Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	16 runs	221	93.5	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
Australia	55 runs	320	114.0	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
Pakistan	186 runs	240	25.3	v West Indies	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	5 wickets	33	10.1	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
England	7 wickets	75	22.3	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
West Indies	10 wickets	13	1.3	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070

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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]