Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	70 runs	202	56.2	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
Australia	118 runs	407	89.2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003	Test # 1639
South Africa	191 runs	401	61.4	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	1 wicket	261	91.0	v Bangladesh	Multan	3 Sep 2003	Test # 1658
West Indies	3 wickets	418	128.5	v Australia	St John's	9 May 2003	Test # 1645
West Indies	7 wickets	212	42.4	v Sri Lanka	Kingston	27 Jun 2003	Test # 1649
Pakistan	7 wickets	217	70.0	v Bangladesh	Karachi	20 Aug 2003	Test # 1655
Australia	9 wickets	147	42.1	v West Indies	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003	Test # 1638
Australia	9 wickets	8	2.3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 May 2003	Test # 1643
Pakistan	9 wickets	163	47.3	v Bangladesh	Peshawar	27 Aug 2003	Test # 1657
England	9 wickets	110	22.2	v South Africa	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659

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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]