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Test Cricket - Match Records and Statistics - Unlikely Wins

Losing Match after Declaring Second Innings

Match	Innings Scores		Target	Ground	Result
08/01/1935	West Indies 102 & 6/51 dec	England 7/81 dec & 6/75	73	Kensington Oval	England won by 4 wickets
22/07/1948	England 496 & 8/365 dec	Australia 458 & 3/404	404	Headingley	Australia won by 7 wickets
05/03/1949	South Africa 379 & 3/187 dec	England 395 & 7/174	172	St George's Park	England won by 3 wickets
14/03/1968	West Indies 7/526 dec & 2/92 dec	England 404 & 3/215	215	Queen's Park Oval	England won by 7 wickets
27/02/1969	New Zealand 323 & 8/297 dec	West Indies 276 & 5/348	345	Eden Park	West Indies won by 5 wickets
07/04/1976	West Indies 359 & 6/271 dec	India 228 & 4/406	403	Queen's Park Oval	India won by 6 wickets
16/12/1977	Australia 394 & 8/342	India 402 & 9/330 dec	339	WACA Ground	Australia won by 2 wickets
28/06/1984	England 286 & 9/300 dec	West Indies 245 & 1/344	342	Lord's	West Indies won by 9 wickets
16/08/2001	England 309 & 4/315	Australia 447 & 4/176 dec	315	Headingley	England won by 6 wickets
02/01/2006	Australia 359 & 2/288	South Africa 9/451 dec & 6/194 dec	287	Sydney Cricket Ground	Australia won by 8 wickets
11/12/2008	India 241 & 4/387	England 316 & 9/311 dec	387	MA Chidambaram Stadium	India won by 6 wickets
25/08/2017	England 258 & 8/490 dec	West Indies 427 & 5/322	322	Headingley	West Indies won by 5 wickets
03/02/2021	Bangladesh 430 & 8/223 dec	West Indies 259 & 7/395	395	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	West Indies won by 3 wickets

NOTE: The match between South Africa and England in January 2000 is not included, as the England declaration at 0/0 was contrived.