Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	240 runs	411	79.1	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	4 wickets	260	97.1	v New Zealand	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
New Zealand	6 wickets	164	74.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
West Indies	7 wickets	93	30.3	v England	Port of Spain	7 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
Pakistan	8 wickets	99	23.4	v Sri Lanka	Sialkot	27 Oct 1985	Test # 1027
New Zealand	8 wickets	160	84.4	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	32	13.0	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
Pakistan	10 wickets	98	16.4	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	7 Nov 1985	Test # 1028
West Indies	10 wickets	5	1.0	v England	Kingston	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1036
West Indies	10 wickets	39	5.5	v England	Port of Spain	3 Apr 1986	Test # 1044

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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]