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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