Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Bangladesh	20 runs	265	70.5	v Australia	Mirpur	27 Aug 2017	Test # 2272
Pakistan	101 runs	304	96.0	v West Indies	Roseau	10 May 2017	Test # 2261
West Indies	106 runs	188	34.4	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	30 Apr 2017	Test # 2260
England	177 runs	380	62.5	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
England	211 runs	331	36.4	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
England	239 runs	492	77.1	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
India	304 runs	550	76.5	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017	Test # 2265
South Africa	340 runs	474	44.2	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	388	114.5	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2263
West Indies	5 wickets	322	91.2	v England	Leeds	25 Aug 2017	Test # 2271
Pakistan	7 wickets	32	10.5	v West Indies	Kingston	21 Apr 2017	Test # 2259
Australia	7 wickets	86	15.3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	4 Sep 2017	Test # 2273
England	9 wickets	107	28.0	v West Indies	Lord's	7 Sep 2017	Test # 2274

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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]