Smallest victories by India in Tests

By runs
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
5 runs11756.3v AustraliaSydney2 Jan 1994Test # 1243
6 runs37485.1v EnglandThe Oval31 Jul 2025Test # 2598
7 runs17750.1v Sri LankaKandy30 Jul 2000Test # 1505
13 runs10730.5v AustraliaWankhede3 Nov 2004Test # 1720
17 runs23278.0x8v EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957Test # 437
19 runs24453.2v EnglandJohannesburg1 Jan 1910Test # 106
28 runs24067.3v EnglandJohannesburg24 Dec 1930Test # 200
28 runs19291.0v EnglandEden Gardens30 Dec 1972Test # 706
30 runs19779.3v New ZealandDurban8 Dec 1961Test # 515
31 runs323119.5v AustraliaAdelaide6 Dec 2018Test # 2333
37 runs313115.1v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Apr 2002Test # 1599
38 runs37883.4v AustraliaAdelaide7 Jan 1911Test # 113
40 runs26366.2v West IndiesProvidence15 Aug 2024Test # 2543
49 runs26969.4v West IndiesKingston30 Jun 2006Test # 1808
51 runs34682.5v EnglandLord's16 Aug 2012Test # 2053
53 runs14637.3v PakistanFaisalabad24 Oct 1997Test # 1382
58 runs18958.3x8v EnglandGqeberha1 Mar 1957Test # 438
59 runs14348.4v AustraliaMelbourne7 Feb 1981Test # 895
60 runs18869.5v New ZealandBrabourne25 Sep 1969Test # 659
63 runs32668.2v West IndiesKingston20 Jun 2011Test # 1997
63 runs24173.3v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018Test # 2294
64 runs17038.5v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996Test # 1338
69 runs23280.1v West IndiesPort of Spain17 Mar 2001Test # 1538
70 runs37795.3v Sri LankaCape Town19 Mar 1998Test # 1410
71 runs18665.2v EnglandNottingham7 Jun 1951Test # 334
72 runs41386.5v AustraliaW.A.C.A16 Jan 2008Test # 1862
72 runs20842.4v IndiaCape Town5 Jan 2018Test # 2292
75 runs18835.4v AustraliaBengaluru4 Mar 2017Test # 2251
82 runs37395.1x8v AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1952Test # 361
82 runs32399.4v West IndiesSt John's6 Apr 2001Test # 1542
85 runs31084.2v West IndiesEden Gardens27 Dec 1974Test # 750
87 runs30372.3v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2010Test # 1987
87 runs24741.0v West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
93 runs27555.5v New ZealandAuckland4 Mar 1995Test # 1291
94 runs31998.0v EnglandNottingham5 Aug 1965Test # 595
95 runs34882.4v EnglandDurban21 Jan 1910Test # 107
95 runs31988.2v EnglandLord's17 Jul 2014Test # 2130
96 runs36381.4v West IndiesWankhede18 Nov 1994Test # 1274
100 runs25567.0v West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1975Test # 752
106 runs39969.2v EnglandVisakhapatnam2 Feb 2024Test # 2526
107 runs38165.4v PakistanJohannesburg11 Jan 2019Test # 2341
107 runs37693.0v EnglandCenturion26 Dec 2019Test # 2377
108 runs21839.5v South AfricaMohali5 Nov 2015Test # 2186
109 runs34869.1v Sri LankaGqeberha5 Dec 2024Test # 2566
113 runs41575.2v BangladeshChattogram17 Jan 2010Test # 1949
113 runs30568.0v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
117 runs38685.0v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)28 Aug 2015Test # 2179
119 runs22557.4v AustraliaKanpur19 Dec 1959Test # 483
123 runs40286.5v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006Test # 1823
124 runs31089.5v South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015Test # 2189
128 runs33892.3v EnglandChennai10 Jan 1962Test # 520
128 runs24936.0v New ZealandCenturion15 Apr 2006Test # 1798
131 runs32251.4v PakistanWankhede16 Dec 1979Test # 865
132 runs23347.5x8v New ZealandJohannesburg24 Dec 1953Test # 378
135 runs28750.2v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018Test # 2293
137 runs39989.3v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2018Test # 2337
138 runs24126.2v EnglandWankhede27 Nov 1981Test # 911
140 runs31857.3v EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977Test # 794
149 runs42191.4v West IndiesCape Town2 Jan 1999Test # 1440
151 runs27251.5v EnglandLord's12 Aug 2021Test # 2429
153 runs27960.2v AustraliaKanpur2 Oct 1979Test # 857
153 runs37071.3v Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2014Test # 2129
157 runs30967.0v EnglandLord's29 Jun 1935Test # 243
157 runs36892.2v EnglandThe Oval2 Sep 2021Test # 2433
158 runs32458.3v West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
160 runs42484.5v PakistanKarachi1 Oct 2007Test # 1843
162 runs30480.2v New ZealandWankhede10 Nov 1976Test # 785
163 runs45780.3v West IndiesPort of Spain10 Jun 2010Test # 1960
168 runs387100.0v EnglandJohannesburg23 Dec 1922Test # 148
170 runs451129.1v AustraliaCape Town22 Jan 1970Test # 670
170 runs30747.3v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Test # 1884
171 runs38468.3v AustraliaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001Test # 1535
172 runs33778.4v New ZealandBengaluru12 Nov 1988Test # 1107
172 runs38250.2v AustraliaNagpur6 Nov 2008Test # 1892
174 runs35455.1v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006Test # 1825
177 runs539119.1v AustraliaW.A.C.A3 Nov 2016Test # 2230
178 runs32038.2v West IndiesGqeberha10 Dec 1998Test # 1433
178 runs37681.1v New ZealandEden Gardens30 Sep 2016Test # 2222
179 runs34867.5v AustraliaChennai6 Mar 1998Test # 1405
187 runs421116.2v EnglandEden Gardens30 Dec 1961Test # 518
188 runs43691.2v Sri LankaDelhi10 Dec 2005Test # 1776
188 runs513113.2v BangladeshChattogram14 Dec 2022Test # 2481
189 runs37851.0v West IndiesJohannesburg12 Dec 2003Test # 1674
191 runs40161.4v EnglandLeeds21 Aug 2003Test # 1656
195 runs42291.3v PakistanEden Gardens16 Mar 2005Test # 1741
196 runs501123.4v EnglandCape Town2 Jan 2005Test # 1732
197 runs45496.3v AustraliaJohannesburg4 Mar 1994Test # 1252
197 runs43487.3v New ZealandKanpur22 Sep 2016Test # 2221
198 runs42693.5v New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
203 runs521104.5v EnglandNottingham18 Aug 2018Test # 2316
203 runs39563.5v South AfricaVisakhapatnam2 Oct 2019Test # 2363
204 runs40058.2v New ZealandCenturion27 Aug 2016Test # 2220
206 runs48896.3v Sri LankaGqeberha26 Dec 2016Test # 2243
208 runs459100.3v BangladeshHyderabad9 Feb 2017Test # 2249
211 runs480100.4v PakistanJohannesburg1 Feb 2013Test # 2072
212 runs42060.3v PakistanDelhi4 Feb 1999Test # 1443
216 runs36067.0v New ZealandChennai26 Nov 1976Test # 787
220 runs27419.0v BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
222 runs38751.1x8v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1977Test # 812
224 runs481142.1v EnglandLeeds21 Jul 1955Test # 411
231 runs44873.4v AustraliaGqeberha20 Feb 2014Test # 2121
233 runs495117.5v AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1966Test # 611
233 runs51679.4v Sri LankaDurban27 Nov 2024Test # 2563
235 runs472121.1v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)27 Jul 1993Test # 1228
237 runs34647.3v West IndiesGros Islet9 Aug 2016Test # 2215
238 runs44759.3v Sri LankaBengaluru12 Mar 2022Test # 2456
243 runs44078.4v EnglandJohannesburg10 Mar 1906Test # 90
246 runs40597.3v EnglandVisakhapatnam17 Nov 2016Test # 2235
255 runs41641.2v West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988Test # 1089
257 runs46859.5v West IndiesKingston30 Aug 2019Test # 2359
259 runs39460.5v PakistanGqeberha6 Mar 1998Test # 1406
259 runs50992.3v Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005Test # 1778
272 runs37461.4v New ZealandAuckland7 Mar 1968Test # 634
278 runs41343.4v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)20 Aug 2015Test # 2177
279 runs40863.3v EnglandLeeds19 Jun 1986Test # 1047
280 runs46196.1v South AfricaKanpur8 Dec 1996Test # 1344
280 runs38234.4v EnglandCenturion22 Jan 2016Test # 2200
280 runs51562.1v BangladeshChennai19 Sep 2024Test # 2550
282 runs42766.2v IndiaCape Town2 Jan 1997Test # 1349
282 runs50762.0v Sri LankaCape Town2 Jan 2017Test # 2244
284 runs39135.1v West IndiesJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
295 runs53458.4v AustraliaPerth22 Nov 2024Test # 2561
304 runs55076.5v Sri LankaGalle26 Jul 2017Test # 2265
307 runs48677.5v AustraliaJohannesburg19 Feb 1970Test # 672
309 runs63282.5v AustraliaW.A.C.A30 Nov 2012Test # 2064
317 runs48254.2v EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021Test # 2411
318 runs41926.5v West IndiesNorth Sound22 Aug 2019Test # 2358
320 runs51664.4v AustraliaMohali17 Oct 2008Test # 1889
321 runs47544.5v New ZealandIndore8 Oct 2016Test # 2223
322 runs43039.4v AustraliaCape Town22 Mar 2018Test # 2300
323 runs57090.3v AustraliaGqeberha5 Mar 1970Test # 673
324 runs49069.3v PakistanJohannesburg19 Jan 1995Test # 1283
328 runs39534.1v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996Test # 1347
328 runs53766.2v ZimbabweBulawayo28 Jun 2025Test # 2590
329 runs46753.3v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996Test # 1341
332 runs41323.3v BangladeshGqeberha8 Apr 2022Test # 2461
333 runs42432.4v BangladeshPotchefstroom28 Sep 2017Test # 2276
336 runs60868.1v EnglandBirmingham2 Jul 2025Test # 2591
337 runs481143.1v South AfricaDelhi3 Dec 2015Test # 2191
340 runs47444.2v EnglandNottingham14 Jul 2017Test # 2264
351 runs56975.2v West IndiesCenturion15 Jan 1999Test # 1441
356 runs45645.5v EnglandLord's21 Jul 1994Test # 1263
358 runs53151.0v New ZealandJohannesburg8 Nov 2007Test # 1846
372 runs54056.3v New ZealandWankhede3 Dec 2021Test # 2438
434 runs55739.4v EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024Test # 2530
492 runs61246.4v AustraliaJohannesburg30 Mar 2018Test # 2302
By wickets
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
1 wicket284112.5v EnglandJohannesburg2 Jan 1906Test # 88
1 wicket21658.4v AustraliaMohali1 Oct 2010Test # 1972
2 wickets254128.4v AustraliaBrabourne10 Oct 1964Test # 567
2 wickets15541.1v AustraliaChennai18 Mar 2001Test # 1539
2 wickets14839.3v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
3 wickets14530.3v EnglandManchester7 Jul 1955Test # 410
3 wickets12546.2v West IndiesChennai12 Jan 1979Test # 841
3 wickets12135.3v Sri LankaCenturion15 Nov 2002Test # 1626
3 wickets32897.0v AustraliaBrisbane15 Jan 2021Test # 2404
3 wickets14547.0v BangladeshMirpur22 Dec 2022Test # 2484
4 wickets17559.3v EnglandCape Town7 Mar 1910Test # 109
4 wickets15349.2v EnglandJohannesburg28 Jan 1928Test # 171
4 wickets173101.0v EnglandThe Oval19 Aug 1971Test # 692
4 wickets8633.5v EnglandChennai12 Jan 1973Test # 708
4 wickets16462.4v West IndiesJohannesburg26 Nov 1998Test # 1429
4 wickets16363.0v IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000Test # 1484
4 wickets12245.5v ZimbabweDelhi28 Feb 2002Test # 1591
4 wickets23072.4v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 2003Test # 1673
4 wickets21747.3v New ZealandJohannesburg5 May 2006Test # 1801
4 wickets18243.1v PakistanCape Town14 Feb 2013Test # 2073
5 wickets21247.3x8v New ZealandGqeberha5 Feb 1954Test # 382
5 wickets20074.4v New ZealandDunedin15 Feb 1968Test # 630
5 wickets13442.0v EnglandLord's5 Jun 1986Test # 1046
5 wickets10126.3v New ZealandBloemfontein17 Nov 2000Test # 1514
5 wickets335104.5v AustraliaDurban15 Mar 2002Test # 1595
5 wickets21164.1v IndiaCape Town2 Jan 2007Test # 1827
5 wickets16164.0v PakistanCape Town26 Jan 2007Test # 1830
5 wickets20567.5v BangladeshMirpur22 Feb 2008Test # 1864
5 wickets28180.0v EnglandBirmingham30 Jul 2008Test # 1883
5 wickets25768.3v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)3 Aug 2010Test # 1968
5 wickets27680.4v West IndiesDelhi6 Nov 2011Test # 2015
5 wickets26163.2v New ZealandBengaluru31 Aug 2012Test # 2055
5 wickets19261.0v EnglandRanchi23 Feb 2024Test # 2531
5 wickets28283.4v AustraliaLord's11 Jun 2025Test # 2585
6 wickets29595.5x8v AustraliaMelbourne6 Feb 1953Test # 365
6 wickets403147.0v West IndiesPort of Spain7 Apr 1976Test # 775
6 wickets22662.5v Sri LankaCenturion27 Mar 1998Test # 1414
6 wickets23472.2v New ZealandWellington26 Mar 2004Test # 1692
6 wickets20361.1v PakistanDelhi22 Nov 2007Test # 1849
6 wickets38798.3v EnglandChennai11 Dec 2008Test # 1898
6 wickets414119.2v AustraliaW.A.C.A17 Dec 2008Test # 1899
6 wickets13333.3v AustraliaMohali14 Mar 2013Test # 2081
6 wickets15531.2v AustraliaDelhi22 Mar 2013Test # 2085
6 wickets10122.5v AustraliaGqeberha9 Mar 2018Test # 2298
6 wickets14950.4v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2018Test # 2338
6 wickets11526.4v AustraliaDelhi17 Feb 2023Test # 2493
7 wickets709.1v New ZealandDelhi19 Mar 1965Test # 583
7 wickets17661.1v AustraliaGqeberha24 Feb 1967Test # 617
7 wickets18180.4v AustraliaDelhi28 Nov 1969Test # 667
7 wickets12449.4v West IndiesPort of Spain6 Mar 1971Test # 683
7 wickets8831.2v New ZealandCape Town2 Jan 1995Test # 1282
7 wickets10838.0v ZimbabweHarare13 Oct 1995Test # 1307
7 wickets5613.2v AustraliaDelhi10 Oct 1996Test # 1335
7 wickets19037.3v ZimbabweDelhi18 Nov 2000Test # 1515
7 wickets8634.1v New ZealandGqeberha30 Nov 2000Test # 1519
7 wickets26478.4v Sri LankaKandy22 Aug 2001Test # 1557
7 wickets19960.5v PakistanCenturion11 Jan 2007Test # 1828
7 wickets7324.1v EnglandNottingham27 Jul 2007Test # 1841
7 wickets18535.2v West IndiesCape Town2 Jan 2008Test # 1858
7 wickets478.4v West IndiesBridgetown26 Jun 2010Test # 1962
7 wickets20745.0v AustraliaBengaluru9 Oct 2010Test # 1973
7 wickets24067.4v IndiaJohannesburg3 Jan 2022Test # 2445
7 wickets21263.3v IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022Test # 2448
7 wickets7912.0v South AfricaCape Town3 Jan 2024Test # 2522
7 wickets9517.2v BangladeshKanpur27 Sep 2024Test # 2552
7 wickets10622.0v BangladeshMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
8 wickets6923.3v EnglandDurban4 Feb 1928Test # 172
8 wickets14841.2v New ZealandWellington4 Mar 1932Test # 218
8 wickets18275.0v AustraliaDurban20 Jan 1967Test # 615
8 wickets5913.3v New ZealandWellington29 Feb 1968Test # 632
8 wickets6814.2x8v New ZealandAuckland24 Jan 1976Test # 769
8 wickets4815.1v EnglandWankhede28 Nov 1984Test # 1001
8 wickets7929.2v EnglandEden Gardens29 Jan 1993Test # 1211
8 wickets15245.4v New ZealandDurban26 Dec 1994Test # 1280
8 wickets15140.5v New ZealandBengaluru18 Oct 1995Test # 1308
8 wickets296.4v AustraliaCenturion21 Mar 1997Test # 1362
8 wickets168.1v New ZealandWellington18 Mar 1999Test # 1452
8 wickets8218.2v New ZealandKanpur22 Oct 1999Test # 1464
8 wickets18453.4v ZimbabweBulawayo7 Jun 2001Test # 1548
8 wickets8121.1v West IndiesChennai17 Oct 2002Test # 1618
8 wickets11739.4v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004Test # 1724
8 wickets14444.5v West IndiesPort of Spain8 Apr 2005Test # 1747
8 wickets6213.1v South AfricaKanpur11 Apr 2008Test # 1873
8 wickets23650.2v AustraliaCape Town9 Nov 2011Test # 2016
8 wickets5011.3v AustraliaChennai22 Feb 2013Test # 2074
8 wickets12437.4v West IndiesCape Town2 Jan 2015Test # 2154
8 wickets10320.2v EnglandMohali26 Nov 2016Test # 2238
8 wickets8124.3v New ZealandWellington16 Mar 2017Test # 2255
8 wickets10623.5v AustraliaDharamsala25 Mar 2017Test # 2258
8 wickets7015.5v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2020Test # 2398
9 wickets3210.5v EnglandJohannesburg6 Mar 1906Test # 89
9 wickets256.2x8v New ZealandJohannesburg29 Jan 1954Test # 381
9 wickets15351.1v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992Test # 1206
9 wickets14648.4v West IndiesDurban26 Dec 1998Test # 1437
9 wickets6315.0v BangladeshDhaka10 Nov 2000Test # 1512
9 wickets7815.2v ZimbabweHarare7 Sep 2001Test # 1562
9 wickets5414.4v IndiaBloemfontein3 Nov 2001Test # 1564
9 wickets14433.0v EnglandMohali9 Mar 2006Test # 1788
9 wickets18348.0v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2008Test # 1902
9 wickets10119.5v New ZealandHamilton15 Mar 2012Test # 2036
9 wickets7715.3v EnglandAhmedabad15 Nov 2012Test # 2058
9 wickets4110.4v ZimbabweHarare9 Aug 2014Test # 2135
9 wickets419.5v PakistanCape Town3 Jan 2019Test # 2340
10 wickets4215.2v PakistanBrabourne13 Nov 1952Test # 357
10 wickets8217.0x8v AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 1964Test # 553
10 wickets7618.0v PakistanChennai15 Jan 1980Test # 869
10 wickets212.1v New ZealandHyderabad (Deccan)2 Dec 1988Test # 1111
10 wickets6715.4v EnglandCape Town2 Jan 1996Test # 1321
10 wickets151.1v EnglandLord's18 Jun 1998Test # 1419
10 wickets50.2v EnglandMohali3 Dec 2001Test # 1574
10 wickets449.0v PakistanDurban26 Dec 2002Test # 1635
10 wickets463.4v West IndiesCenturion16 Jan 2004Test # 1682
10 wickets192.2v ZimbabweHarare20 Sep 2005Test # 1767
10 wickets91.1v EnglandLeeds18 Jul 2008Test # 1881
10 wickets395.2v New ZealandHamilton18 Mar 2009Test # 1915
10 wickets20.2v BangladeshMirpur24 Jan 2010Test # 1950
10 wickets20.0v Sri LankaCape Town3 Jan 2012Test # 2028
10 wickets5811.4v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013Test # 2111
10 wickets7216.1v West IndiesHyderabad12 Oct 2018Test # 2321
10 wickets6713.2v Sri LankaJohannesburg3 Jan 2021Test # 2401
10 wickets497.4v EnglandAhmedabad24 Feb 2021Test # 2412
10 wickets587.1v PakistanCape Town3 Jan 2025Test # 2576
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