Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	71 runs	382	92.4x8	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
England	93 runs	205	49.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Australia	103 runs	283	67.0x8	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Pakistan	128 runs	305	56.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
England	166 runs	328	46.1x8	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
England	205 runs	366	67.0x8	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	3 wickets	125	46.2	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
England	7 wickets	170	53.5x8	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
Australia	7 wickets	236	48.1x8	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Pakistan	8 wickets	126	20.4	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
Pakistan	8 wickets	164	24.5	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
England	9 wickets	34	10.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846

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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:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]