Team Smallest Margins

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By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	2 runs	282	64.3	v Australia	Birmingham	4 Aug 2005	Test # 1758
Pakistan	136 runs	280	52.5	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
Australia	239 runs	420	58.1	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 2005	Test # 1756
Sri Lanka	240 runs	378	41.2	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
West Indies	276 runs	573	62.3	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	26 May 2005	Test # 1752

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	3 wickets	129	31.5	v Australia	Nottingham	25 Aug 2005	Test # 1762
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	172	38.3	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
South Africa	8 wickets	144	44.5	v West Indies	Port of Spain	8 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
India	10 wickets	19	2.2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1767

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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:

West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad, West Indies in India 1st Test, Oct 2-4, 2025 [Test # 2600]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]