Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	149 runs	312	65.4	v Sri Lanka	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
England	210 runs	478	79.3	v West Indies	Lord's	22 Jul 2004	Test # 1707
England	256 runs	479	55.3	v West Indies	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
Sri Lanka	313 runs	493	67.0	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	4 wickets	284	71.3	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
England	7 wickets	282	87.0	v New Zealand	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
England	7 wickets	231	65.4	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Aug 2004	Test # 1711
England	9 wickets	45	8.0	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jun 2004	Test # 1702
England	10 wickets	1	0.3	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 2004	Test # 1712

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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]