Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	136 runs	282	49.4	v India	Wankhede	24 Nov 1988	Test # 1109
West Indies	169 runs	404	63.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	2 Dec 1988	Test # 1110
India	172 runs	337	78.4	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988	Test # 1107
West Indies	217 runs	431	81.5	v India	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1989	Test # 1119
West Indies	285 runs	400	57.1	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1988	Test # 1112

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	7 wickets	80	35.3	v West Indies	Sydney	26 Jan 1989	Test # 1113
West Indies	7 wickets	58	18.4	v India	Kingston	28 Apr 1989	Test # 1120
West Indies	8 wickets	196	48.0	v India	Bridgetown	7 Apr 1989	Test # 1118
West Indies	9 wickets	63	19.1	v Australia	Brisbane	18 Nov 1988	Test # 1108
India	10 wickets	21	2.1	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	2 Dec 1988	Test # 1111

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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]