Team Smallest Margins

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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	13 runs	107	30.5	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
England	77 runs	325	59.3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
Pakistan	168 runs	383	90.0	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005	Test # 1743
India	195 runs	422	91.3	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005	Test # 1741
South Africa	196 runs	501	123.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
Sri Lanka	201 runs	418	79.2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004	Test # 1716
Australia	213 runs	464	82.3	v New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Nov 2004	Test # 1723
Australia	217 runs	457	87.4	v India	Bengaluru	6 Oct 2004	Test # 1713
Bangladesh	226 runs	381	64.2	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	6 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
Australia	342 runs	543	53.3	v India	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
Australia	491 runs	564	31.3	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2004	Test # 1726

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	6 wickets	137	37.0	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	28 Oct 2004	Test # 1719
England	7 wickets	142	40.4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
India	8 wickets	117	39.4	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
Australia	9 wickets	126	27.5	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1729
Australia	9 wickets	62	9.3	v Pakistan	Sydney	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1731
Australia	9 wickets	133	31.3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	10 Mar 2005	Test # 1739
Australia	9 wickets	164	29.3	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Mar 2005	Test # 1744

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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:

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

Ireland vs Bangladesh at Sylhet, Ireland in Bangladesh 1st Test, Nov 11-14, 2025 [Test # 2605]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]