Team Smallest Margins - Australia

Smallest victories in 1980s in FC+LA+T20s - Australia

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	1 run	0	271	49.5	v India	Chennai	9 Oct 1987	ODI # 453
Australia	2 runs	0	250	54.5	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1981	ODI # 120
Australia	2 runs	0	205	50.0	v West Indies	Melbourne	14 Jan 1989	ODI # 551
Australia	3 runs	0	200	30.0	v New Zealand	Indore	18 Oct 1987	ODI # 462
Australia	5 runs	0	164	43.1	v West Indies	Sydney	19 Jan 1982	ODI # 138
Australia	6 runs	0	236	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	1 Feb 1981	ODI # 113
Australia	6 runs	0	217	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	7 Jan 1988	ODI # 488
Australia	6 runs	0	115	19.0	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Jan 1989	ODI # 549
Australia	7 runs	0	254	50.0	v England	Eden Gardens	8 Nov 1987	ODI # 477
Australia	8 runs	0	227	48.0	v West Indies	Melbourne	5 Jan 1989	ODI # 546
Australia	9 runs	0	191	49.1	v West Indies	Sydney	18 Jan 1980	ODI # 85
Australia	11 runs	0	171	43.4	v India	Sydney	5 Feb 1986	ODI # 362
Australia	11 runs	0	262	50.0	v England	Brisbane	18 Jan 1987	ODI # 420
Australians	11 runs	0	153	63.0	v Derbyshire	Derby	3 Jun 1989	First-class
Australia	14 runs	0	212	43.3	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	5 Feb 1984	ODI # 245
Australia	17 runs	0	252	48.4	v New Zealand	Chandigarh	27 Oct 1987	ODI # 470
Australia	18 runs	0	268	49.0	v Pakistan	Lahore	4 Nov 1987	ODI # 475
Australia	22 runs	0	236	48.0	v England	Melbourne	4 Feb 1988	ODI # 503
Australia	26 runs	0	248	47.3	v West Indies	Sydney	6 Feb 1985	ODI # 303
Australia	27 runs	0	243	50.0	v India	Sydney	15 Jan 1981	ODI # 108
Australia	27 runs	0	192	44.5	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	6 Feb 1983	ODI # 180
Australia	28 runs	0	223	47.1	v Sri Lanka	Margao	25 Oct 1989	ODI # 585
Australia	30 runs	0	229	47.2	v Sri Lanka	Melbourne	26 Dec 1989	ODI # 596
Australia	31 runs	0	181	41.1	v England	Sydney	11 Jan 1983	ODI # 166
Australia	32 runs	0	273	59.5	v Zimbabwe	Southampton	16 Jun 1983	ODI # 212
Australia	33 runs	0	226	48.1	v England	Adelaide	26 Jan 1987	ODI # 425
Australia	34 runs	0	265	50.0	v Pakistan	Sydney	10 Jan 1984	ODI # 232
Australia	36 runs	0	263	45.3	v India	Adelaide	26 Jan 1986	ODI # 357
Australia	36 runs	0	195	46.1	v West Indies	Sydney	28 Jan 1987	ODI # 427
Australia	38 runs	0	209	50.0	v Pakistan	Adelaide	6 Dec 1981	ODI # 127
Australia	38 runs	0	244	44.5	v Sri Lanka	Melbourne	14 Jan 1988	ODI # 493
Australia	43 runs	0	210	45.0	v Pakistan	Melbourne	21 Jan 1984	ODI # 238
Australia	44 runs	0	232	45.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	29 Mar 1986	ODI # 373
Australia	46 runs	0	215	42.5	v West Indies	Sydney	26 Jan 1982	ODI # 141
Australia	48 runs	0	221	40.5	v India	New Delhi	28 Sep 1984	ODI # 267
Australia	55 runs	0	320	114.0	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
Australia	58 runs	0	220	74.1	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
Australia	61 runs	0	216	48.0	v West Indies	Sydney	12 Jan 1989	ODI # 550
Australia	70 runs	0	211	45.2	v Pakistan	Adelaide	30 Jan 1984	ODI # 243
Australia	70 runs	0	267	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Cuttack	30 Oct 1987	ODI # 471
Australia	71 runs	0	237	46.5	v England	Leeds	8 Jun 1981	ODI # 121
Australia	76 runs	0	231	40.3	v Pakistan	Sydney	14 Jan 1982	ODI # 135
Australia	78 runs	0	222	44.5	v New Zealand	Sydney	20 Jan 1988	ODI # 498
Australia	81 runs	0	250	44.2	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	2 Jan 1988	ODI # 484
Australia	81 runs	0	290	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	10 Jan 1988	ODI # 491
Australia	87 runs	0	245	47.2	v Pakistan	Sydney	25 Jan 1984	ODI # 240
Australia	94 runs	0	290	42.5	v New Zealand	Sydney	25 Nov 1980	ODI # 95
Australia	96 runs	0	236	42.4	v Zimbabwe	Chennai	13 Oct 1987	ODI # 456
Australia	99 runs	0	240	42.4	v New Zealand	Sydney	29 Jan 1986	ODI # 359
Australia	99 runs	0	242	40.3	v West Indies	Chennai	21 Oct 1989	ODI # 578
Australia	100 runs	0	293	50.0	v India	Sydney	21 Jan 1986	ODI # 354
Australians	101 runs	0	310	48.5	v M.C.C.	Lord's	11 May 1989	List A
Australia	109 runs	0	249	47.3	v England	Melbourne	1 Feb 1987	ODI # 429
Australians	109 runs	0	298	48.2	v Yorkshire	Leeds	23 May 1989	List A
Australia	149 runs	0	303	39.5	v New Zealand	Melbourne	13 Feb 1983	ODI # 182
Australians	150 runs	0	356	56.4	v Essex	Chelmsford	19 Aug 1989	First-class
Australia	162 runs	0	321	37.5	v India	Nottingham	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 207
Australia	173 runs	0	522	141.4	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
Australians	196 runs	0	345	37.4	v Notts	Nottingham	2 Aug 1989	First-class
Australians	204 runs	0	375	50.4	v Leeward Is	Basseterre	18 Feb 1984	First-class
Australia	210 runs	0	402	55.2	v England	Leeds	8 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
Australia	232 runs	0	324	35.5	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	28 Jan 1985	ODI # 299
Australians	272 runs	0	379	32.5	v Northants	Northampton	17 Jun 1989	First-class
Australia	286 runs	0	543	73.5	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	2 wickets	0	178	50.0	v England	Sharjah	24 Mar 1985	ODI # 322
Australia	2 wickets	5	193	49.1	v West Indies	Sydney	6 Feb 1987	ODI # 431
Australia	3 wickets	17	241	47.1	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	23 Jan 1985	ODI # 294
Australia	3 wickets	5	220	54.1	v England	Manchester	30 May 1985	ODI # 329
Australia	3 wickets	3	230	49.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 1986	ODI # 372
Australia	3 wickets	6	223	46.0	v India	Srinagar	9 Sep 1986	ODI # 391
Australia	3 wickets	3	189	49.3	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	19 Jan 1988	ODI # 496
Australians	3 wickets	0	240	72.3	v Middlesex	Lord's	20 May 1989	First-class
Australia	4 wickets	16	157	47.2	v New Zealand	Melbourne	7 Dec 1980	ODI # 98
Australia	4 wickets	0	132	54.1	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
Australia	4 wickets	2	191	36.4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1984	ODI # 255
Australia	4 wickets	6	232	54.0	v England	Birmingham	1 Jun 1985	ODI # 330
Australia	4 wickets	0	127	46.0	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
Australia	4 wickets	0	260	97.1	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
Australia	4 wickets	28	162	45.2	v India	Brisbane	12 Jan 1986	ODI # 349
Australia	4 wickets	29	153	45.1	v New Zealand	Sydney	14 Jan 1986	ODI # 350
Australia	4 wickets	29	160	45.1	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	19 Jan 1986	ODI # 353
Australia	5 wickets	14	214	34.4	v England	Melbourne	23 Jan 1983	ODI # 174
Australians	5 wickets	44	191	39.4	v Bombay	Wankhede	8 Oct 1984	List A
Australia	5 wickets	64	177	33.2	v New Zealand	Brisbane	17 Jan 1988	ODI # 495
Australia	5 wickets	31	204	44.5	v Pakistan	Brisbane	8 Jan 1989	ODI # 548
Australia	6 wickets	0	216	85.3	v England	Sydney	4 Jan 1980	Test # 868
Australia	6 wickets	14	216	47.4	v New Zealand	Sydney	3 Feb 1981	ODI # 114
Australia	6 wickets	24	160	45.0	v New Zealand	Dunedin	17 Feb 1982	ODI # 147
Australia	6 wickets	29	150	33.1	v New Zealand	Sydney	9 Feb 1983	ODI # 181
Australia	6 wickets	23	236	40.1	v India	Indore	6 Oct 1984	ODI # 271
Australia	6 wickets	16	240	46.2	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	8 Jan 1985	ODI # 283
Australia	6 wickets	23	169	34.1	v New Zealand	Sydney	24 Jan 1988	ODI # 501
Australia	6 wickets	3	279	54.3	v England	Lord's	29 May 1989	ODI # 568
Australia	6 wickets	0	118	40.2	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
Australia	7 wickets	16	193	47.2	v India	Melbourne	11 Jan 1981	ODI # 106
Australia	7 wickets	63	127	39.3	v New Zealand	Melbourne	31 Jan 1981	ODI # 112
Australia	7 wickets	12	237	47.0	v West Indies	Sydney	24 Nov 1981	ODI # 124
Australia	7 wickets	0	188	60.5	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
Australia	7 wickets	54	183	41.0	v England	Brisbane	16 Jan 1983	ODI # 169
Australia	7 wickets	13	207	43.5	v India	Ahmedabad	5 Oct 1984	ODI # 270
Australia	7 wickets	22	215	45.2	v England	Melbourne	17 Feb 1985	ODI # 307
Australia	7 wickets	16	188	47.2	v India	Melbourne	9 Feb 1986	ODI # 363
Australia	7 wickets	9	261	46.3	v India	Rajkot	7 Oct 1986	ODI # 395
Australia	7 wickets	0	80	35.3	v West Indies	Sydney	26 Jan 1989	Test # 1113
Australia	8 wickets	0	103	38.4	v England	Melbourne	1 Feb 1980	Test # 872
Australia	8 wickets	0	53	22.1	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	12 Dec 1980	Test # 889
Australia	8 wickets	177	75	20.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Feb 1982	ODI # 148
Australia	8 wickets	0	69	25.3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
Australia	8 wickets	0	83	23.5	v England	Adelaide	10 Dec 1982	Test # 940
Australia	8 wickets	20	182	46.4	v New Zealand	Melbourne	9 Jan 1983	ODI # 165
Australia	8 wickets	31	178	44.5	v New Zealand	Melbourne	22 Jan 1988	ODI # 499
Australia	9 wickets	40	181	42.2	v India	Sydney	18 Dec 1980	ODI # 100
Australia	9 wickets	174	64	21.0	v India	Sydney	8 Jan 1981	ODI # 104
Australia	9 wickets	157	172	23.5	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	3 Feb 1985	ODI # 301
Australia	9 wickets	0	94	32.1	v New Zealand	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
Australia	9 wickets	34	178	42.2	v Pakistan	Adelaide	11 Dec 1988	ODI # 537
Australians	9 wickets	0	82	23.3	v Lancashire	Manchester	14 Jun 1989	First-class
Australia	9 wickets	0	78	32.5	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1989	Test # 1124
Australians	9 wickets	0	96	26.5	v Leics	Leicester	5 Aug 1989	First-class
Australia	9 wickets	55	204	38.5	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	30 Dec 1989	ODI # 597
Australia	10 wickets	0	63	21.3	v New Zealand	Brisbane	28 Nov 1980	Test # 887
Australia	10 wickets	0	3	2.2	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
Australia	10 wickets	0	35	5.4	v Pakistan	Sydney	2 Jan 1984	Test # 974

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	6 wickets	0	216	85.3	0.0	v England	Sydney	4 Jan 1980	Test # 868
Australia	8 wickets	0	103	38.4	0.0	v England	Melbourne	1 Feb 1980	Test # 872
Australia	10 wickets	0	63	21.3	0.0	v New Zealand	Brisbane	28 Nov 1980	Test # 887
Australia	8 wickets	0	53	22.1	0.0	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	12 Dec 1980	Test # 889
Australia	4 wickets	0	132	54.1	0.0	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
Australia	10 wickets	0	3	2.2	0.0	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
Australia	8 wickets	0	69	25.3	0.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
Australia	7 wickets	0	188	60.5	0.0	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
Australia	8 wickets	0	83	23.5	0.0	v England	Adelaide	10 Dec 1982	Test # 940
Australia	10 wickets	0	35	5.4	0.0	v Pakistan	Sydney	2 Jan 1984	Test # 974
Australia	2 wickets	0	178	50.0	50.0	v England	Sharjah	24 Mar 1985	ODI # 322
Australia	4 wickets	0	127	46.0	0.0	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
Australia	4 wickets	0	260	97.1	0.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
Australia	9 wickets	0	94	32.1	0.0	v New Zealand	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
Australia	7 wickets	0	80	35.3	0.0	v West Indies	Sydney	26 Jan 1989	Test # 1113
Australians	3 wickets	0	240	72.3	0.0	v Middlesex	Lord's	20 May 1989	First-class
Australians	9 wickets	0	82	23.3	0.0	v Lancashire	Manchester	14 Jun 1989	First-class
Australia	6 wickets	0	118	40.2	0.0	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
Australia	9 wickets	0	78	32.5	0.0	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1989	Test # 1124
Australians	9 wickets	0	96	26.5	0.0	v Leics	Leicester	5 Aug 1989	First-class
Australia	4 wickets	2	191	36.4	37.0	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1984	ODI # 255
Australia	3 wickets	3	230	49.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 1986	ODI # 372
Australia	3 wickets	3	189	49.3	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	19 Jan 1988	ODI # 496
Australia	6 wickets	3	279	54.3	55.0	v England	Lord's	29 May 1989	ODI # 568
Australia	3 wickets	5	220	54.1	55.0	v England	Manchester	30 May 1985	ODI # 329
Australia	2 wickets	5	193	49.1	50.0	v West Indies	Sydney	6 Feb 1987	ODI # 431
Australia	4 wickets	6	232	54.0	55.0	v England	Birmingham	1 Jun 1985	ODI # 330
Australia	3 wickets	6	223	46.0	47.0	v India	Srinagar	9 Sep 1986	ODI # 391
Australia	7 wickets	9	261	46.3	48.0	v India	Rajkot	7 Oct 1986	ODI # 395
Australia	7 wickets	12	237	47.0	49.0	v West Indies	Sydney	24 Nov 1981	ODI # 124
Australia	7 wickets	13	207	43.5	46.0	v India	Ahmedabad	5 Oct 1984	ODI # 270
Australia	6 wickets	14	216	47.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	3 Feb 1981	ODI # 114
Australia	5 wickets	14	214	34.4	37.0	v England	Melbourne	23 Jan 1983	ODI # 174
Australia	4 wickets	16	157	47.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	7 Dec 1980	ODI # 98
Australia	7 wickets	16	193	47.2	50.0	v India	Melbourne	11 Jan 1981	ODI # 106
Australia	6 wickets	16	240	46.2	49.0	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	8 Jan 1985	ODI # 283
Australia	7 wickets	16	188	47.2	50.0	v India	Melbourne	9 Feb 1986	ODI # 363
Australia	3 wickets	17	241	47.1	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	23 Jan 1985	ODI # 294
Australia	8 wickets	20	182	46.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	9 Jan 1983	ODI # 165
Australia	7 wickets	22	215	45.2	49.0	v England	Melbourne	17 Feb 1985	ODI # 307
Australia	6 wickets	23	236	40.1	44.0	v India	Indore	6 Oct 1984	ODI # 271
Australia	6 wickets	23	169	34.1	38.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	24 Jan 1988	ODI # 501
Australia	6 wickets	24	160	45.0	49.0	v New Zealand	Dunedin	17 Feb 1982	ODI # 147
Australia	4 wickets	28	162	45.2	50.0	v India	Brisbane	12 Jan 1986	ODI # 349
Australia	6 wickets	29	150	33.1	38.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	9 Feb 1983	ODI # 181
Australia	4 wickets	29	153	45.1	50.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	14 Jan 1986	ODI # 350
Australia	4 wickets	29	160	45.1	50.0	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	19 Jan 1986	ODI # 353
Australia	8 wickets	31	178	44.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	22 Jan 1988	ODI # 499
Australia	5 wickets	31	204	44.5	50.0	v Pakistan	Brisbane	8 Jan 1989	ODI # 548
Australia	9 wickets	34	178	42.2	48.0	v Pakistan	Adelaide	11 Dec 1988	ODI # 537
Australia	9 wickets	40	181	42.2	49.0	v India	Sydney	18 Dec 1980	ODI # 100
Australians	5 wickets	44	191	39.4	47.0	v Bombay	Wankhede	8 Oct 1984	List A
Australia	7 wickets	54	183	41.0	50.0	v England	Brisbane	16 Jan 1983	ODI # 169
Australia	9 wickets	55	204	38.5	48.0	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	30 Dec 1989	ODI # 597
Australia	7 wickets	63	127	39.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	31 Jan 1981	ODI # 112
Australia	5 wickets	64	177	33.2	44.0	v New Zealand	Brisbane	17 Jan 1988	ODI # 495
Australia	9 wickets	157	172	23.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	3 Feb 1985	ODI # 301
Australia	9 wickets	174	64	21.0	50.0	v India	Sydney	8 Jan 1981	ODI # 104
Australia	8 wickets	177	75	20.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Feb 1982	ODI # 148

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	West Indies	Melbourne Cricket Ground	11 Feb 1984	ODI # 247
India	Australia	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
England	Australia	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	27 May 1989	ODI # 567

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