Tests despite losing wickets a significant distance away from the target

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Team | FoW | Req | Score | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | Scorecard |
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Australia | 126/5 | 243 | 369/6 | v Pakistan | Hobart | Nov 18, 1999 | |
England | 48/5 | 215 | 263/9 | ||||
West Indies | 105/5 | 203 | 311/9 | v Australia | Bridgetown | Mar 26, 1999 | |
South Africa | 89/5 | 195 | 287/9 | ||||
Sri Lanka | 137/5 | 189 | 326/5 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | Jan 14, 1998 | |
Australia | 95/5 | 179 | 275/8 | ||||
Pakistan | 99/5 | 162 | 262/9 | v Bangladesh | Multan | Sep 3, 2003 | |
West Indies | 124/5 | 158 | 282/7 | ||||
Sri Lanka | 201/5 | 151 | 352/9 | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | Aug 4, 2006 | |
Australia | 165/5 | 145 | 310/8 |
Team | FoW | Req | Score | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | Scorecard |
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South Africa | 105/6 | 179 | 287/9 | v England | Johannesburg | Jan 2, 1906 | Test 88 |
Australia | 124/6 | 150 | |||||
Pakistan | 179/6 | 135 | 315/9 | v Australia | |||
India | 122/6 | ||||||
West Indies | 288/6 | 130 | 418/7 | v Australia | |||
Pakistan | 132/6 | ||||||
England | 93/6 | 128 | 221/7 | v South Africa | |||
West Indies | 159/6 | ||||||
England | 157/6 | 106 | 263/9 | v Australia | |||
India | 119/6 |
Team | FoW | Req | Score | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | Scorecard |
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Pakistan | 184/7 | 130 | 315/9 | ||||
Pakistan | 164/7 | 97 | 262/9 | v Bangladesh | Multan | Sep 3, 2003 | |
India | 122/7 | 94 | 216/9 | ||||
Australia | 185/7 | 89 | 275/8 | v England | Sydney | Dec 13, 1907 | |
West Indies | 180/7 | 86 | 268/8 | ||||
England | 198/7 | 84 | 282/9 | v Australia | Melbourne | Jan 1, 1908 | |
England | 187/7 | 76 | 263/9 | ||||
New Zealand | 217/7 | 61 | 278/8 | v Pakistan | Dunedin | Feb 9, 1985 | |
West Indies | 248/7 | 60 | 311/9 | ||||
South Africa | 226/7 | 58 | 287/9 | v England | Johannesburg | Jan 2, 1906 |
Team | FoW | Req | Score | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | Scorecard |
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India | 124/8 | 92 | |||||
Pakistan | 236/8 | 78 | 315/9 | v Australia | |||
England | 209/8 | ||||||
West Indies | 248/8 | 60 | 311/9 | v Australia | |||
West Indies | 207/8 | ||||||
Pakistan | 205/8 | 56 | 262/9 | v Bangladesh | |||
Australia | 219/8 | ||||||
South Africa | 230/8 | 54 | 287/9 | v England | |||
New Zealand | 228/8 | ||||||
England | 214/8 | 49 | 263/9 | v Australia |
Team | FoW | Req | Score | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | Scorecard |
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Pakistan | 258/9 | 56 | 315/9 | v Australia | Karachi | Sep 28, 1994 | |
South Africa | 239/9 | 45 | 287/9 | ||||
England | 243/9 | 39 | 282/9 | v Australia | Melbourne | Jan 1, 1908 | |
Australia | 222/9 | 38 | 260/9 | ||||
West Indies | 197/9 | 19 | 216/9 | v Pakistan | St John's | May 25, 2000 | |
England | 248/9 | 15 | 263/9 | ||||
India | 205/9 | 11 | 216/9 | v Australia | Mohali | Oct 1, 2010 | |
West Indies | 302/9 | 6 | 311/9 | ||||
England | 168/9 | 5 | 173/9 | v South Africa | Cape Town | Jan 1, 1923 | |
New Zealand | 100/9 | 4 | 104/9 |
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