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Smallest margin of victory (by wickets)
Smallest margin of victory (by wickets) in Tests
Smallest victories
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
England
1 wicket
263
66.5
v Australia
The Oval
11 Aug 1902
Test # 74
South Africa
1 wicket
284
112.5
v England
Johannesburg
2 Jan 1906
Test # 88
England
1 wicket
282
121.4
v Australia
Melbourne
1 Jan 1908
Test # 97
England
1 wicket
173
88.3
v South Africa
Cape Town
1 Jan 1923
Test # 149
Australia
1 wicket
260
97.0x8
v West Indies
Melbourne
31 Dec 1951
Test # 345
New Zealand
1 wicket
104
50.0
v West Indies
Dunedin
8 Feb 1980
Test # 873
Pakistan
1 wicket
314
106.1
v Australia
Karachi
28 Sep 1994
Test # 1268
West Indies
1 wicket
308
120.1
v Australia
Bridgetown
26 Mar 1999
Test # 1453
West Indies
1 wicket
216
91.0
v Pakistan
St John's
25 May 2000
Test # 1497
Pakistan
1 wicket
261
91.0
v Bangladesh
Multan
3 Sep 2003
Test # 1658
Sri Lanka
1 wicket
352
113.3
v South Africa
Colombo (PSS)
4 Aug 2006
Test # 1812
India
1 wicket
216
58.4
v Australia
Mohali
1 Oct 2010
Test # 1972
Sri Lanka
1 wicket
304
85.3
v South Africa
Durban
13 Feb 2019
Test # 2347
England
1 wicket
359
125.4
v Australia
Leeds
22 Aug 2019
Test # 2357
West Indies
1 wicket
168
56.5
v Pakistan
Kingston
12 Aug 2021
Test # 2430
England
2 wickets
95
51.0x5
v Australia
The Oval
11 Aug 1890
Test # 34
Australia
2 wickets
274
98.3
v England
Sydney
13 Dec 1907
Test # 96
England
2 wickets
128
28.0x8
v South Africa
Durban
16 Dec 1948
Test # 306
Australia
2 wickets
258
111.7x8
v West Indies
Melbourne
10 Feb 1961
Test # 506
India
2 wickets
254
128.4
v Australia
Brabourne
10 Oct 1964
Test # 567
Australia
2 wickets
339
87.2x8
v India
W.A.C.A
16 Dec 1977
Test # 811
West Indies
2 wickets
208
68.4
v England
Nottingham
5 Jun 1980
Test # 880
New Zealand
2 wickets
278
99.4
v Pakistan
Dunedin
9 Feb 1985
Test # 1012
West Indies
2 wickets
266
77.0
v Pakistan
Bridgetown
22 Apr 1988
Test # 1097
Pakistan
2 wickets
138
45.1
v England
Lord's
18 Jun 1992
Test # 1190
Australia
2 wickets
270
93.3
v South Africa
Gqeberha
14 Mar 1997
Test # 1360
England
2 wickets
249
75.1
v South Africa
Centurion
14 Jan 2000
Test # 1483
Sri Lanka
2 wickets
220
83.5
v Pakistan
Rawalpindi
26 Feb 2000
Test # 1485
England
2 wickets
188
69.5
v West Indies
Lord's
29 Jun 2000
Test # 1503
India
2 wickets
155
41.1
v Australia
Chennai
18 Mar 2001
Test # 1539
Australia
2 wickets
292
91.4
v South Africa
Johannesburg
31 Mar 2006
Test # 1795
Australia
2 wickets
310
86.5
v South Africa
Johannesburg
17 Nov 2011
Test # 2018
New Zealand
2 wickets
285
70.0
v Sri Lanka
Christchurch
9 Mar 2023
Test # 2498
Australia
2 wickets
281
92.3
v England
Birmingham
16 Jun 2023
Test # 2507
South Africa
2 wickets
148
39.3
v Pakistan
Centurion
26 Dec 2024
Test # 2572
Australia
3 wickets
125
84.3x5
v England
Manchester
16 Jul 1896
Test # 51
England
3 wickets
221
58.4
v South Africa
Johannesburg
26 Feb 1910
Test # 108
England
3 wickets
332
159.5
v Australia
Melbourne
29 Dec 1928
Test # 178
England
3 wickets
172
23.7x8
v South Africa
Gqeberha
5 Mar 1949
Test # 313
Australia
3 wickets
236
85.7x8
v West Indies
Brisbane
9 Nov 1951
Test # 340
South Africa
3 wickets
145
30.3
v England
Manchester
7 Jul 1955
Test # 410
Australia
3 wickets
359
101.0
v West Indies
Georgetown
31 Mar 1978
Test # 822
India
3 wickets
125
46.2
v West Indies
Chennai
12 Jan 1979
Test # 841
England
3 wickets
219
80.2
v Pakistan
Leeds
26 Aug 1982
Test # 933
Pakistan
3 wickets
65
30.3
v England
Karachi
2 Mar 1984
Test # 978
Pakistan
3 wickets
185
70.5
v Sri Lanka
Faisalabad
2 Jan 1992
Test # 1182
West Indies
3 wickets
282
98.2
v England
Port of Spain
5 Feb 1998
Test # 1398
England
3 wickets
225
108.0
v West Indies
Port of Spain
13 Feb 1998
Test # 1399
Pakistan
3 wickets
192
53.5
v Zimbabwe
Harare
21 Mar 1998
Test # 1412
England
3 wickets
161
71.1
v Sri Lanka
Kandy
7 Mar 2001
Test # 1532
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