Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	75 runs	283	75.5	v England	Lord's	14 Jul 2016	Test # 2206
Sri Lanka	106 runs	268	88.3	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016	Test # 2209
England	141 runs	343	70.5	v Pakistan	Birmingham	3 Aug 2016	Test # 2212
Sri Lanka	163 runs	324	44.1	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
South Africa	204 runs	400	58.2	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
Sri Lanka	229 runs	413	50.1	v Australia	Galle	4 Aug 2016	Test # 2213
India	237 runs	346	47.3	v West Indies	Gros Islet	9 Aug 2016	Test # 2215
New Zealand	254 runs	387	68.4	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	6 Aug 2016	Test # 2214
England	330 runs	565	70.3	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 2016	Test # 2208

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	9 wickets	79	23.2	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
Pakistan	10 wickets	40	13.1	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 2016	Test # 2216

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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]