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
England	28 runs	231	69.2	v India	Hyderabad	25 Jan 2024	Test # 2525
South Africa	40 runs	263	66.2	v West Indies	Providence	15 Aug 2024	Test # 2543
South Africa	109 runs	348	69.1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
England	190 runs	483	86.4	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
South Africa	233 runs	516	79.4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
England	241 runs	385	36.1	v West Indies	Nottingham	18 Jul 2024	Test # 2539
England	323 runs	583	54.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Dec 2024	Test # 2567
South Africa	328 runs	537	66.2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	2 wickets	148	39.3	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
England	5 wickets	205	57.2	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
South Africa	5 wickets	282	83.4	v Australia	Lord's	11 Jun 2025	Test # 2585
England	5 wickets	371	82.0	v India	Leeds	20 Jun 2025	Test # 2587
South Africa	7 wickets	106	22.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	21 Oct 2024	Test # 2556
England	8 wickets	104	12.4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Nov 2024	Test # 2564
England	10 wickets	82	7.2	v West Indies	Birmingham	26 Jul 2024	Test # 2541
South Africa	10 wickets	58	7.1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2025	Test # 2576

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]