England vs other countries Tests+ODIs+T20Is Team Records - Smallest Margins
By runs
By wickets
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 1 wicket | - | 284 | 112.5 | v England | Johannesburg | 2 Jan 1906 | Test # 88 | |
| 1 wicket | 1 | 267 | 49.5 | v England | Bridgetown | 1 Apr 1998 | ODI # 1301 | |
| 1 wicket | 2 | 303 | 49.4 | v England | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1999 | ODI # 1391 | |
| 1 wicket | - | 246 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 25 Jun 2008 | ODI # 2714 | |
| 1 wicket | 3 | 301 | 49.3 | v England | Brisbane | 17 Jan 2014 | ODI # 3455 | |
| 1 wicket | 16 | 263 | 47.2 | v England | Johannesburg | 12 Feb 2016 | ODI # 3737 | |
| 2 wickets | - | 274 | 98.3 | v England | Sydney | 13 Dec 1907 | Test # 96 | |
| 2 wickets | 10 | 243 | 53.2 | v England | The Oval | 6 Jun 1977 | ODI # 44 | |
| 2 wickets | - | 208 | 68.4 | v England | Nottingham | 5 Jun 1980 | Test # 880 | |
| 2 wickets | 1 | 235 | 59.5 | v England | Birmingham | 15 Jun 1983 | ODI # 209 | |
| 2 wickets | - | 178 | 50.0 | v England | Sharjah | 24 Mar 1985 | ODI # 322 | |
| 2 wickets | - | 138 | 45.1 | v England | Lord's | 18 Jun 1992 | Test # 1190 | |
| 2 wickets | 2 | 247 | 49.4 | v England | Nottingham | 1 Sep 1996 | ODI # 1111 | |
| 2 wickets | 37 | 153 | 43.5 | v England | Bulawayo | 15 Dec 1996 | ODI # 1153 | |
| 2 wickets | 2 | 232 | 49.4 | v England | East London | 4 Feb 2000 | ODI # 1557 | |
| 2 wickets | 3 | 326 | 49.3 | v England | Lord's | 13 Jul 2002 | ODI # 1856 | |
| 2 wickets | 2 | 205 | 49.4 | v England | Gqeberha | 2 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1976 | |
| 2 wickets | 4 | 205 | 49.2 | v England | Manchester | 17 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2025 | |
| 2 wickets | 7 | 218 | 48.5 | v England | The Oval | 25 Sep 2004 | ODI # 2182 | |
| 2 wickets | 7 | 272 | 48.5 | v England | Southampton | 5 Sep 2006 | ODI # 2410 | |
| 2 wickets | 2 | 317 | 49.4 | v England | The Oval | 5 Sep 2007 | ODI # 2619 | |
| 2 wickets | 4 | 334 | 49.2 | v England | Sydney | 2 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3094 | |
| 2 wickets | 6 | 226 | 49.0 | v England | Chattogram | 11 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3127 | |
| 2 wickets | - | 281 | 92.3 | v England | Birmingham | 16 Jun 2023 | Test # 2507 | |
| 2 wickets | 4 | 166 | 19.2 | v England | Chennai | 25 Jan 2025 | T20I # 3083 | |
| 2 wickets | 32 | 223 | 44.4 | v England | Wellington | 1 Nov 2025 | ODI # 4921 | |
| 3 wickets | - | 125 | 84.3x5 | v England | Manchester | 16 Jul 1896 | Test # 51 | |
| 3 wickets | - | 145 | 30.3 | v England | Manchester | 7 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 | |
| 3 wickets | - | 65 | 30.3 | v England | Karachi | 2 Mar 1984 | Test # 978 | |
| 3 wickets | 14 | 241 | 47.4 | v England | Nagpur | 23 Jan 1985 | ODI # 295 | |
| 3 wickets | 5 | 220 | 54.1 | v England | Manchester | 30 May 1985 | ODI # 329 | |
| 3 wickets | 7 | 212 | 48.5 | v England | Sharjah | 2 Apr 1987 | ODI # 442 | |
| 3 wickets | - | 215 | 50.0 | v England | Kingston | 3 Mar 1990 | ODI # 614 | |
| 3 wickets | 12 | 257 | 48.0 | v England | Gwalior | 4 Mar 1993 | ODI # 813 | |
| 3 wickets | 7 | 238 | 45.5 | v England | Kingston | 26 Feb 1994 | ODI # 887 | |
| 3 wickets | 11 | 199 | 48.1 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1036 | |
| 3 wickets | - | 282 | 98.2 | v England | Port of Spain | 5 Feb 1998 | Test # 1398 | |
| 3 wickets | 8 | 224 | 48.4 | v England | The Oval | 21 May 1998 | ODI # 1331 | |
| 3 wickets | 5 | 268 | 49.1 | v England | Gqeberha | 4 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2221 | |
| 3 wickets | 6 | 241 | 49.0 | v England | Centurion | 13 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2226 | |
| 3 wickets | 5 | 328 | 49.1 | v England | Bengaluru | 2 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3114 | |
| 3 wickets | 7 | 259 | 48.5 | v England | Hamilton | 17 Feb 2013 | ODI # 3335 | |
| 3 wickets | 61 | 235 | 39.5 | v England | Sydney | 16 Jan 2015 | ODI # 3578 | |
| 3 wickets | 1 | 304 | 49.5 | v England | Hobart | 23 Jan 2015 | ODI # 3589 | |
| 3 wickets | 6 | 303 | 49.0 | v England | Southampton | 14 Jun 2015 | ODI # 3656 | |
| 3 wickets | - | 135 | 20.0 | v England | Cape Town | 19 Feb 2016 | T20I # 503 | |
| 3 wickets | 11 | 351 | 48.1 | v England | Pune | 15 Jan 2017 | ODI # 3819 | |
| 3 wickets | 78 | 197 | 37.0 | v England | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2018 | ODI # 3966 | |
| 3 wickets | 4 | 285 | 49.2 | v England | Hamilton | 25 Feb 2018 | ODI # 3980 | |
| 3 wickets | 2 | 303 | 49.4 | v England | Manchester | 16 Sep 2020 | ODI # 4261 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 199 | 163.1x4 | v England | Sydney | 17 Feb 1883 | Test # 13 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 315 | 134.0 | v England | Adelaide | 17 Jan 1902 | Test # 67 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 175 | 59.3 | v England | Cape Town | 7 Mar 1910 | Test # 109 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 153 | 49.2 | v England | Johannesburg | 28 Jan 1928 | Test # 171 | |
| 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 | |
| 4 wickets | 188 | 94 | 28.4 | v England | Leeds | 18 Jun 1975 | ODI # 31 | |
| 4 wickets | 10 | 213 | 38.6x8 | v England | Melbourne | 4 Feb 1979 | ODI # 59 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 132 | 54.1 | v England | Nottingham | 18 Jun 1981 | Test # 903 | |
| 4 wickets | 7 | 297 | 48.5 | v England | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1983 | ODI # 176 | |
| 4 wickets | 6 | 232 | 54.0 | v England | Birmingham | 1 Jun 1985 | ODI # 330 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 127 | 46.0 | v England | Lord's | 27 Jun 1985 | Test # 1018 | |
| 4 wickets | 4 | 209 | 49.2 | v England | Auckland | 19 Mar 1988 | ODI # 510 | |
| 4 wickets | 3 | 215 | 37.3 | v England | Bridgetown | 3 Apr 1990 | ODI # 622 | |
| 4 wickets | 1 | 296 | 54.5 | v England | Leeds | 23 May 1990 | ODI # 632 | |
| 4 wickets | 8 | 266 | 46.4 | v England | Gwalior | 5 Mar 1993 | ODI # 814 | |
| 4 wickets | 74 | 150 | 37.4 | v England | Kingstown | 5 Apr 1998 | ODI # 1307 | |
| 4 wickets | 18 | 211 | 47.0 | v England | Sydney | 5 Feb 1999 | ODI # 1401 | |
| 4 wickets | 20 | 218 | 46.4 | v England | Chennai | 25 Jan 2002 | ODI # 1795 | |
| 4 wickets | 21 | 197 | 38.3 | v England | Christchurch | 13 Feb 2002 | ODI # 1806 | |
| 4 wickets | 15 | 153 | 47.3 | v England | Adelaide | 19 Jan 2003 | ODI # 1938 | |
| 4 wickets | 12 | 192 | 48.0 | v England | Nottingham | 26 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2028 | |
| 4 wickets | 17 | 281 | 47.1 | v England | Gros Islet | 2 May 2004 | ODI # 2126 | |
| 4 wickets | 6 | 227 | 49.0 | v England | Faridabad | 31 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2358 | |
| 4 wickets | 16 | 238 | 47.2 | v England | Kochi | 6 Apr 2006 | ODI # 2360 | |
| 4 wickets | 123 | 126 | 29.3 | v England | Jaipur | 15 Oct 2006 | ODI # 2429 | |
| 4 wickets | 68 | 156 | 38.4 | v England | Brisbane | 19 Jan 2007 | ODI # 2478 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 163 | 20.0 | v England | Lord's | 5 Jun 2009 | T20I # 90 | |
| 4 wickets | 10 | 300 | 48.2 | v England | Nottingham | 15 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2890 | |
| 4 wickets | 137 | 147 | 27.1 | v England | Johannesburg | 29 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2902 | |
| 4 wickets | 6 | 149 | 19.0 | v England | Dubai (DICS) | 20 Feb 2010 | T20I # 145 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 148 | 41.4 | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 2010 | Test # 1970 | |
| 4 wickets | 24 | 215 | 46.0 | v England | Sydney | 23 Jan 2011 | ODI # 3086 | |
| 4 wickets | 2 | 156 | 19.4 | v England | Eden Gardens | 3 Apr 2016 | T20I # 557 | |
| 4 wickets | 10 | 303 | 48.2 | v England | Cardiff | 4 Sep 2016 | ODI # 3777 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 200 | 64.2 | v England | Southampton | 8 Jul 2020 | Test # 2388 | |
| 4 wickets | 7 | 118 | 18.5 | v England | Mirpur | 12 Mar 2023 | T20I # 2023 | |
| 4 wickets | 7 | 326 | 48.5 | v England | North Sound | 3 Dec 2023 | ODI # 4706 | |
| 4 wickets | 14 | 188 | 31.4 | v England | Bridgetown | 9 Dec 2023 | ODI # 4708 | |
| 4 wickets | 11 | 172 | 18.1 | v England | Bridgetown | 12 Dec 2023 | T20I # 2397 | |
| 4 wickets | 4 | 133 | 19.2 | v England | Tarouba | 21 Dec 2023 | T20I # 2415 | |
| 4 wickets | 68 | 249 | 38.4 | v England | Nagpur | 6 Feb 2025 | ODI # 4825 | |
| 4 wickets | 33 | 305 | 44.3 | v England | Cuttack | 9 Feb 2025 | ODI # 4828 | |
| 4 wickets | 80 | 224 | 36.4 | v England | Mount Maunganui | 26 Oct 2025 | ODI # 4916 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 169 | 107.1x4 | v England | Sydney | 17 Feb 1882 | Test # 6 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 286 | 134.1 | v England | Melbourne | 8 Mar 1929 | Test # 180 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 105 | 32.3 | v England | Leeds | 22 Jul 1938 | Test # 265 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 214 | 52.2x8 | v England | Sydney | 28 Feb 1947 | Test # 283 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 69 | 20.5 | v England | Lord's | 22 Jun 1961 | Test # 508 | |
| 5 wickets | 42 | 191 | 34.6x8 | v England | Melbourne | 5 Jan 1971 | ODI # 1 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 242 | 92.2 | v England | The Oval | 10 Aug 1972 | Test # 702 | |
| 5 wickets | 21 | 237 | 51.3 | v England | Lord's | 26 Aug 1972 | ODI # 3 | |
| 5 wickets | 24 | 231 | 42.0 | v England | Cuttack | 27 Jan 1982 | ODI # 143 | |
| 5 wickets | 14 | 214 | 34.4 | v England | Melbourne | 23 Jan 1983 | ODI # 174 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 101 | 27.1 | v England | Leeds | 28 Jul 1983 | Test # 958 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 134 | 42.0 | v England | Lord's | 5 Jun 1986 | Test # 1046 | |
| 5 wickets | 12 | 282 | 53.0 | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1990 | ODI # 635 | |
| 5 wickets | 29 | 199 | 45.1 | v England | Chandigarh | 21 Jan 1993 | ODI # 795 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 140 | 42.4 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Mar 1993 | Test # 1219 | |
| 5 wickets | 14 | 200 | 52.4 | v England | Nottingham | 24 May 1995 | ODI # 1000 | |
| 5 wickets | 10 | 185 | 48.2 | v England | Durban | 17 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1040 | |
| 5 wickets | 56 | 236 | 40.4 | v England | Faisalabad | 9 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1077 | |
| 5 wickets | 11 | 210 | 48.1 | v England | Kingstown | 4 Apr 1998 | ODI # 1304 | |
| 5 wickets | 17 | 257 | 47.1 | v England | Lord's | 20 Aug 1998 | ODI # 1348 | |
| 5 wickets | 10 | 208 | 48.2 | v England | The Oval | 8 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1607 | |
| 5 wickets | 55 | 144 | 40.5 | v England | Dambulla | 23 Mar 2001 | ODI # 1694 | |
| 5 wickets | 3 | 269 | 49.3 | v England | Bristol | 10 Jun 2001 | ODI # 1721 | |
| 5 wickets | 7 | 219 | 48.5 | v England | Dunedin | 26 Feb 2002 | ODI # 1813 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 107 | 23.1 | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2002 | Test # 1634 | |
| 5 wickets | 12 | 282 | 48.0 | v England | Gros Islet | 1 May 2004 | ODI # 2125 | |
| 5 wickets | 13 | 145 | 17.5 | v England | Bristol | 28 Aug 2006 | T20I # 8 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 281 | 80.0 | v England | Birmingham | 30 Jul 2008 | Test # 1883 | |
| 5 wickets | 4 | 80 | 8.2 | v England | The Oval | 15 Jun 2009 | T20I # 111 | |
| 5 wickets | 4 | 299 | 49.2 | v England | Mohali | 20 Oct 2011 | ODI # 3205 | |
| 5 wickets | 13 | 158 | 17.5 | v England | Pune | 20 Dec 2012 | T20I # 292 | |
| 5 wickets | 15 | 258 | 47.3 | v England | Mohali | 23 Jan 2013 | ODI # 3327 | |
| 5 wickets | 19 | 228 | 46.5 | v England | Lord's | 31 May 2013 | ODI # 3360 | |
| 5 wickets | 7 | 153 | 18.5 | v England | Bridgetown | 11 Mar 2014 | T20I # 362 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 192 | 62.4 | v England | Bridgetown | 1 May 2015 | Test # 2160 | |
| 5 wickets | 36 | 237 | 44.0 | v England | Cape Town | 14 Feb 2016 | ODI # 3738 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 322 | 91.2 | v England | Leeds | 25 Aug 2017 | Test # 2271 | |
| 5 wickets | 9 | 156 | 18.3 | v England | Hobart | 7 Feb 2018 | T20I # 645 | |
| 5 wickets | 3 | 336 | 49.3 | v England | Dunedin | 7 Mar 2018 | ODI # 3989 | |
| 5 wickets | 3 | 146 | 19.3 | v England | Southampton | 8 Sep 2020 | T20I # 1097 | |
| 5 wickets | 6 | 167 | 19.0 | v England | Abu Dhabi | 10 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1415 | |
| 5 wickets | 47 | 260 | 42.1 | v England | Manchester | 17 Jul 2022 | ODI # 4433 | |
| 5 wickets | 5 | 343 | 49.1 | v England | Bloemfontein | 29 Jan 2023 | ODI # 4513 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 192 | 61.0 | v England | Ranchi | 23 Feb 2024 | Test # 2531 | |
| 5 wickets | 6 | 219 | 19.0 | v England | Gros Islet | 16 Nov 2024 | T20I # 2956 | |
| 5 wickets | 15 | 352 | 47.3 | v England | Lahore | 22 Feb 2025 | ODI # 4846 | |
| 5 wickets | 101 | 176 | 33.1 | v England | Hamilton | 29 Oct 2025 | ODI # 4919 | |
| 5 wickets | - | 160 | 31.2 | v England | Sydney | 4 Jan 2026 | Test # 2616 | |
| 6 wickets | - | 61 | 49.3x4 | v England | Sydney | 3 Mar 1882 | Test # 7 | |
| 6 wickets | - | 275 | 62.4 | v England | Sydney | 26 Feb 1898 | Test # 57 | |
| 6 wickets | 84 | 203 | 41.0 | v England | Scarborough | 26 Aug 1976 | ODI # 37 | |
| 6 wickets | 147 | 95 | 21.5x8 | v England | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1979 | ODI # 60 | |
| 6 wickets | - | 216 | 85.3 | v England | Sydney | 4 Jan 1980 | Test # 868 | |
| 6 wickets | 63 | 138 | 39.3 | v England | Albion | 26 Feb 1981 | ODI # 118 | |
| 6 wickets | 3 | 162 | 35.3 | v England | Jalandhar | 20 Dec 1981 | ODI # 131 | |
| 6 wickets | 21 | 185 | 46.3 | v England | Auckland | 19 Feb 1983 | ODI # 183 |
By balls remaining in the second innings
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| England | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 27 May 1989 | ODI # 567 |
| New Zealand | England | McLean Park, Napier | 26 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1181 |
| South Africa | England | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | 2 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2219 |
| England | Australia | Lord's, London | 2 Jul 2005 | ODI # 2258 |
| New Zealand | England | McLean Park, Napier | 20 Feb 2008 | ODI # 2682 |
| India | England | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3110 |
| England | India | Lord's, London | 11 Sep 2011 | ODI # 3191 |
| England | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 30 Nov 2015 | T20I # 473 |
| England | Sri Lanka | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 21 Jun 2016 | ODI # 3751 |
| England | New Zealand | Lord's, London | 14 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4192 |
| New Zealand | England | Eden Park, Auckland | 10 Nov 2019 | T20I # 1012 |
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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 figuresPerformances in matches that overlap years 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:
England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Dambulla, Pakistan in Sri Lanka 1st T20I, Jan 7, 2026 [T20I # 3660]
Bhutan vs Myanmar at Gelephu, Myanmar in Bhutan 5th T20I, Dec 29, 2025 [T20I # 3659]