Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	60 runs	188	69.5	v New Zealand	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969	Test # 659
Australia	77 runs	249	85.2	v India	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
New Zealand	167 runs	277	55.5	v India	Nagpur	3 Oct 1969	Test # 660
South Africa	170 runs	451	129.1	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
South Africa	307 runs	486	77.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
South Africa	323 runs	570	90.3	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	5 wickets	82	32.3	v Pakistan	Lahore	30 Oct 1969	Test # 663
India	7 wickets	181	80.4	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
Australia	8 wickets	64	26.5	v India	Brabourne	4 Nov 1969	Test # 664
Australia	10 wickets	39	5.0	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1969	Test # 668

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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]