Team Smallest Margins

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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	30 runs	197	79.3	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
New Zealand	40 runs	314	144.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
New Zealand	72 runs	408	142.2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
West Indies	123 runs	359	104.5	v India	Kingston	13 Apr 1962	Test # 529
India	128 runs	338	92.3	v England	Chennai	10 Jan 1962	Test # 520
India	187 runs	421	116.2	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	5 wickets	208	59.0	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Oct 1961	Test # 512
West Indies	7 wickets	176	101.0	v India	Port of Spain	4 Apr 1962	Test # 528
West Indies	10 wickets	13	1.4	v India	Port of Spain	16 Feb 1962	Test # 525

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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
Performances 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]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]