Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	31 runs	194	54.2	v India	Birmingham	1 Aug 2018	Test # 2314
England	60 runs	245	69.4	v India	Southampton	30 Aug 2018	Test # 2317
England	118 runs	464	94.3	v India	The Oval	7 Sep 2018	Test # 2318
West Indies	166 runs	335	42.0	v Bangladesh	Kingston	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2312
Sri Lanka	199 runs	490	86.5	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
India	203 runs	521	104.5	v England	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018	Test # 2316
West Indies	226 runs	453	83.2	v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	6 Jun 2018	Test # 2306
Sri Lanka	278 runs	352	28.5	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	144	40.2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Jun 2018	Test # 2309
Pakistan	5 wickets	160	45.0	v Ireland	Dublin (Malahide)	11 May 2018	Test # 2303
Pakistan	9 wickets	64	12.4	v England	Lord's	24 May 2018	Test # 2304

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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]