Team Smallest Margins

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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	131 runs	322	51.4	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
Australia	138 runs	354	90.2	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
India	153 runs	279	60.2	v Australia	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
West Indies	408 runs	574	50.0	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1980	Test # 870

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	1 wicket	104	50.0	v West Indies	Dunedin	8 Feb 1980	Test # 873
Australia	6 wickets	216	85.3	v England	Sydney	4 Jan 1980	Test # 868
Pakistan	7 wickets	74	25.1	v Australia	Karachi	27 Feb 1980	Test # 876
Australia	8 wickets	103	38.4	v England	Melbourne	1 Feb 1980	Test # 872
West Indies	10 wickets	19	7.2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
India	10 wickets	76	18.0	v Pakistan	Chennai	15 Jan 1980	Test # 869
England	10 wickets	96	29.3	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874

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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]