Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Karnataka	11 runs	0	292	62.2	v West Indians	Ahmedabad	10 Feb 1979	First-class
South Aust	32 runs	0	229	51.1x8	v England XI	Adelaide	3 Nov 1978	First-class
West Aust	49 runs	0	214	36.0x8	v South Aust	Adelaide	16 Dec 1978	First-class
WPR (SACB)	64 runs	0	241	48.7x8	v Natal (SACB)	Cape Town	17 Feb 1979	First-class
Queensland	68 runs	0	247	72.3x8	v Victoria	Brisbane	3 Nov 1978	First-class
Pakistan	71 runs	0	382	92.4x8	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
West Aust	81 runs	0	253	54.2x8	v Queensland	W.A.C.A	17 Feb 1979	First-class
England	93 runs	0	205	49.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Australia	103 runs	0	283	67.0x8	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Natal (SACB)	122 runs	0	310	52.3x8	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	18 Nov 1978	First-class
Pakistan	128 runs	0	305	56.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
West Zone	132 runs	0	224	38.1	v Central Zone	Wankhede	3 Nov 1978	First-class
England XI	140 runs	0	219	27.5x8	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	9 Dec 1978	First-class
England	166 runs	0	328	46.1x8	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
England	205 runs	0	366	67.0x8	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
EPR (SACB)	211 runs	0	314	48.2x8	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	17 Feb 1979	First-class
Queensland	213 runs	0	384	62.2x8	v NSW	Brisbane	5 Jan 1979	First-class
Central Zone	218 runs	0	516	100.5	v South Zone	Nagpur	20 Oct 1978	First-class
West Indians	263 runs	0	315	16.3	v Central Zone	Indore	17 Nov 1978	First-class

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SAf Uni	3 wickets	0	499	138.2	v W Province	Stellenbosch	5 Dec 1978	First-class
NSW	3 wickets	0	166	25.4x8	v Victoria	Melbourne	15 Dec 1978	First-class
India	3 wickets	0	125	46.2	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
Tasmania	4 wickets	0	357	104.1x8	v West Aust	Devonport	27 Jan 1979	First-class
WPR (SACB)	5 wickets	0	104	37.5x8	v EPR (SACB)	Cape Town	18 Nov 1978	First-class
EPR (SACB)	5 wickets	0	219	52.0x8	v Natal (SACB)	Newcastle	17 Mar 1979	First-class
England XI	6 wickets	0	208	71.3x8	v Queensland	Brisbane	24 Nov 1978	First-class
NSW	6 wickets	0	118	30.2x8	v South Aust	Adelaide	25 Nov 1978	First-class
WPR (SACB)	6 wickets	0	85	29.0x8	v TVL (SACB)	Cape Town	30 Dec 1978	First-class
England	7 wickets	0	170	53.5x8	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
Australia	7 wickets	0	236	48.1x8	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Pakistan	8 wickets	0	126	20.4	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
Pakistan	8 wickets	0	164	24.5	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
Rest of Ind	9 wickets	0	93	28.1	v Karnataka	Bengaluru	16 Sep 1978	First-class
Victoria	9 wickets	0	138	36.4x8	v South Aust	Adelaide	30 Dec 1978	First-class
England	9 wickets	0	34	10.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
South Aust	9 wickets	0	83	26.2x8	v Queensland	Adelaide	24 Feb 1979	First-class
Victoria	9 wickets	0	87	18.5x8	v Queensland	Melbourne	2 Mar 1979	First-class
England XI	10 wickets	0	2	0.5x8	v NSW	Sydney	17 Nov 1978	First-class

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Rest of Ind	9 wickets	0	93	28.1	0.0	v Karnataka	Bengaluru	16 Sep 1978	First-class
Pakistan	8 wickets	0	126	20.4	0.0	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
Pakistan	8 wickets	0	164	24.5	0.0	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
England XI	10 wickets	0	2	0.5x8	0.0x8	v NSW	Sydney	17 Nov 1978	First-class
WPR (SACB)	5 wickets	0	104	37.5x8	0.0x8	v EPR (SACB)	Cape Town	18 Nov 1978	First-class
England XI	6 wickets	0	208	71.3x8	0.0x8	v Queensland	Brisbane	24 Nov 1978	First-class
NSW	6 wickets	0	118	30.2x8	0.0x8	v South Aust	Adelaide	25 Nov 1978	First-class
England	7 wickets	0	170	53.5x8	0.0x8	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
SAf Uni	3 wickets	0	499	138.2	0.0	v W Province	Stellenbosch	5 Dec 1978	First-class
NSW	3 wickets	0	166	25.4x8	0.0x8	v Victoria	Melbourne	15 Dec 1978	First-class
Victoria	9 wickets	0	138	36.4x8	0.0x8	v South Aust	Adelaide	30 Dec 1978	First-class
WPR (SACB)	6 wickets	0	85	29.0x8	0.0x8	v TVL (SACB)	Cape Town	30 Dec 1978	First-class
India	3 wickets	0	125	46.2	0.0	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
Tasmania	4 wickets	0	357	104.1x8	0.0x8	v West Aust	Devonport	27 Jan 1979	First-class
England	9 wickets	0	34	10.2x8	0.0x8	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
South Aust	9 wickets	0	83	26.2x8	0.0x8	v Queensland	Adelaide	24 Feb 1979	First-class
Victoria	9 wickets	0	87	18.5x8	0.0x8	v Queensland	Melbourne	2 Mar 1979	First-class
EPR (SACB)	5 wickets	0	219	52.0x8	0.0x8	v Natal (SACB)	Newcastle	17 Mar 1979	First-class
Australia	7 wickets	0	236	48.1x8	0.0x8	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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