England Records

Test Matches Records

Team Smallest Margins - last 2 years

Smallest victories by England in Tests - last 2 years

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	22 runs	193	74.5	v India	Lord's	10 Jul 2025	Test # 2594
New Zealand	25 runs	147	29.1	v India	Wankhede	1 Nov 2024	Test # 2560
England	28 runs	231	69.2	v India	Hyderabad	25 Jan 2024	Test # 2525
New Zealand	113 runs	359	60.2	v India	Pune	24 Oct 2024	Test # 2557
England	190 runs	483	86.4	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
England	241 runs	385	36.1	v West Indies	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024	Test # 2539
New Zealand	281 runs	529	80.0	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	4 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
England	323 runs	583	54.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Dec 2024	Test # 2567
New Zealand	423 runs	658	47.2	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024	Test # 2569

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	4 wickets	137	39.4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	6 Dec 2023	Test # 2517
England	5 wickets	205	57.2	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
England	5 wickets	371	82.0	v India	Leeds	20 Jun 2025	Test # 2587
New Zealand	7 wickets	267	94.2	v South Africa	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
New Zealand	8 wickets	107	27.4	v India	Bengaluru	16 Oct 2024	Test # 2555
England	8 wickets	104	12.4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Nov 2024	Test # 2564
New Zealand	9 wickets	8	2.2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	30 Jul 2025	Test # 2597
England	10 wickets	82	7.2	v West Indies	Birmingham	26 Jul 2024	Test # 2541

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Ireland vs Bangladesh Cricket Board XI at Sylhet, Ireland in Bangladesh Tour Match, Mar 15, 2023 [Other match]

Middlesex 2nd XI vs Ireland at Northwood, Ireland tour of England Tour Match, Jul 18-19, 2019 [Other match]

Ireland vs Queensland XI at Brisbane, Ireland tour of Australia Tour Match, Jan 24-25, 2016 [Other match]