Team Smallest Margins

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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	85 runs	310	84.2	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	27 Dec 1974	Test # 750
India	100 runs	255	67.0	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1975	Test # 752
Australia	163 runs	405	75.0x8	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
Australia	166 runs	333	56.5x8	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
Australia	171 runs	400	79.5x8	v England	Sydney	4 Jan 1975	Test # 751
West Indies	201 runs	404	77.1	v India	Wankhede	23 Jan 1975	Test # 753
West Indies	267 runs	386	42.5	v India	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974	Test # 745

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	9 wickets	21	3.7x8	v England	W.A.C.A	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748

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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]