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Cricket Records in AUS: Melbourne Cricket Ground in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	3 runs	292	96.1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
England	12 runs	175	46.4	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
India	59 runs	143	48.4	v Australia	Melbourne	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
Pakistan	71 runs	382	92.4x8	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
South Africa	82 runs	373	95.1x8	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
England	94 runs	428	136.1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894	Test # 43
England	128 runs	240	31.3x8	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
India	137 runs	399	89.3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2337
England	185 runs	297	29.4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1904	Test # 79
India	222 runs	387	51.1x8	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
West Indies	285 runs	400	57.1	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1988	Test # 1112

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 wicket	282	121.4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1908	Test # 97
England	3 wickets	332	159.5	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
England	4 wickets	121	52.1x4	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
England	6 wickets	297	88.1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Mar 1895	Test # 46
South Africa	6 wickets	295	95.5x8	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
West Indies	6 wickets	87	23.5	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
England	7 wickets	234	64.2x8	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
England	8 wickets	219	67.1	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911	Test # 117
England	8 wickets	95	29.6x8	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
India	8 wickets	70	15.5	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2398
South Africa	9 wickets	183	48.0	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
England	10 wickets	5	1.1x4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1885	Test # 18
West Indies	10 wickets	19	7.2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867

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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]

Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2022 [Test # 2485]

Australia v England at Melbourne, 3rd Test, Dec 26-28, 2021 [Test # 2442]

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