Teams with Most 10-Wicket Wins in Test Cricket
Winning a Test match isn’t a straightforward thing, as a team needs to put in the hard yards to keep the opponent on the bay.
Now, imagine grinding hard on the field for 4-5 days and sweeping away a Test match by 10 wickets. It is a thing to savour for a long time.
Chasing a target in the 4th innings isn’t considered an easy task, let alone do it without losing a wicket. However, teams have logged 10-wicket victories numerous times in Test cricket.
Here we’ll glance at the teams with the most 10-wicket wins in Test cricket. (You can look at the same stat for T20I here)
Most 10-Wicket Wins in Tests
| Teams | No. of 10-Wicket Wins |
|---|---|
| Australia | 32 |
| West Indies | 28 |
| England | 22 |
| Pakistan | 13 |
| Sri Lanka | 12 |
| India | 9 |
| South Africa | 9 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 1 |
Explore All Runs Margin Records
Largest Test Win Margins by Runs (All-Time)
Largest Test Wins by Innings Margin
Smallest Test Win Margnis by Runs (All-Time)
Largest ODI Win Margins by Runs (All-Time)
Largest T20I Win Margins by Runs (All-Time)
India’s Largest Run Margin Wins in Test Cricket
India’s Largest Run Margin Wins in ODI Cricket
India’s Largest Run Margin Wins in T20I Cricket
IPL Stats: Largest Win Margins by Runs
T20I Teams with Most 100+ Run Margin Wins
Largest T20I Defeats by Runs for Each Team
Largest T20I Win Margins by Runs for Each Team
Largest Win Margins in T20 World Cup
Largest Win Margins in Asia Cup
Most 10-Wicket Wins in Test Cricket
Most 10-Wicket Wins in ODI Cricket
Most 10-Wicket Wins in T20I Cricket
Key Insights
Australia have logged the most 10-wicket wins in Test cricket, and they are the only team to win 30 or more matches by that margin.
0: Afghanistan and Ireland haven’t won any Test matches by a 10-wicket margin.
170 is the highest target chased in the 4th Test innings by a team without losing a wicket. Australia did it twice, first against the West Indies in 1930 (172/0) and then in 2017 against England (173/0).
Australia is the only team to successfully chase targets greater than 100 runs 5 times in Test cricket by keeping all 10 wickets in hand.
2002 registered 6 instances of 10-wicket wins in Test cricket — the most in a calendar year — and all wins belonged to 6 different teams.
Read Next | Top 10: Largest Win Margin in T20Is
