Smallest margin of victory (by wickets)

Records for Test Matches

Smallest victories
Winner
Margin
Balls Rem
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
1 wicket026366.5v AustraliaThe Oval11 Aug 1902Test # 74
1 wicket0284112.5v EnglandJohannesburg2 Jan 1906Test # 88
1 wicket0282121.4v AustraliaMelbourne1 Jan 1908Test # 97
1 wicket017388.3v South AfricaCape Town1 Jan 1923Test # 149
1 wicket026097.0x8v West IndiesMelbourne31 Dec 1951Test # 345
1 wicket010450.0v West IndiesDunedin8 Feb 1980Test # 873
1 wicket0314106.1v AustraliaKarachi28 Sep 1994Test # 1268
1 wicket0308120.1v AustraliaBridgetown26 Mar 1999Test # 1453
1 wicket021691.0v PakistanSt John's25 May 2000Test # 1497
1 wicket026191.0v BangladeshMultan3 Sep 2003Test # 1658
1 wicket0352113.3v South AfricaColombo (PSS)4 Aug 2006Test # 1812
1 wicket021658.4v AustraliaMohali1 Oct 2010Test # 1972
1 wicket030485.3v South AfricaDurban13 Feb 2019Test # 2347
1 wicket0359125.4v AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019Test # 2357
1 wicket016856.5v PakistanKingston12 Aug 2021Test # 2430
2 wickets09551.0x5v AustraliaThe Oval11 Aug 1890Test # 34
2 wickets027498.3v EnglandSydney13 Dec 1907Test # 96
2 wickets012828.0x8v South AfricaDurban16 Dec 1948Test # 306
2 wickets0258111.7x8v West IndiesMelbourne10 Feb 1961Test # 506
2 wickets0254128.4v AustraliaBrabourne10 Oct 1964Test # 567
2 wickets033987.2x8v IndiaPerth16 Dec 1977Test # 811
2 wickets020868.4v EnglandNottingham5 Jun 1980Test # 880
2 wickets027899.4v PakistanDunedin9 Feb 1985Test # 1012
2 wickets026677.0v PakistanBridgetown22 Apr 1988Test # 1097
2 wickets013845.1v EnglandLord's18 Jun 1992Test # 1190
2 wickets027093.3v South AfricaGqeberha14 Mar 1997Test # 1360
2 wickets024975.1v South AfricaCenturion14 Jan 2000Test # 1483
2 wickets022083.5v PakistanRawalpindi26 Feb 2000Test # 1485
2 wickets018869.5v West IndiesLord's29 Jun 2000Test # 1503
2 wickets015541.1v AustraliaChennai18 Mar 2001Test # 1539
2 wickets029291.4v South AfricaJohannesburg31 Mar 2006Test # 1795
2 wickets031086.5v South AfricaJohannesburg17 Nov 2011Test # 2018
2 wickets028570.0v Sri LankaChristchurch9 Mar 2023Test # 2498
3 wickets012584.3x5v EnglandManchester16 Jul 1896Test # 51
3 wickets022158.4v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Feb 1910Test # 108
3 wickets0332159.5v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1928Test # 178
3 wickets017223.7x8v South AfricaGqeberha5 Mar 1949Test # 313
3 wickets023685.7x8v West IndiesBrisbane9 Nov 1951Test # 340
3 wickets014530.3v EnglandManchester7 Jul 1955Test # 410
3 wickets0359101.0v West IndiesGeorgetown31 Mar 1978Test # 822
3 wickets012546.2v West IndiesChennai12 Jan 1979Test # 841
3 wickets021980.2v PakistanLeeds26 Aug 1982Test # 933
3 wickets06530.3v EnglandKarachi2 Mar 1984Test # 978
3 wickets018570.5v Sri LankaFaisalabad2 Jan 1992Test # 1182
3 wickets028298.2v EnglandPort of Spain5 Feb 1998Test # 1398
3 wickets0225108.0v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Feb 1998Test # 1399
3 wickets019253.5v ZimbabweHarare21 Mar 1998Test # 1412
3 wickets016171.1v Sri LankaKandy7 Mar 2001Test # 1532
3 wickets012135.3v Sri LankaCenturion15 Nov 2002Test # 1626
3 wickets0418128.5v AustraliaSt John's9 May 2003Test # 1645
3 wickets012931.5v AustraliaNottingham25 Aug 2005Test # 1762
3 wickets0307107.0v BangladeshFatullah9 Apr 2006Test # 1797
3 wickets0317137.5v BangladeshChattogram17 Oct 2008Test # 1888
3 wickets018050.4v AustraliaLeeds21 Jul 2010Test # 1965
3 wickets019247.0v West IndiesBridgetown7 Apr 2012Test # 2040
3 wickets010133.3v ZimbabweMirpur25 Oct 2014Test # 2141
3 wickets018751.0v New ZealandAdelaide27 Nov 2015Test # 2190
3 wickets027782.1v PakistanManchester5 Aug 2020Test # 2391
3 wickets032897.0v AustraliaBrisbane15 Jan 2021Test # 2404
3 wickets0395127.3v BangladeshChattogram3 Feb 2021Test # 2407
3 wickets014547.0v BangladeshMirpur22 Dec 2022Test # 2484
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v Ireland at Lord's, Only Test, Jun 1-3, 2023 [Test # 2504]

Sri Lanka v Ireland at Galle, 2nd Test, Apr 24-28, 2023 [Test # 2503]

Sri Lanka v Ireland at Galle, 1st Test, Apr 16-18, 2023 [Test # 2502]