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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
Australia	28 runs	179	63.7x8	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
Australia	32 runs	211	65.3	v England	Melbourne	28 Feb 1902	Test # 69
Australia	45 runs	154	66.1x4	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
Australia	45 runs	463	112.4x8	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
Australia	54 runs	213	82.2	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1892	Test # 35
Australia	58 runs	220	74.1	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
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
Australia	79 runs	317	67.2	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2519
Australia	81 runs	372	106.3x8	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1925	Test # 159
South Africa	82 runs	373	95.1x8	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
Australia	89 runs	170	32.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
Australia	92 runs	293	57.5x8	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
Australia	92 runs	429	137.5	v Pakistan	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990	Test # 1134
England	94 runs	428	136.1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894	Test # 43
Australia	103 runs	283	67.0x8	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Australia	111 runs	251	55.1	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
Australia	122 runs	292	47.5	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2025
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
Australia	139 runs	359	71.2	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1205
Australia	165 runs	492	54.5x8	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
Australia	169 runs	395	115.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
Australia	170 runs	422	72.0	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1943
Australia	177 runs	460	88.3	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2195
Australia	180 runs	376	89.3	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1479
Australia	184 runs	366	74.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
England	185 runs	297	29.4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1904	Test # 79
Australia	218 runs	320	22.5	v England	Melbourne	5 Mar 1904	Test # 82
India	222 runs	387	51.1x8	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
Australia	229 runs	405	79.5	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1902	Test # 66
Australia	233 runs	359	25.7x8	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
Australia	247 runs	488	71.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2376
West Indies	285 runs	400	57.1	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1988	Test # 1112
Australia	295 runs	388	42.5	v England	Melbourne	24 Dec 1994	Test # 1279
Australia	308 runs	495	68.1	v England	Melbourne	7 Feb 1908	Test # 99
Australia	337 runs	499	74.0	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
Australia	348 runs	500	44.1x8	v Pakistan	Melbourne	1 Jan 1977	Test # 790
Australia	352 runs	462	49.3	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
Australia	365 runs	689	78.6x8	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1937	Test # 257
Australia	530 runs	702	40.2	v South Africa	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911	Test # 114

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
Australia	1 wicket	260	97.0x8	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Dec 1951	Test # 345
Australia	2 wickets	258	111.7x8	v West Indies	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
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
Australia	5 wickets	286	134.1	v England	Melbourne	8 Mar 1929	Test # 180
Australia	5 wickets	107	23.1	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1634
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
Australia	7 wickets	67	18.4x8	v West Indies	Melbourne	30 Dec 1960	Test # 500
England	7 wickets	234	64.2x8	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
Australia	8 wickets	115	39.4	v England	Melbourne	29 Jan 1898	Test # 56
England	8 wickets	219	67.1	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911	Test # 117
Australia	8 wickets	211	64.2	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921	Test # 138
England	8 wickets	95	29.6x8	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
Australia	8 wickets	39	17.1x8	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
Australia	8 wickets	134	37.1x8	v South Africa	Melbourne	1 Jan 1964	Test # 549
Australia	8 wickets	52	8.7x8	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
Australia	8 wickets	103	38.4	v England	Melbourne	1 Feb 1980	Test # 872
Australia	8 wickets	197	86.0	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990	Test # 1159
Australia	8 wickets	128	40.0	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1991	Test # 1180
Australia	8 wickets	231	51.5	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2110
India	8 wickets	70	15.5	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2398
Australia	9 wickets	56	53.1x4	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1882	Test # 10
Australia	9 wickets	69	12.7x8	v England	Melbourne	13 Feb 1959	Test # 468
Australia	9 wickets	10	3.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
Australia	9 wickets	95	22.2	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
Australia	9 wickets	126	27.5	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1729
South Africa	9 wickets	183	48.0	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
Australia	10 wickets	18	2.3x4	v England	Melbourne	2 Jan 1879	Test # 3
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
Australia	10 wickets	41	7.4	v Sri Lanka	Melbourne	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1319

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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]