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Cricket Records in 2023 in Test matches

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
Australia	43 runs	371	81.3	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 2023	Test # 2508
England	49 runs	384	94.4	v Australia	The Oval	27 Jul 2023	Test # 2515
Australia	79 runs	317	67.2	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2519
South Africa	87 runs	247	41.0	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
Bangladesh	150 runs	332	71.1	v New Zealand	Sylhet	28 Nov 2023	Test # 2516
Australia	209 runs	444	63.3	v India	The Oval	7 Jun 2023	Test # 2505
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	360 runs	450	30.2	v Pakistan	Perth	14 Dec 2023	Test # 2518
Bangladesh	546 runs	662	33.0	v Afghanistan	Mirpur	14 Jun 2023	Test # 2506

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
Australia	2 wickets	281	92.3	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023	Test # 2507
England	3 wickets	251	50.0	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 2023	Test # 2509
Pakistan	4 wickets	131	32.5	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
New Zealand	4 wickets	137	39.4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	6 Dec 2023	Test # 2517
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
Australia	9 wickets	76	18.5	v India	Indore	1 Mar 2023	Test # 2496
England	10 wickets	11	0.4	v Ireland	Lord's	1 Jun 2023	Test # 2504

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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:

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2023 [Test # 2519]

South Africa v India at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-28, 2023 [Test # 2520]

Australia v Pakistan at Perth, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 14-17, 2023 [Test # 2518]