Smallest victories for England vs India in Tests
By runs
Winner | Margin | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 6 runs | 374 | 85.1 | v England | The Oval | 31 Jul 2025 | Test # 2598 | |
| 22 runs | 193 | 74.5 | v India | Lord's | 10 Jul 2025 | Test # 2594 | |
| 28 runs | 192 | 91.0 | v England | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1972 | Test # 706 | |
| 28 runs | 231 | 69.2 | v India | Hyderabad | 25 Jan 2024 | Test # 2525 | |
| 31 runs | 194 | 54.2 | v India | Birmingham | 1 Aug 2018 | Test # 2314 | |
| 60 runs | 245 | 69.4 | v India | Southampton | 30 Aug 2018 | Test # 2317 | |
| 95 runs | 319 | 88.2 | v England | Lord's | 17 Jul 2014 | Test # 2130 | |
| 106 runs | 399 | 69.2 | v England | Visakhapatnam | 2 Feb 2024 | Test # 2526 | |
| 113 runs | 296 | 85.1 | v India | Manchester | 6 Jun 1974 | Test # 739 | |
| 118 runs | 464 | 94.3 | v India | The Oval | 7 Sep 2018 | Test # 2318 | |
| 128 runs | 338 | 92.3 | v England | Chennai | 10 Jan 1962 | Test # 520 | |
| 132 runs | 410 | 112.4 | v India | Birmingham | 13 Jul 1967 | Test # 620 | |
| 138 runs | 241 | 26.2 | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
| 140 runs | 318 | 57.3 | v England | Bengaluru | 28 Jan 1977 | Test # 794 | |
| 151 runs | 272 | 51.5 | v England | Lord's | 12 Aug 2021 | Test # 2429 | |
| 157 runs | 368 | 92.2 | v England | The Oval | 2 Sep 2021 | Test # 2433 | |
| 158 runs | 346 | 59.3 | v India | Lord's | 25 Jun 1932 | Test # 219 | |
| 170 runs | 568 | 109.4 | v India | Lord's | 25 Jul 2002 | Test # 1610 | |
| 171 runs | 548 | 145.1 | v India | Manchester | 23 Jul 1959 | Test # 477 | |
| 187 runs | 421 | 116.2 | v England | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1961 | Test # 518 | |
| 196 runs | 458 | 96.3 | v India | Lord's | 21 Jul 2011 | Test # 2000 | |
| 200 runs | 284 | 38.5 | v India | Chennai | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 793 | |
| 202 runs | 452 | 69.2 | v India | Chennai | 10 Feb 1934 | Test # 232 | |
| 203 runs | 521 | 104.5 | v England | Nottingham | 18 Aug 2018 | Test # 2316 | |
| 212 runs | 313 | 48.2 | v India | Wankhede | 18 Mar 2006 | Test # 1791 | |
| 227 runs | 420 | 58.1 | v India | Chennai | 5 Feb 2021 | Test # 2409 | |
| 246 runs | 405 | 97.3 | v England | Visakhapatnam | 17 Nov 2016 | Test # 2235 | |
| 247 runs | 472 | 62.0 | v India | Lord's | 26 Jul 1990 | Test # 1148 | |
| 266 runs | 445 | 66.4 | v India | Southampton | 27 Jul 2014 | Test # 2132 | |
| 279 runs | 408 | 63.3 | v England | Leeds | 19 Jun 1986 | Test # 1047 | |
| 317 runs | 482 | 54.2 | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 | Test # 2411 | |
| 319 runs | 478 | 47.4 | v India | Nottingham | 29 Jul 2011 | Test # 2001 | |
| 336 runs | 608 | 68.1 | v England | Birmingham | 2 Jul 2025 | Test # 2591 | |
| 434 runs | 557 | 39.4 | v England | Rajkot | 15 Feb 2024 | Test # 2530 |
By wickets
Winner | Margin | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 4 wickets | 173 | 101.0 | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1971 | Test # 692 | |
| 4 wickets | 86 | 33.5 | v England | Chennai | 12 Jan 1973 | Test # 708 | |
| 5 wickets | 134 | 42.0 | v England | Lord's | 5 Jun 1986 | Test # 1046 | |
| 5 wickets | 192 | 61.0 | v England | Ranchi | 23 Feb 2024 | Test # 2531 | |
| 5 wickets | 371 | 82.0 | v India | Leeds | 20 Jun 2025 | Test # 2587 | |
| 6 wickets | 125 | 47.3 | v India | Leeds | 8 Jun 1967 | Test # 618 | |
| 6 wickets | 207 | 88.5 | v India | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 | Test # 703 | |
| 6 wickets | 387 | 98.3 | v England | Chennai | 11 Dec 2008 | Test # 1898 | |
| 7 wickets | 125 | 55.0 | v India | Leeds | 5 Jun 1952 | Test # 351 | |
| 7 wickets | 65 | 19.0 | v India | Lord's | 10 Jun 1982 | Test # 928 | |
| 7 wickets | 73 | 24.1 | v England | Nottingham | 27 Jul 2007 | Test # 1841 | |
| 7 wickets | 41 | 12.1 | v India | Eden Gardens | 5 Dec 2012 | Test # 2065 | |
| 7 wickets | 378 | 76.4 | v India | Birmingham | 1 Jul 2022 | Test # 2470 | |
| 8 wickets | 76 | 19.2 | v India | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 | Test # 346 | |
| 8 wickets | 77 | 49.2 | v India | Lord's | 19 Jun 1952 | Test # 352 | |
| 8 wickets | 108 | 27.2 | v India | Lord's | 18 Jun 1959 | Test # 475 | |
| 8 wickets | 48 | 15.1 | v England | Wankhede | 28 Nov 1984 | Test # 1001 | |
| 8 wickets | 125 | 23.4 | v India | Delhi | 12 Dec 1984 | Test # 1004 | |
| 8 wickets | 79 | 29.2 | v England | Eden Gardens | 29 Jan 1993 | Test # 1211 | |
| 8 wickets | 121 | 33.5 | v India | Birmingham | 6 Jun 1996 | Test # 1327 | |
| 8 wickets | 103 | 20.2 | v England | Mohali | 26 Nov 2016 | Test # 2238 | |
| 9 wickets | 40 | 7.2 | v India | Mumbai | 15 Dec 1933 | Test # 230 | |
| 9 wickets | 107 | 39.3 | v India | Lord's | 27 Jun 1936 | Test # 252 | |
| 9 wickets | 64 | 13.0 | v India | The Oval | 15 Aug 1936 | Test # 254 | |
| 9 wickets | 33 | 8.0 | v India | Chennai | 13 Jan 1985 | Test # 1008 | |
| 9 wickets | 144 | 33.0 | v England | Mohali | 9 Mar 2006 | Test # 1788 | |
| 9 wickets | 77 | 15.3 | v England | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 | Test # 2058 | |
| 10 wickets | 48 | 16.5 | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
| 10 wickets | 16 | 3.4 | v India | Eden Gardens | 1 Jan 1977 | Test # 791 | |
| 10 wickets | 96 | 29.3 | v India | Wankhede | 15 Feb 1980 | Test # 874 | |
| 10 wickets | 5 | 0.2 | v England | Mohali | 3 Dec 2001 | Test # 1574 | |
| 10 wickets | 57 | 9.4 | v India | Wankhede | 23 Nov 2012 | Test # 2062 | |
| 10 wickets | 49 | 7.4 | v England | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | Test # 2412 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]
India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]