Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	92 runs	429	137.5	v Pakistan	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990	Test # 1134
West Indies	164 runs	356	91.4	v England	Bridgetown	5 Apr 1990	Test # 1143
Australia	173 runs	522	141.4	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	9 wickets	41	16.3	v West Indies	Kingston	24 Feb 1990	Test # 1140
New Zealand	9 wickets	178	63.4	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
New Zealand	10 wickets	2	0.5	v India	Christchurch	2 Feb 1990	Test # 1136

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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 - Live]
>> 86/2 (20.5 ov, JE Root 1*, JG Bethell 30*, SM Boland 0/7)

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]