Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	38 runs	120	35.5	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
New Zealand	44 runs	276	71.1	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
India	64 runs	170	38.5	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
New Zealand	120 runs	326	76.2	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
Australia	123 runs	420	106.5	v West Indies	Brisbane	22 Nov 1996	Test # 1340
Australia	124 runs	340	69.4	v West Indies	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
India	280 runs	461	96.1	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
South Africa	282 runs	427	66.2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
South Africa	328 runs	395	34.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
South Africa	329 runs	467	53.3	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	2 wickets	270	93.3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
England	4 wickets	305	146.4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
West Indies	6 wickets	87	23.5	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
India	7 wickets	56	13.2	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
South Africa	8 wickets	29	6.4	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
Pakistan	10 wickets	67	18.5	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337
West Indies	10 wickets	54	10.3	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353

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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]