Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	29 runs	255	88.2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
South Africa	53 runs	146	37.3	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
South Africa	70 runs	377	95.3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
India	179 runs	348	67.5	v Australia	Chennai	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
Australia	186 runs	319	62.0	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
West Indies	242 runs	380	62.1	v England	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998	Test # 1404
South Africa	259 runs	394	60.5	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	3 wickets	282	98.2	v England	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1998	Test # 1398
England	3 wickets	225	108.0	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	Test # 1399
Pakistan	3 wickets	192	53.5	v Zimbabwe	Harare	21 Mar 1998	Test # 1412
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	326	113.5	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
South Africa	6 wickets	226	62.5	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	10	1.5	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
Australia	8 wickets	194	58.0	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
Pakistan	10 wickets	12	5.0	v West Indies	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
New Zealand	10 wickets	20	3.5	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	19 Feb 1998	Test # 1401

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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]