Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories in 2020s in Tests

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	1 run	258	74.2	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023	Test # 2494
West Indies	8 runs	216	50.5	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024	Test # 2524
West Indies	17 runs	231	61.3	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
New Zealand	25 runs	147	29.1	v India	Wankhede	1 Nov 2024	Test # 2560
England	26 runs	355	102.1	v Pakistan	Multan	9 Dec 2022	Test # 2480
England	28 runs	231	69.2	v India	Hyderabad	25 Jan 2024	Test # 2525
South Africa	40 runs	263	66.2	v West Indies	Providence	15 Aug 2024	Test # 2543
Australia	43 runs	371	81.3	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 2023	Test # 2508
England	49 runs	384	94.4	v Australia	The Oval	27 Jul 2023	Test # 2515
Sri Lanka	63 runs	275	71.4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
Ireland	63 runs	292	86.4	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	6 Feb 2025	Test # 2581
Afghanistan	72 runs	278	68.3	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	2 Jan 2025	Test # 2574
England	74 runs	343	96.3	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	1 Dec 2022	Test # 2478
Australia	79 runs	317	67.2	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2519
South Africa	87 runs	247	41.0	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
Pakistan	95 runs	370	91.4	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
New Zealand	101 runs	373	123.3	v Pakistan	Mount Maunganui	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2397
Bangladesh	101 runs	287	50.0	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Nov 2024	Test # 2565
India	106 runs	399	69.2	v England	Visakhapatnam	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2526
Pakistan	109 runs	329	83.2	v West Indies	Kingston	20 Aug 2021	Test # 2431
South Africa	109 runs	348	69.1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
England	113 runs	312	70.1	v West Indies	Manchester	16 Jul 2020	Test # 2389
India	113 runs	305	68.0	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
New Zealand	113 runs	359	60.2	v India	Pune	24 Oct 2024	Test # 2557
Australia	115 runs	351	92.1	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Mar 2022	Test # 2458
West Indies	120 runs	254	44.0	v Pakistan	Multan	25 Jan 2025	Test # 2578
Pakistan	127 runs	251	36.3	v West Indies	Multan	17 Jan 2025	Test # 2577
Australia	146 runs	271	38.5	v England	Hobart	14 Jan 2022	Test # 2449
Bangladesh	150 runs	332	71.1	v New Zealand	Sylhet	28 Nov 2023	Test # 2516
India	151 runs	272	51.5	v England	Lord's	12 Aug 2021	Test # 2429
Pakistan	152 runs	297	33.3	v England	Multan	15 Oct 2024	Test # 2554
India	157 runs	368	92.2	v England	The Oval	2 Sep 2021	Test # 2433
South Africa	158 runs	324	58.3	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
Sri Lanka	164 runs	297	56.1	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
Australia	164 runs	498	110.5	v West Indies	Perth	30 Nov 2022	Test # 2477
Australia	172 runs	369	64.4	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 2024	Test # 2533
Australia	184 runs	340	79.1	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2571
Sri Lanka	187 runs	348	79.0	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
India	188 runs	513	113.2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	14 Dec 2022	Test # 2481
England	189 runs	438	137.4	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
England	190 runs	483	86.4	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
England	191 runs	466	77.1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
Sri Lanka	192 runs	511	85.0	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
South Africa	198 runs	426	93.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
West Indies	201 runs	334	38.0	v Bangladesh	North Sound	22 Nov 2024	Test # 2562
Sri Lanka	209 runs	437	71.0	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Australia	209 runs	444	63.3	v India	The Oval	7 Jun 2023	Test # 2505
Bangladesh	220 runs	477	94.4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Jul 2021	Test # 2427
South Africa	220 runs	274	19.0	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
England	227 runs	420	58.1	v India	Chennai	5 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
South Africa	233 runs	516	79.4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
India	238 runs	447	59.3	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
England	241 runs	385	36.1	v West Indies	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024	Test # 2539
Sri Lanka	246 runs	508	77.0	v Pakistan	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
England	267 runs	394	45.3	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	16 Feb 2023	Test # 2492
England	269 runs	399	37.1	v West Indies	Manchester	24 Jul 2020	Test # 2390
Australia	275 runs	468	113.1	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021	Test # 2441
Australia	279 runs	416	47.5	v New Zealand	Sydney	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2378
India	280 runs	515	62.1	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024	Test # 2550
New Zealand	281 runs	529	80.0	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	4 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
South Africa	284 runs	391	35.1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
India	295 runs	534	58.4	v Australia	Perth	22 Nov 2024	Test # 2561
India	317 runs	482	54.2	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
England	323 runs	583	54.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Dec 2024	Test # 2567
Sri Lanka	328 runs	511	49.2	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
South Africa	332 runs	413	23.3	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
Australia	360 runs	450	30.2	v Pakistan	Perth	14 Dec 2023	Test # 2518
India	372 runs	540	56.3	v New Zealand	Wankhede	3 Dec 2021	Test # 2438
Australia	419 runs	497	40.5	v West Indies	Adelaide	8 Dec 2022	Test # 2479
New Zealand	423 runs	658	47.2	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024	Test # 2569
India	434 runs	557	39.4	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024	Test # 2530
Bangladesh	546 runs	662	33.0	v Afghanistan	Mirpur	14 Jun 2023	Test # 2506

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	1 wicket	168	56.5	v Pakistan	Kingston	12 Aug 2021	Test # 2430
New Zealand	2 wickets	285	70.0	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	9 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
Australia	2 wickets	281	92.3	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023	Test # 2507
South Africa	2 wickets	148	39.3	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
England	3 wickets	277	82.1	v Pakistan	Manchester	5 Aug 2020	Test # 2391
India	3 wickets	328	97.0	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
West Indies	3 wickets	395	127.3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Feb 2021	Test # 2407
India	3 wickets	145	47.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Dec 2022	Test # 2484
England	3 wickets	251	50.0	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 2023	Test # 2509
Australia	3 wickets	279	65.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	8 Mar 2024	Test # 2535
Zimbabwe	3 wickets	174	50.1	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	20 Apr 2025	Test # 2582
West Indies	4 wickets	200	64.2	v England	Southampton	8 Jul 2020	Test # 2388
Pakistan	4 wickets	342	127.2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
Pakistan	4 wickets	131	32.5	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
New Zealand	4 wickets	137	39.4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	6 Dec 2023	Test # 2517
Ireland	4 wickets	158	36.1	v Zimbabwe	Belfast	25 Jul 2024	Test # 2540
England	5 wickets	277	78.5	v New Zealand	Lord's	2 Jun 2022	Test # 2464
England	5 wickets	299	50.0	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2022	Test # 2465
India	5 wickets	192	61.0	v England	Ranchi	23 Feb 2024	Test # 2531
England	5 wickets	205	57.2	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
South Africa	5 wickets	282	83.4	v Australia	Lord's	11 Jun 2025	Test # 2585
England	6 wickets	164	43.3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
Afghanistan	6 wickets	108	26.1	v Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	10 Mar 2021	Test # 2415
Australia	6 wickets	34	7.5	v South Africa	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
India	6 wickets	115	26.4	v Australia	Delhi	17 Feb 2023	Test # 2493
Ireland	6 wickets	111	31.3	v Afghanistan	Tolerance Oval	28 Feb 2024	Test # 2532
Bangladesh	6 wickets	185	56.0	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	30 Aug 2024	Test # 2547
Australia	6 wickets	162	27.0	v India	Sydney	3 Jan 2025	Test # 2575
New Zealand	7 wickets	132	36.0	v India	Christchurch	29 Feb 2020	Test # 2387
England	7 wickets	74	24.2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
Pakistan	7 wickets	88	22.5	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
South Africa	7 wickets	240	67.4	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
South Africa	7 wickets	212	63.3	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
West Indies	7 wickets	84	22.0	v Bangladesh	North Sound	16 Jun 2022	Test # 2466
England	7 wickets	296	54.2	v New Zealand	Leeds	23 Jun 2022	Test # 2467
England	7 wickets	378	76.4	v India	Birmingham	1 Jul 2022	Test # 2470
Bangladesh	7 wickets	138	27.1	v Ireland	Mirpur	4 Apr 2023	Test # 2501
India	7 wickets	79	12.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
New Zealand	7 wickets	267	94.2	v South Africa	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
India	7 wickets	95	17.2	v Bangladesh	Kanpur	27 Sep 2024	Test # 2552
South Africa	7 wickets	106	22.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	21 Oct 2024	Test # 2556
Australia	8 wickets	90	21.0	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
India	8 wickets	70	15.5	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2398
New Zealand	8 wickets	38	10.5	v England	Birmingham	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2423
New Zealand	8 wickets	139	45.5	v India	Southampton	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2425
Pakistan	8 wickets	202	58.3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	26 Nov 2021	Test # 2436
Bangladesh	8 wickets	40	16.5	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	1 Jan 2022	Test # 2444
England	8 wickets	167	28.1	v Pakistan	Karachi	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2483
Australia	8 wickets	130	25.5	v Pakistan	Sydney	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2521
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	219	40.3	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
New Zealand	8 wickets	107	27.4	v India	Bengaluru	16 Oct 2024	Test # 2555
England	8 wickets	104	12.4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Nov 2024	Test # 2564
Australia	9 wickets	20	5.1	v England	Brisbane	8 Dec 2021	Test # 2440
England	9 wickets	130	22.3	v South Africa	The Oval	8 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
Australia	9 wickets	76	18.5	v India	Indore	1 Mar 2023	Test # 2496
Pakistan	9 wickets	36	3.1	v England	Rawalpindi	24 Oct 2024	Test # 2558
Australia	9 wickets	75	17.4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Feb 2025	Test # 2580
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	14	3.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
New Zealand	10 wickets	9	1.4	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 2020	Test # 2385
South Africa	10 wickets	67	13.2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
India	10 wickets	49	7.4	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
Zimbabwe	10 wickets	17	3.2	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	2 Mar 2021	Test # 2413
West Indies	10 wickets	28	4.5	v England	St George's	24 Mar 2022	Test # 2459
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	29	3.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
West Indies	10 wickets	13	2.5	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	24 Jun 2022	Test # 2468
Australia	10 wickets	5	0.4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
England	10 wickets	11	0.4	v Ireland	Lord's	1 Jun 2023	Test # 2504
Australia	10 wickets	26	6.4	v West Indies	Adelaide	17 Jan 2024	Test # 2523
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	56	7.2	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
England	10 wickets	82	7.2	v West Indies	Birmingham	26 Jul 2024	Test # 2541
Bangladesh	10 wickets	30	6.3	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2544
Australia	10 wickets	19	3.2	v India	Adelaide	6 Dec 2024	Test # 2568
South Africa	10 wickets	58	7.1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2025	Test # 2576

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh vs England at Mirpur, England in Bangladesh 3rd T20I, Mar 14, 2023 [T20I # 2026]

England vs Bangladesh at Mirpur, England in Bangladesh 2nd T20I, Mar 12, 2023 [T20I # 2023]

England vs Bangladesh at Chattogram, England in Bangladesh 1st T20I, Mar 9, 2023 [T20I # 2018]