Smallest victories by England in Tests+ODIs+T20Is
By runs
By wickets
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
4 wickets | 0 | 121 | 52.1x4 | 0.0x4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Mar 1877 | Test # 2 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 57 | 33.3x4 | 0.0x4 | v Australia | The Oval | 6 Sep 1880 | Test # 4 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 66 | 31.0x4 | 0.0x4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1884 | Test # 17 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 5 | 1.1x4 | 0.0x4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1885 | Test # 18 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 106 | 77.2x4 | 0.0x4 | v Australia | Manchester | 5 Jul 1886 | Test # 22 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 66 | 21.1x4 | 0.0x4 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 12 Mar 1889 | Test # 31 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 136 | 75.0x5 | 0.0x5 | v Australia | Lord's | 21 Jul 1890 | Test # 33 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 95 | 51.0x5 | 0.0x5 | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 | Test # 34 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 297 | 88.1 | 0.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 Mar 1895 | Test # 46 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 109 | 47.1x5 | 0.0x5 | v Australia | Lord's | 22 Jun 1896 | Test # 50 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 95 | 28.0 | 0.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1897 | Test # 53 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 263 | 66.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 | Test # 74 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 194 | 95.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 11 Dec 1903 | Test # 78 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 159 | 59.1 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 24 Mar 1906 | Test # 91 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 282 | 121.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1908 | Test # 97 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 105 | 32.2 | 0.0 | v Australia | Birmingham | 27 May 1909 | Test # 101 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 221 | 58.4 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Feb 1910 | Test # 108 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 14 | 4.1 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 | Test # 110 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 219 | 67.1 | 0.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1911 | Test # 117 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 109 | 42.2 | 0.0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Jan 1912 | Test # 118 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 13 | 4.3 | 0.0 | v South Africa | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 | Test # 128 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 11 | 2.1 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 27 Feb 1914 | Test # 134 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 173 | 88.3 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 60 | 22.2 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Leeds | 12 Jul 1924 | Test # 155 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 54 | 21.0 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 15 | 7.0 | 0.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Dec 1928 | Test # 177 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 332 | 159.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 | Test # 178 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 184 | 52.4 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Leeds | 13 Jul 1929 | Test # 183 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 63 | 18.5 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 10 Jan 1930 | Test # 186 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 2 Dec 1932 | Test # 220 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 160 | 79.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1933 | Test # 223 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 164 | 71.2 | 0.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 23 Feb 1933 | Test # 224 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 40 | 7.2 | 0.0 | v India | Mumbai | 15 Dec 1933 | Test # 230 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 73 | 16.3 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 8 Jan 1935 | Test # 238 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 107 | 39.3 | 0.0 | v India | Lord's | 27 Jun 1936 | Test # 252 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 64 | 13.0 | 0.0 | v India | The Oval | 15 Aug 1936 | Test # 254 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 99 | 17.7x8 | 0.0x8 | v West Indies | Lord's | 24 Jun 1939 | Test # 272 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 48 | 16.5 | 0.0 | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 26 | 12.1 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Lord's | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 129 | 36.5 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Manchester | 5 Jul 1947 | Test # 287 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 43 | 15.4 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Leeds | 26 Jul 1947 | Test # 288 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 128 | 28.0x8 | 0.0x8 | v South Africa | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 172 | 23.7x8 | 0.0x8 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 5 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 95 | 29.6x8 | 0.0x8 | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 88 | 45.2 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 24 Mar 1951 | Test # 333 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 16 | 3.5 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Lord's | 21 Jun 1951 | Test # 335 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 139 | 51.3 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Manchester | 5 Jul 1951 | Test # 336 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 163 | 62.1 | 0.0 | v South Africa | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 76 | 19.2 | 0.0 | v India | Kanpur | 12 Jan 1952 | Test # 346 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 125 | 55.0 | 0.0 | v India | Leeds | 5 Jun 1952 | Test # 351 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 77 | 49.2 | 0.0 | v India | Lord's | 19 Jun 1952 | Test # 352 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 132 | 63.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | The Oval | 15 Aug 1953 | Test # 376 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 73 | 20.1 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 24 Feb 1954 | Test # 384 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 72 | 15.5 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 | Test # 386 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 94 | 30.4x8 | 0.0x8 | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1955 | Test # 396 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 49 | 15.2 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 11 Mar 1955 | Test # 401 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 108 | 27.2 | 0.0 | v India | Lord's | 18 Jun 1959 | Test # 475 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 49 | 14.4 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 7 Jul 1960 | Test # 494 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 59 | 23.0 | 0.0 | v Australia | Leeds | 6 Jul 1961 | Test # 509 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 208 | 59.0 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 21 Oct 1961 | Test # 512 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 86 | 17.0 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Lord's | 21 Jun 1962 | Test # 531 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 27 | 8.3 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | The Oval | 16 Aug 1962 | Test # 534 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 234 | 64.2x8 | 0.0x8 | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1962 | Test # 536 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 173 | 59.3 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 15 Mar 1963 | Test # 542 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 95 | 30.5 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 27 May 1965 | Test # 591 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 216 | 60.5 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Lord's | 17 Jun 1965 | Test # 592 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 125 | 47.3 | 0.0 | v India | Leeds | 8 Jun 1967 | Test # 618 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1967 | Test # 622 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 32 | 8.2 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | The Oval | 24 Aug 1967 | Test # 623 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 215 | 52.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 | Test # 635 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 10 | 4.5 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Manchester | 12 Jun 1969 | Test # 653 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 138 | 52.3 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | The Oval | 21 Aug 1969 | Test # 658 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 89 | 25.0x8 | 0.0x8 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1971 | Test # 681 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0.0 | v Australia | Leeds | 27 Jul 1972 | Test # 701 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 207 | 88.5 | 0.0 | v India | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 | Test # 703 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 16 | 3.4 | 0.0 | v India | Eden Gardens | 1 Jan 1977 | Test # 791 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 79 | 29.1 | 0.0 | v Australia | Manchester | 7 Jul 1977 | Test # 805 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 189 | 81.2 | 0.0 | v Australia | Nottingham | 28 Jul 1977 | Test # 806 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 209 | 35.0x8 | 35.0x8 | v Pakistan | Sahiwal | 23 Dec 1977 | ODI # 45 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 138 | 52.3 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 118 | 30.5 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 170 | 53.5x8 | 0.0x8 | v Australia | Brisbane | 1 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 34 | 10.2x8 | 0.0x8 | v Australia | Sydney | 10 Feb 1979 | Test # 846 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 96 | 29.3 | 0.0 | v India | Wankhede | 15 Feb 1980 | Test # 874 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 171 | 58.1 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 65 | 19.0 | 0.0 | v India | Lord's | 10 Jun 1982 | Test # 928 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 219 | 80.2 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 26 Aug 1982 | Test # 933 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 125 | 23.4 | 0.0 | v India | Delhi | 12 Dec 1984 | Test # 1004 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 33 | 8.0 | 0.0 | v India | Chennai | 13 Jan 1985 | Test # 1008 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 123 | 38.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Leeds | 13 Jun 1985 | Test # 1017 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 230 | 37.0 | 37.0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 4 Mar 1986 | ODI # 366 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 75 | 22.3 | 0.0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 14 Nov 1986 | Test # 1057 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 97 | 34.4 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 25 Aug 1988 | Test # 1103 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 41 | 16.3 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Kingston | 24 Feb 1990 | Test # 1140 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 143 | 31.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | The Oval | 8 Aug 1991 | Test # 1175 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 99 | 42.4 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 23 Jul 1992 | Test # 1192 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 224 | 48.0 | 48.0 | v India | Jaipur | 18 Jan 1993 | ODI # 794 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 204 | 35.3 | 0.0 | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1994 | Test # 1266 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 94 | 35.5 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Manchester | 27 Jul 1995 | Test # 1301 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 121 | 33.5 | 0.0 | v India | Birmingham | 6 Jun 1996 | Test # 1327 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 305 | 146.4 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 14 Feb 1997 | Test # 1355 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 118 | 21.3 | 0.0 | v Australia | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 225 | 108.0 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1998 | Test # 1399 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 247 | 87.0 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 23 Jul 1998 | Test # 1421 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 208 | 43.4 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 1 Jul 1999 | Test # 1455 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 249 | 75.1 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Centurion | 14 Jan 2000 | Test # 1483 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 188 | 69.5 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Lord's | 29 Jun 2000 | Test # 1503 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 176 | 41.3 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 7 Dec 2000 | Test # 1521 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 161 | 71.1 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 7 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 74 | 24.3 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 315 | 73.2 | 0.0 | v Australia | Leeds | 16 Aug 2001 | Test # 1556 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 50 | 5.0 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 13 Jun 2002 | Test # 1606 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 110 | 22.2 | 0.0 | v South Africa | The Oval | 4 Sep 2003 | Test # 1659 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 164 | 39.2 | 0.0 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 21 Oct 2003 | Test # 1665 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 20 | 2.3 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Kingston | 11 Mar 2004 | Test # 1687 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 99 | 15.0 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2004 | Test # 1690 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 93 | 20.0 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 1 Apr 2004 | Test # 1694 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 282 | 87.0 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Lord's | 20 May 2004 | Test # 1700 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 45 | 8.0 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Leeds | 3 Jun 2004 | Test # 1702 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 284 | 71.3 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2004 | Test # 1704 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 231 | 65.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Manchester | 12 Aug 2004 | Test # 1711 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 2004 | Test # 1712 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 142 | 40.4 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 17 Dec 2004 | Test # 1728 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 129 | 31.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | Nottingham | 25 Aug 2005 | Test # 1762 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 78 | 27.2 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 25 May 2006 | Test # 1803 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 110 | 21.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 15 Jun 2007 | Test # 1836 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 294 | 88.0 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Manchester | 23 May 2008 | Test # 1876 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 197 | 52.5 | 0.0 | v South Africa | The Oval | 7 Aug 2008 | Test # 1885 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 32 | 6.1 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Lord's | 6 May 2009 | Test # 1919 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 209 | 44.0 | 0.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 20 Mar 2010 | Test # 1956 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 160 | 35.1 | 0.0 | v Bangladesh | Lord's | 27 May 2010 | Test # 1958 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 118 | 36.3 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 6 Aug 2010 | Test # 1969 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 158 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Jan 2011 | T20I # 197 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 94 | 19.4 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 191 | 46.1 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Lord's | 17 May 2012 | Test # 2043 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 108 | 30.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 | Test # 2044 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 57 | 9.4 | 0.0 | v India | Wankhede | 23 Nov 2012 | Test # 2062 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 41 | 12.1 | 0.0 | v India | Eden Gardens | 5 Dec 2012 | Test # 2065 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 178 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v India | Wankhede | 22 Dec 2012 | T20I # 294 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 143 | 41.1 | 0.0 | v West Indies | St George's | 21 Apr 2015 | Test # 2158 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 121 | 32.1 | 0.0 | v Australia | Birmingham | 29 Jul 2015 | Test # 2173 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 74 | 22.4 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 14 Jan 2016 | Test # 2199 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 79 | 23.2 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Chester-le-Street | 27 May 2016 | Test # 2204 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 107 | 28.0 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Lord's | 7 Sep 2017 | Test # 2274 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 359 | 125.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2357 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 277 | 82.1 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Manchester | 5 Aug 2020 | Test # 2391 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 74 | 24.2 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 164 | 43.3 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 277 | 78.5 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Lord's | 2 Jun 2022 | Test # 2464 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 299 | 50.0 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2022 | Test # 2465 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
England | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 27 May 1989 | ODI # 567 |
New Zealand | England | McLean Park, Napier | 26 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1181 |
South Africa | England | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | 2 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2219 |
England | Australia | Lord's, London | 2 Jul 2005 | ODI # 2258 |
New Zealand | England | McLean Park, Napier | 20 Feb 2008 | ODI # 2682 |
India | England | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3110 |
England | India | Lord's, London | 11 Sep 2011 | ODI # 3191 |
England | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 30 Nov 2015 | T20I # 473 |
England | Sri Lanka | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 21 Jun 2016 | ODI # 3751 |
England | New Zealand | Lord's, London | 14 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4192 |
New Zealand | England | Eden Park, Auckland | 10 Nov 2019 | T20I # 1012 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia vs New Zealand at Melbourne, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2019 [Test # 2376]
South Africa vs England at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-29, 2019 [Test # 2377]
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Karachi, Sri Lanka in Pakistan 2nd test, Dec 19-23, 2019 [Test # 2375]