Team Smallest Margins

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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	3 runs	292	96.1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	4 wickets	172	25.2	v India	Kingston	23 Feb 1983	Test # 949
New Zealand	6 wickets	133	37.1	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
Australia	7 wickets	188	60.5	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
Australia	8 wickets	83	23.5	v England	Adelaide	10 Dec 1982	Test # 940
Pakistan	9 wickets	45	11.1	v Australia	Karachi	22 Sep 1982	Test # 935
Pakistan	9 wickets	64	15.0	v Australia	Lahore	14 Oct 1982	Test # 937
Pakistan	10 wickets	7	2.1	v India	Faisalabad	3 Jan 1983	Test # 945
West Indies	10 wickets	1	0.1	v India	Bridgetown	15 Apr 1983	Test # 954

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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:

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]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]