Smallest victories Held in England for Tests

By runs
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
2 runs28264.3v AustraliaBirmingham4 Aug 2005Test # 1758
3 runs12449.4v EnglandManchester24 Jul 1902Test # 73
6 runs37485.1v EnglandThe Oval31 Jul 2025Test # 2598
7 runs8555.0x4v EnglandThe Oval28 Aug 1882Test # 9
14 runs311110.5v AustraliaNottingham10 Jul 2013Test # 2090
17 runs23278.0x8v EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957Test # 437
18 runs13036.1v AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981Test # 905
19 runs24453.2v EnglandJohannesburg1 Jan 1910Test # 106
19 runs12432.1v AustraliaThe Oval21 Aug 1997Test # 1377
22 runs19374.5v IndiaLord's10 Jul 2025Test # 2594
23 runs21975.0v South AfricaLeeds6 Aug 1998Test # 1422
24 runs16868.0v EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1954Test # 390
25 runs23188.3v PakistanLeeds8 Jul 1971Test # 689
28 runs24067.3v EnglandJohannesburg24 Dec 1930Test # 200
29 runs15167.0v AustraliaBirmingham30 Jul 1981Test # 906
29 runs25588.2v South AfricaDurban26 Feb 1998Test # 1403
30 runs19779.3v New ZealandDurban8 Dec 1961Test # 515
30 runs303106.2v West IndiesLeeds10 Jul 1969Test # 655
31 runs19454.2v IndiaBirmingham1 Aug 2018Test # 2314
32 runs13277.1x5v South AfricaJohannesburg14 Feb 1899Test # 58
38 runs479188.1v New ZealandNottingham7 Jun 1973Test # 722
40 runs314144.0v South AfricaGqeberha16 Feb 1962Test # 524
43 runs37181.3v EnglandLord's28 Jun 2023Test # 2508
49 runs38494.4v AustraliaThe Oval27 Jul 2023Test # 2515
51 runs34682.5v EnglandLord's16 Aug 2012Test # 2053
53 runs12944.4v South AfricaLeeds29 Jul 1907Test # 94
54 runs25671.4v EnglandManchester27 Jul 1961Test # 510
55 runs26056.0v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1976Test # 780
58 runs18958.3x8v EnglandGqeberha1 Mar 1957Test # 438
60 runs455132.5v West IndiesManchester7 Jun 2007Test # 1835
60 runs24569.4v IndiaSouthampton30 Aug 2018Test # 2317
61 runs12447.0x4v EnglandLord's16 Jul 1888Test # 28
63 runs24173.3v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018Test # 2294
66 runs11126.0x5v AustraliaThe Oval10 Aug 1896Test # 52
70 runs37795.3v Sri LankaCape Town19 Mar 1998Test # 1410
70 runs20256.2v South AfricaNottingham14 Aug 2003Test # 1654
71 runs18665.2v EnglandNottingham7 Jun 1951Test # 334
71 runs18357.4v South AfricaLord's23 Jun 1955Test # 409
72 runs408142.2v South AfricaCape Town1 Jan 1962Test # 519
72 runs29678.3v West IndiesLord's22 Jun 1995Test # 1299
72 runs20842.4v IndiaCape Town5 Jan 2018Test # 2292
74 runs29968.3v AustraliaChester-le-Street9 Aug 2013Test # 2093
75 runs28375.5v EnglandLord's14 Jul 2016Test # 2206
77 runs32559.3v South AfricaJohannesburg13 Jan 2005Test # 1734
83 runs24656.1v EnglandThe Oval19 Aug 1999Test # 1458
87 runs312101.1v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1927Test # 169
87 runs30372.3v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2010Test # 1987
87 runs24741.0v West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
89 runs34285.2v AustraliaManchester8 Jun 1972Test # 698
91 runs396109.4v South AfricaJohannesburg1 Jan 1914Test # 132
92 runs24487.4v South AfricaThe Oval13 Aug 1955Test # 412
93 runs429139.2v AustraliaNottingham13 Jun 1930Test # 194
94 runs31998.0v EnglandNottingham5 Aug 1965Test # 595
95 runs34882.4v EnglandDurban21 Jan 1910Test # 107
95 runs31988.2v EnglandLord's17 Jul 2014Test # 2130
100 runs31084.0v South AfricaBirmingham9 Jun 1960Test # 492
100 runs350116.5v EnglandLeeds20 Jun 2014Test # 2126
103 runs506135.5v AustraliaManchester13 Aug 1981Test # 907
107 runs38165.4v PakistanJohannesburg11 Jan 2019Test # 2341
107 runs37693.0v EnglandCenturion26 Dec 2019Test # 2377
108 runs370105.1v EnglandManchester31 May 2001Test # 1547
109 runs344117.1v South AfricaDurban16 Feb 1923Test # 152
109 runs34869.1v Sri LankaGqeberha5 Dec 2024Test # 2566
112 runs41099.5v South AfricaDurban24 Mar 2006Test # 1792
113 runs29685.1v IndiaManchester6 Jun 1974Test # 739
113 runs31356.4v PakistanBirmingham29 Jul 1982Test # 931
113 runs31270.1v West IndiesManchester16 Jul 2020Test # 2389
113 runs30568.0v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
114 runs34591.4v New ZealandBirmingham5 Jul 1990Test # 1147
115 runs27856.4v West IndiesLeeds6 Jun 1991Test # 1171
115 runs522107.0v AustraliaLord's16 Jul 2009Test # 1925
118 runs41792.4v South AfricaDurban1 Mar 2018Test # 2297
118 runs46494.3v IndiaThe Oval7 Sep 2018Test # 2318
123 runs40286.5v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006Test # 1823
124 runs34567.3v New ZealandLord's21 May 2015Test # 2162
126 runs21437.5v EnglandLeeds1 Jul 1909Test # 103
127 runs34769.2v New ZealandLord's11 Aug 1983Test # 959
128 runs24936.0v New ZealandCenturion15 Apr 2006Test # 1798
128 runs38974.5v South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 2007Test # 1856
130 runs26553.4v New ZealandManchester24 Jul 1937Test # 261
131 runs20433.4x8v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1956Test # 434
132 runs23347.5x8v New ZealandJohannesburg24 Dec 1953Test # 378
132 runs410112.4v IndiaBirmingham13 Jul 1967Test # 620
134 runs44286.5v EnglandLord's16 Jun 1988Test # 1099
134 runs32568.5v EnglandNottingham2 Jun 2006Test # 1804
135 runs28750.2v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018Test # 2293
135 runs39977.0v AustraliaThe Oval12 Sep 2019Test # 2362
137 runs423103.3v Sri LankaLord's22 Aug 1991Test # 1176
137 runs32778.4v South AfricaJohannesburg25 Nov 1994Test # 1276
139 runs393108.3v EnglandNottingham30 Jun 1966Test # 607
141 runs34370.5v PakistanBirmingham3 Aug 2016Test # 2212
143 runs33960.5v EnglandSheffield3 Jul 1902Test # 72
143 runs18215.4v IrelandLord's24 Jul 2019Test # 2352
149 runs42191.4v West IndiesCape Town2 Jan 1999Test # 1440
150 runs44091.1v PakistanLord's13 Jul 2010Test # 1963
151 runs27251.5v EnglandLord's12 Aug 2021Test # 2429
157 runs30967.0v EnglandLord's29 Jun 1935Test # 243
157 runs36892.2v EnglandThe Oval2 Sep 2021Test # 2433
158 runs34659.3v IndiaLord's25 Jun 1932Test # 219
158 runs414105.1v EnglandThe Oval26 Jul 1973Test # 725
158 runs37470.0v West IndiesThe Oval31 Aug 2000Test # 1509
159 runs24522.0v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Oct 1902Test # 76
159 runs413110.0v EnglandManchester6 Jun 1968Test # 637
161 runs39181.1v AustraliaThe Oval19 Aug 1993Test # 1231
162 runs454119.2v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Feb 2009Test # 1910
164 runs40897.1v EnglandLord's25 Jul 1996Test # 1330
165 runs511129.0v New ZealandNottingham25 Aug 1983Test # 960
167 runs32347.5v PakistanLeeds4 Aug 2006Test # 1813
168 runs387100.0v EnglandJohannesburg23 Dec 1922Test # 148
169 runs41270.3v AustraliaCardiff8 Jul 2015Test # 2170
170 runs451129.1v AustraliaCape Town22 Jan 1970Test # 670
170 runs568109.4v IndiaLord's25 Jul 2002Test # 1610
170 runs23922.3v New ZealandLord's16 May 2013Test # 2088
171 runs548145.1v IndiaManchester23 Jul 1959Test # 477
172 runs37569.4v EnglandThe Oval9 Aug 1984Test # 993
174 runs33458.2v South AfricaLeeds8 Jul 1912Test # 124
174 runs35455.1v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006Test # 1825
175 runs546132.2v South AfricaDurban6 Mar 2009Test # 1913
177 runs38062.5v South AfricaManchester4 Aug 2017Test # 2268
178 runs32038.2v West IndiesGqeberha10 Dec 1998Test # 1433
179 runs512120.2v EnglandManchester3 Jun 1993Test # 1223
185 runs37299.2v EnglandLord's21 Jun 1956Test # 426
185 runs38391.3v EnglandManchester4 Sep 2019Test # 2360
189 runs460110.1v New ZealandThe Oval14 Jul 1983Test # 957
189 runs37851.0v West IndiesJohannesburg12 Dec 2003Test # 1674
189 runs438137.4v South AfricaCape Town3 Jan 2020Test # 2379
190 runs48386.4v Sri LankaLord's29 Aug 2024Test # 2546
191 runs40161.4v EnglandLeeds21 Aug 2003Test # 1656
191 runs46677.1v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2020Test # 2382
196 runs501123.4v EnglandCape Town2 Jan 2005Test # 1732
196 runs45896.3v IndiaLord's21 Jul 2011Test # 2000
197 runs45496.3v AustraliaJohannesburg4 Mar 1994Test # 1252
197 runs546102.2v AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 2009Test # 1931
199 runs45591.5v EnglandLeeds29 May 2015Test # 2163
202 runs38681.2v West IndiesManchester8 Jun 1950Test # 323
203 runs521104.5v EnglandNottingham18 Aug 2018Test # 2316
204 runs40058.2v New ZealandCenturion27 Aug 2016Test # 2220
205 runs34377.3v New ZealandBirmingham5 Jun 1958Test # 454
206 runs48896.3v Sri LankaGqeberha26 Dec 2016Test # 2243
208 runs45087.3v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2011Test # 2026
209 runs44463.3v IndiaThe Oval7 Jun 2023Test # 2505
210 runs24622.4x5v South AfricaCape Town1 Apr 1899Test # 59
210 runs40255.2v EnglandLeeds8 Jun 1989Test # 1121
210 runs47879.3v West IndiesLord's22 Jul 2004Test # 1707
211 runs480100.4v PakistanJohannesburg1 Feb 2013Test # 2072
211 runs33136.4v South AfricaLord's6 Jul 2017Test # 2262
213 runs40272.4v AustraliaNottingham29 May 1905Test # 83
217 runs30934.3v West IndiesBirmingham4 Jul 1963Test # 545
219 runs42252.2v EnglandLeeds2 Jul 1921Test # 142
220 runs27419.0v BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
By wickets
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
1 wicket26366.5v AustraliaThe Oval11 Aug 1902Test # 74
1 wicket284112.5v EnglandJohannesburg2 Jan 1906Test # 88
1 wicket17388.3v South AfricaCape Town1 Jan 1923Test # 149
1 wicket30485.3v South AfricaDurban13 Feb 2019Test # 2347
1 wicket359125.4v AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019Test # 2357
2 wickets9551.0x5v AustraliaThe Oval11 Aug 1890Test # 34
2 wickets12828.0x8v South AfricaDurban16 Dec 1948Test # 306
2 wickets20868.4v EnglandNottingham5 Jun 1980Test # 880
2 wickets13845.1v EnglandLord's18 Jun 1992Test # 1190
2 wickets27093.3v South AfricaGqeberha14 Mar 1997Test # 1360
2 wickets24975.1v South AfricaCenturion14 Jan 2000Test # 1483
2 wickets18869.5v West IndiesLord's29 Jun 2000Test # 1503
2 wickets29291.4v South AfricaJohannesburg31 Mar 2006Test # 1795
2 wickets31086.5v South AfricaJohannesburg17 Nov 2011Test # 2018
2 wickets28192.3v EnglandBirmingham16 Jun 2023Test # 2507
2 wickets14839.3v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
3 wickets12584.3x5v EnglandManchester16 Jul 1896Test # 51
3 wickets22158.4v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Feb 1910Test # 108
3 wickets17223.7x8v South AfricaGqeberha5 Mar 1949Test # 313
3 wickets14530.3v EnglandManchester7 Jul 1955Test # 410
3 wickets21980.2v PakistanLeeds26 Aug 1982Test # 933
3 wickets12135.3v Sri LankaCenturion15 Nov 2002Test # 1626
3 wickets12931.5v AustraliaNottingham25 Aug 2005Test # 1762
3 wickets18050.4v AustraliaLeeds21 Jul 2010Test # 1965
3 wickets27782.1v PakistanManchester5 Aug 2020Test # 2391
3 wickets25150.0v AustraliaLeeds6 Jul 2023Test # 2509
4 wickets10677.2x4v AustraliaManchester5 Jul 1886Test # 22
4 wickets15959.1v South AfricaCape Town24 Mar 1906Test # 91
4 wickets17559.3v EnglandCape Town7 Mar 1910Test # 109
4 wickets15349.2v EnglandJohannesburg28 Jan 1928Test # 171
4 wickets16362.1v South AfricaThe Oval16 Aug 1951Test # 338
4 wickets173101.0v EnglandThe Oval19 Aug 1971Test # 692
4 wickets13254.1v EnglandNottingham18 Jun 1981Test # 903
4 wickets12746.0v EnglandLord's27 Jun 1985Test # 1018
4 wickets16462.4v West IndiesJohannesburg26 Nov 1998Test # 1429
4 wickets33179.1v South AfricaCape Town8 Mar 2002Test # 1593
4 wickets28471.3v New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2004Test # 1704
4 wickets21747.3v New ZealandJohannesburg5 May 2006Test # 1801
4 wickets14841.4v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 2010Test # 1970
4 wickets18243.1v PakistanCape Town14 Feb 2013Test # 2073
4 wickets20064.2v EnglandSouthampton8 Jul 2020Test # 2388
5 wickets5733.3x4v AustraliaThe Oval6 Sep 1880Test # 4
5 wickets18452.4v South AfricaLeeds13 Jul 1929Test # 183
5 wickets10532.3v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1938Test # 265
5 wickets336123.6x8v South AfricaDurban20 Jan 1950Test # 320
5 wickets21247.3x8v New ZealandGqeberha5 Feb 1954Test # 382
5 wickets6920.5v EnglandLord's22 Jun 1961Test # 508
5 wickets24292.2v EnglandThe Oval10 Aug 1972Test # 702
5 wickets10127.1v EnglandLeeds28 Jul 1983Test # 958
5 wickets12338.4v AustraliaLeeds13 Jun 1985Test # 1017
5 wickets13442.0v EnglandLord's5 Jun 1986Test # 1046
5 wickets14331.4v West IndiesThe Oval8 Aug 1991Test # 1175
5 wickets10126.3v New ZealandBloemfontein17 Nov 2000Test # 1514
5 wickets335104.5v AustraliaDurban15 Mar 2002Test # 1595
5 wickets21164.1v IndiaCape Town2 Jan 2007Test # 1827
5 wickets19157.3v South AfricaGqeberha19 Jan 2007Test # 1829
5 wickets16164.0v PakistanCape Town26 Jan 2007Test # 1830
5 wickets28180.0v EnglandBirmingham30 Jul 2008Test # 1883
5 wickets19146.1v West IndiesLord's17 May 2012Test # 2043
5 wickets32291.2v EnglandLeeds25 Aug 2017Test # 2271
5 wickets27778.5v New ZealandLord's2 Jun 2022Test # 2464
5 wickets29950.0v New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2022Test # 2465
5 wickets20557.2v Sri LankaManchester21 Aug 2024Test # 2545
5 wickets28283.4v AustraliaLord's11 Jun 2025Test # 2585
5 wickets37182.0v IndiaLeeds20 Jun 2025Test # 2587
6 wickets10947.1x5v AustraliaLord's22 Jun 1896Test # 50
6 wickets17965.1v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1966Test # 613
6 wickets12547.3v IndiaLeeds8 Jun 1967Test # 618
6 wickets11840.2v EnglandLord's22 Jun 1989Test # 1122
6 wickets9942.4v PakistanLeeds23 Jul 1992Test # 1192
6 wickets9435.5v West IndiesManchester27 Jul 1995Test # 1301
6 wickets22662.5v Sri LankaCenturion27 Mar 1998Test # 1414
6 wickets31573.2v AustraliaLeeds16 Aug 2001Test # 1556
6 wickets7827.2v Sri LankaBirmingham25 May 2006Test # 1803
6 wickets29488.0v New ZealandManchester23 May 2008Test # 1876
6 wickets19752.5v South AfricaThe Oval7 Aug 2008Test # 1885
6 wickets10122.5v AustraliaGqeberha9 Mar 2018Test # 2298
6 wickets14950.4v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2018Test # 2338
7 wickets13675.0x5v AustraliaLord's21 Jul 1890Test # 33
7 wickets7228.2v EnglandLord's27 Jun 1930Test # 195
7 wickets12936.5v South AfricaManchester5 Jul 1947Test # 287
7 wickets404114.1v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1948Test # 302
7 wickets12555.0v IndiaLeeds5 Jun 1952Test # 351
7 wickets10957.0v EnglandLeeds2 Jul 1964Test # 563
7 wickets21660.5v New ZealandLord's17 Jun 1965Test # 592
7 wickets17661.1v AustraliaGqeberha24 Feb 1967Test # 617
7 wickets18981.2v AustraliaNottingham28 Jul 1977Test # 806
7 wickets13852.3v New ZealandThe Oval27 Jul 1978Test # 828
7 wickets11830.5v New ZealandLord's24 Aug 1978Test # 830
7 wickets6519.0v IndiaLord's10 Jun 1982Test # 928
7 wickets9734.4v Sri LankaLord's25 Aug 1988Test # 1103
7 wickets15240.4v EnglandBirmingham25 Jul 1991Test # 1174
7 wickets8831.2v New ZealandCape Town2 Jan 1995Test # 1282
7 wickets20843.4v New ZealandBirmingham1 Jul 1999Test # 1455
7 wickets8634.1v New ZealandGqeberha30 Nov 2000Test # 1519
7 wickets15829.2v EnglandNottingham2 Aug 2001Test # 1554
7 wickets28287.0v New ZealandLord's20 May 2004Test # 1700
7 wickets23165.4v West IndiesManchester12 Aug 2004Test # 1711
7 wickets14240.4v South AfricaGqeberha17 Dec 2004Test # 1728
7 wickets9527.1v South AfricaCape Town16 Mar 2006Test # 1789
7 wickets19960.5v PakistanCenturion11 Jan 2007Test # 1828
7 wickets11021.4v West IndiesChester-le-Street15 Jun 2007Test # 1836
7 wickets7324.1v EnglandNottingham27 Jul 2007Test # 1841
7 wickets18535.2v West IndiesCape Town2 Jan 2008Test # 1858
7 wickets7422.4v South AfricaJohannesburg14 Jan 2016Test # 2199
7 wickets24067.4v IndiaJohannesburg3 Jan 2022Test # 2445
7 wickets21263.3v IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022Test # 2448
7 wickets29654.2v New ZealandLeeds23 Jun 2022Test # 2467
7 wickets37876.4v IndiaBirmingham1 Jul 2022Test # 2470
7 wickets7912.0v South AfricaCape Town3 Jan 2024Test # 2522
8 wickets6621.1x4v South AfricaGqeberha12 Mar 1889Test # 31
8 wickets12930.3v EnglandLord's11 Jun 1921Test # 141
8 wickets6923.3v EnglandDurban4 Feb 1928Test # 172
8 wickets9917.7x8v West IndiesLord's24 Jun 1939Test # 272
8 wickets9828.3v EnglandNottingham10 Jun 1948Test # 299
8 wickets8620.0x8v South AfricaCape Town31 Dec 1949Test # 319
8 wickets7749.2v IndiaLord's19 Jun 1952Test # 352
8 wickets13263.5v AustraliaThe Oval15 Aug 1953Test # 376
8 wickets6812.4x8v South AfricaGqeberha28 Feb 1958Test # 451
8 wickets10827.2v IndiaLord's18 Jun 1959Test # 475
8 wickets4914.4v South AfricaNottingham7 Jul 1960Test # 494
8 wickets5923.0v AustraliaLeeds6 Jul 1961Test # 509
8 wickets25395.0v EnglandThe Oval22 Aug 1963Test # 547
8 wickets18275.0v AustraliaDurban20 Jan 1967Test # 615
8 wickets328.2v PakistanThe Oval24 Aug 1967Test # 623
8 wickets13852.3v New ZealandThe Oval21 Aug 1969Test # 658
8 wickets8126.5v EnglandLord's22 Jun 1972Test # 699
8 wickets12832.3v EnglandLeeds12 Jul 1984Test # 991
8 wickets7424.0v EnglandNottingham7 Aug 1986Test # 1050
8 wickets22591.0v EnglandThe Oval4 Aug 1988Test # 1102
8 wickets12043.3v EnglandBirmingham5 Aug 1993Test # 1230
8 wickets20435.3v South AfricaThe Oval18 Aug 1994Test # 1266
8 wickets15245.4v New ZealandDurban26 Dec 1994Test # 1280
8 wickets12133.5v IndiaBirmingham6 Jun 1996Test # 1327
8 wickets296.4v AustraliaCenturion21 Mar 1997Test # 1362
8 wickets24787.0v South AfricaNottingham23 Jul 1998Test # 1421
8 wickets143.1v EnglandLord's19 Jul 2001Test # 1552
8 wickets16035.1v BangladeshLord's27 May 2010Test # 1958
8 wickets23650.2v AustraliaCape Town9 Nov 2011Test # 2016
8 wickets12437.4v West IndiesCape Town2 Jan 2015Test # 2154
8 wickets12132.1v AustraliaBirmingham29 Jul 2015Test # 2173
8 wickets19745.4v South AfricaGqeberha21 Feb 2019Test # 2348
8 wickets3810.5v EnglandBirmingham10 Jun 2021Test # 2423
8 wickets13945.5v IndiaSouthampton18 Jun 2021Test # 2425
8 wickets21940.3v EnglandThe Oval6 Sep 2024Test # 2548
9 wickets3210.5v EnglandJohannesburg6 Mar 1906Test # 89
9 wickets4115.4v EnglandLord's14 Jun 1909Test # 102
9 wickets144.1v South AfricaCape Town11 Mar 1910Test # 110
9 wickets6022.2v South AfricaLeeds12 Jul 1924Test # 155
9 wickets10236.3v South AfricaDurban14 Dec 1935Test # 247
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]