Team Smallest Margins

Cricket in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	1 run	186	79.0	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1993	Test # 1210
England	2 runs	282	64.3	v Australia	Birmingham	4 Aug 2005	Test # 1758
England	3 runs	292	96.1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
South Africa	5 runs	117	56.3	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
New Zealand	7 runs	241	63.4	v Australia	Hobart	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2021
West Indies	8 runs	216	50.5	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024	Test # 2524
England	10 runs	177	68.0	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1894	Test # 42
England	12 runs	349	151.5	v Australia	Adelaide	1 Feb 1929	Test # 179
England	12 runs	175	46.4	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
England	13 runs	111	107.0x4	v Australia	Sydney	28 Jan 1887	Test # 25
India	13 runs	107	30.5	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
England	14 runs	311	110.5	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jul 2013	Test # 2090
England	18 runs	130	36.1	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
England	19 runs	124	32.1	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
Bangladesh	20 runs	265	70.5	v Australia	Mirpur	27 Aug 2017	Test # 2272
England	29 runs	151	67.0	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
West Indies	30 runs	251	75.3	v Australia	Sydney	27 Feb 1931	Test # 208
India	31 runs	323	119.5	v Australia	Adelaide	6 Dec 2018	Test # 2333
South Africa	38 runs	378	83.4	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
England	38 runs	223	53.4x8	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
England	49 runs	384	94.4	v Australia	The Oval	27 Jul 2023	Test # 2515
India	59 runs	143	48.4	v Australia	Melbourne	7 Feb 1981	Test # 895
England	62 runs	223	62.6x8	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
England	66 runs	111	26.0x5	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
England	69 runs	153	69.2x4	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1883	Test # 12
England	70 runs	363	102.1	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912	Test # 120
England	71 runs	222	110.0x4	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1887	Test # 26
Pakistan	71 runs	382	92.4x8	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
India	72 runs	413	86.5	v Australia	Perth	16 Jan 2008	Test # 1862
Pakistan	74 runs	247	66.1	v Australia	Sydney	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1314
England	74 runs	299	68.3	v Australia	Chester-le-Street	9 Aug 2013	Test # 2093
India	75 runs	188	35.4	v Australia	Bengaluru	4 Mar 2017	Test # 2251
South Africa	82 runs	373	95.1x8	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
England	89 runs	342	85.2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
England	93 runs	429	139.2	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930	Test # 194
England	93 runs	205	49.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
England	94 runs	428	136.1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894	Test # 43
England	103 runs	506	135.5	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
England	106 runs	263	61.1	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1995	Test # 1284
Sri Lanka	106 runs	268	88.3	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016	Test # 2209
England	115 runs	522	107.0	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 2009	Test # 1925
India	119 runs	225	57.4	v Australia	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959	Test # 483
West Indies	125 runs	366	88.6x8	v Australia	Brisbane	6 Dec 1968	Test # 642
England	126 runs	209	69.2x4	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888	Test # 27
England	128 runs	240	31.3x8	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
England	135 runs	399	77.0	v Australia	The Oval	12 Sep 2019	Test # 2362
India	137 runs	399	89.3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2337
India	153 runs	279	60.2	v Australia	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
England	157 runs	329	72.5	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1904	Test # 81
England	161 runs	391	81.1	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993	Test # 1231
Sri Lanka	163 runs	324	44.1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
England	166 runs	328	46.1x8	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
West Indies	169 runs	404	63.0	v Australia	Perth	2 Dec 1988	Test # 1110
England	169 runs	412	70.3	v Australia	Cardiff	8 Jul 2015	Test # 2170
South Africa	170 runs	451	129.1	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
India	171 runs	384	68.3	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
India	172 runs	382	50.2	v Australia	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
South Africa	177 runs	539	119.1	v Australia	Perth	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
West Indies	179 runs	396	78.5	v Australia	Kingston	3 Mar 1965	Test # 580
India	179 runs	348	67.5	v Australia	Chennai	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
England	185 runs	297	29.4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1904	Test # 79
West Indies	191 runs	365	50.5	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Dec 1984	Test # 1002
South Africa	197 runs	454	96.3	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
England	197 runs	546	102.2	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009	Test # 1931
West Indies	198 runs	293	43.4	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
England	205 runs	366	67.0x8	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
West Indies	212 runs	357	58.2	v Australia	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965	Test # 588
England	213 runs	402	72.4	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905	Test # 83
Pakistan	221 runs	438	91.1	v Australia	Dubai (DICS)	22 Oct 2014	Test # 2140
West Indies	222 runs	464	72.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
India	222 runs	387	51.1x8	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
England	225 runs	452	54.0	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
England	226 runs	352	83.3	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
Sri Lanka	229 runs	413	50.1	v Australia	Galle	4 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
South Africa	231 runs	448	73.4	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
South Africa	233 runs	495	117.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
England	244 runs	310	22.4	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1912	Test # 129
West Indies	285 runs	400	57.1	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1988	Test # 1112
England	289 runs	415	52.3	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
England	299 runs	416	56.5x8	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
South Africa	307 runs	486	77.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
South Africa	309 runs	632	82.5	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
India	320 runs	516	64.4	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
England	322 runs	381	12.3x8	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1936	Test # 255
South Africa	322 runs	430	39.4	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
South Africa	323 runs	570	90.3	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
England	338 runs	532	69.2	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933	Test # 222
West Indies	343 runs	552	87.2	v Australia	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991	Test # 1169
England	347 runs	583	90.3	v Australia	Lord's	18 Jul 2013	Test # 2091
Pakistan	356 runs	603	88.3	v Australia	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014	Test # 2142
Pakistan	373 runs	538	49.4	v Australia	Abu Dhabi	16 Oct 2018	Test # 2322
West Indies	408 runs	574	50.0	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1980	Test # 870
South Africa	492 runs	612	46.4	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
England	675 runs	742	25.3	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 wicket	263	66.5	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1902	Test # 74
England	1 wicket	282	121.4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1908	Test # 97
Pakistan	1 wicket	314	106.1	v Australia	Karachi	28 Sep 1994	Test # 1268
West Indies	1 wicket	308	120.1	v Australia	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999	Test # 1453
India	1 wicket	216	58.4	v Australia	Mohali	1 Oct 2010	Test # 1972
England	1 wicket	359	125.4	v Australia	Leeds	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2357
England	2 wickets	95	51.0x5	v Australia	The Oval	11 Aug 1890	Test # 34
India	2 wickets	254	128.4	v Australia	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
India	2 wickets	155	41.1	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
England	3 wickets	332	159.5	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
West Indies	3 wickets	418	128.5	v Australia	St John's	9 May 2003	Test # 1645
England	3 wickets	129	31.5	v Australia	Nottingham	25 Aug 2005	Test # 1762
Pakistan	3 wickets	180	50.4	v Australia	Leeds	21 Jul 2010	Test # 1965
India	3 wickets	328	97.0	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
England	3 wickets	251	50.0	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 2023	Test # 2509
England	4 wickets	121	52.1x4	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
England	4 wickets	106	77.2x4	v Australia	Manchester	5 Jul 1886	Test # 22
India	4 wickets	230	72.4	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
England	5 wickets	57	33.3x4	v Australia	The Oval	6 Sep 1880	Test # 4
England	5 wickets	194	95.5	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1903	Test # 78
England	5 wickets	94	30.4x8	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
New Zealand	5 wickets	228	83.6x8	v Australia	Christchurch	8 Mar 1974	Test # 735
West Indies	5 wickets	236	61.1	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
New Zealand	5 wickets	104	29.4	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
England	5 wickets	123	38.4	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
New Zealand	5 wickets	201	72.4	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1993	Test # 1217
South Africa	5 wickets	335	104.5	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
England	6 wickets	297	88.1	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Mar 1895	Test # 46
England	6 wickets	109	47.1x5	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1896	Test # 50
England	6 wickets	160	79.4	v Australia	Brisbane	10 Feb 1933	Test # 223
West Indies	6 wickets	233	73.5x8	v Australia	Adelaide	22 Dec 1951	Test # 343
South Africa	6 wickets	295	95.5x8	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
New Zealand	6 wickets	164	74.0	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
West Indies	6 wickets	87	23.5	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	95	26.5	v Australia	Kandy	9 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
England	6 wickets	315	73.2	v Australia	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
South Africa	6 wickets	414	119.2	v Australia	Perth	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
India	6 wickets	133	33.3	v Australia	Mohali	14 Mar 2013	Test # 2081
India	6 wickets	155	31.2	v Australia	Delhi	22 Mar 2013	Test # 2085
South Africa	6 wickets	101	22.5	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
India	6 wickets	115	26.4	v Australia	Delhi	17 Feb 2023	Test # 2493
England	7 wickets	136	75.0x5	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jul 1890	Test # 33
England	7 wickets	109	42.2	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912	Test # 118
England	7 wickets	234	64.2x8	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
South Africa	7 wickets	176	61.1	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
India	7 wickets	181	80.4	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
England	7 wickets	189	81.2	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
England	7 wickets	170	53.5x8	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
Pakistan	7 wickets	74	25.1	v Australia	Karachi	27 Feb 1980	Test # 876
England	7 wickets	75	22.3	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
India	7 wickets	56	13.2	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
India	7 wickets	207	45.0	v Australia	Bengaluru	9 Oct 2010	Test # 1973
England	8 wickets	66	31.0x4	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884	Test # 17
England	8 wickets	219	67.1	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911	Test # 117
England	8 wickets	15	7.0	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928	Test # 177
England	8 wickets	164	71.2	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1933	Test # 224
England	8 wickets	95	29.6x8	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	Test # 331
England	8 wickets	132	63.5	v Australia	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
England	8 wickets	59	23.0	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 1961	Test # 509
South Africa	8 wickets	182	75.0	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
Pakistan	8 wickets	32	7.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
West Indies	8 wickets	23	9.1	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984	Test # 999
New Zealand	8 wickets	160	84.4	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
South Africa	8 wickets	29	6.4	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
South Africa	8 wickets	236	50.2	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
India	8 wickets	50	11.3	v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2074
England	8 wickets	121	32.1	v Australia	Birmingham	29 Jul 2015	Test # 2173
India	8 wickets	106	23.5	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2258
India	8 wickets	70	15.5	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2398
England	9 wickets	95	28.0	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1897	Test # 53
Pakistan	9 wickets	69	48.4	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
England	9 wickets	20	10.0	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
England	9 wickets	79	29.1	v Australia	Manchester	7 Jul 1977	Test # 805
West Indies	9 wickets	141	36.5	v Australia	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
England	9 wickets	34	10.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
Pakistan	9 wickets	45	11.1	v Australia	Karachi	22 Sep 1982	Test # 935
Pakistan	9 wickets	64	15.0	v Australia	Lahore	14 Oct 1982	Test # 937
West Indies	9 wickets	63	19.1	v Australia	Brisbane	18 Nov 1988	Test # 1108
New Zealand	9 wickets	178	63.4	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
West Indies	9 wickets	98	20.5	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1995	Test # 1296
England	9 wickets	118	21.3	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
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
England	10 wickets	105	32.2	v Australia	Birmingham	27 May 1909	Test # 101
England	10 wickets	1	0.1	v Australia	Sydney	2 Dec 1932	Test # 220
South Africa	10 wickets	82	17.0x8	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
West Indies	10 wickets	19	7.2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
West Indies	10 wickets	18	3.4	v Australia	Bridgetown	30 Mar 1984	Test # 986
West Indies	10 wickets	55	11.2	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1984	Test # 988
West Indies	10 wickets	28	7.5	v Australia	Georgetown	23 Mar 1991	Test # 1167
West Indies	10 wickets	54	10.3	v Australia	Perth	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
West Indies	10 wickets	3	0.3	v Australia	Kingston	13 Mar 1999	Test # 1451

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]