Smallest margin of victory (by runs)

Smallest margin of victory (by runs) in T20Is

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	1 run	151	20.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	15 Feb 2009	T20I # 83
South Africa	1 run	129	20.0	v New Zealand	Lord's	9 Jun 2009	T20I # 99
England	1 run	129	13.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Nov 2009	T20I # 124
New Zealand	1 run	134	20.0	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	8 May 2010	T20I # 167
South Africa	1 run	121	20.0	v West Indies	North Sound	20 May 2010	T20I # 179
Bangladesh	1 run	147	20.0	v Ireland	Belfast	20 Jul 2012	T20I # 250
New Zealand	1 run	168	20.0	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 2012	T20I # 261
India	1 run	153	19.5	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	2 Oct 2012	T20I # 286
India	1 run	147	20.0	v Bangladesh	Bengaluru	23 Mar 2016	T20I # 547
West Indies	1 run	246	20.0	v India	Lauderhill	27 Aug 2016	T20I # 562
Afghanistan	1 run	146	20.0	v Bangladesh	Dehradun	7 Jun 2018	T20I # 669
Kenya	1 run	146	20.0	v Uganda	Kampala	22 May 2019	T20I # 784
Denmark	1 run	118	20.0	v Finland	Brondby	13 Jul 2019	T20I # 828
Ireland	1 run	187	20.0	v Scotland	Dublin (Malahide)	20 Sep 2019	T20I # 891
South Africa	1 run	178	20.0	v England	East London	12 Feb 2020	T20I # 1039
South Africa	1 run	168	20.0	v West Indies	St George's	29 Jun 2021	T20I # 1179
Italy	1 run	118	20.0	v Germany	Almeria	21 Oct 2021	T20I # 1333
Kenya	1 run	162	20.0	v Uganda	Kigali	17 Nov 2021	T20I # 1431
England	1 run	172	20.0	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Jan 2022	T20I # 1454
Austria	1 run	134	20.0	v Sweden	Krefeld	11 Jun 2022	T20I # 1560
Zimbabwe	1 run	131	20.0	v Pakistan	Perth	27 Oct 2022	T20I # 1849
Canada	1 run	192	20.0	v Oman	Al Amerat	16 Nov 2022	T20I # 1885
Rwanda	1 run	133	15.0	v Tanzania	Rwanda	16 Dec 2022	T20I # 1963
Malta	1 run	166	20.0	v Gibraltar	Gibraltar	7 May 2023	T20I # 2063
Uganda	1 run	126	20.0	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	21 Jun 2023	T20I # 2108
Qatar	1 run	157	20.0	v Kuwait	Doha	18 Sep 2023	T20I # 2239
Bahrain	1 run	124	20.0	v Oman	Doha	19 Sep 2023	T20I # 2243
Ireland	1 run	151	20.0	v Netherlands	The Hague	19 May 2024	T20I # 2612
South Africa	1 run	116	20.0	v Nepal	Kingstown	14 Jun 2024	T20I # 2681
Spain	1 run	180	20.0	v Czech Rep.	Port Soif	22 Aug 2024	T20I # 2792
Malaysia	1 run	183	20.0	v Singapore	Bangi	3 Sep 2024	T20I # 2837
Hong Kong	1 run	189	20.0	v Qatar	Mong Kok	13 Apr 2025	T20I # 3138
Qatar	1 run	102	20.0	v Saudi Arabia	Doha	18 Jul 2025	T20I # 3326
Nepal	1 run	141	20.0	v U.A.E.	Al Amerat	12 Oct 2025	T20I # 3516
South Africa	2 runs	202	20.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Feb 2006	T20I # 6
Sri Lanka	2 runs	164	20.0	v England	Southampton	15 Jun 2006	T20I # 7
Australia	2 runs	128	20.0	v Pakistan	Melbourne	5 Feb 2010	T20I # 134
Ireland	2 runs	108	20.0	v Kenya	Mombasa	24 Feb 2012	T20I # 227
Sri Lanka	2 runs	122	15.0	v Australia	Melbourne	28 Jan 2013	T20I # 300
Ireland	2 runs	169	20.0	v Canada	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2013	T20I # 338
Sri Lanka	2 runs	169	20.0	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	12 Feb 2014	T20I # 357
South Africa	2 runs	171	20.0	v New Zealand	Chattogram	24 Mar 2014	T20I # 383
Zimbabwe	2 runs	171	20.0	v India	Harare	18 Jun 2016	T20I # 558
England	2 runs	195	20.0	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Feb 2018	T20I # 650
Pakistan	2 runs	149	20.0	v New Zealand	Abu Dhabi	31 Oct 2018	T20I # 705
Peru	2 runs	76	12.0	v Brazil	Cortijo Polo Club Pitch A	3 Oct 2019	T20I # 905
Singapore	2 runs	169	20.0	v Scotland	ICCA Dubai	18 Oct 2019	T20I # 935
England	2 runs	205	20.0	v South Africa	Durban	14 Feb 2020	T20I # 1041
England	2 runs	163	20.0	v Australia	Southampton	4 Sep 2020	T20I # 1095
Luxembourg	2 runs	180	20.0	v Hungary	Ilfov County	4 Sep 2021	T20I # 1254

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies vs South Africa at Centurion, West Indies in South Africa 2nd T20I, Jan 29, 2026 [T20I # 3675]

Ireland vs United Arab Emirates at Dubai (DICS), Ireland in United Arab Emirates 1st T20I, Jan 29, 2026 [T20I # 3674]

Pakistan vs Australia at Lahore, Australia in Pakistan 1st T20I, Jan 29, 2026 [T20I # 3673]