Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories in 1996 in Tests

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	44 runs	276	71.1	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
India	64 runs	170	38.5	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
Australia	123 runs	420	106.5	v West Indies	Brisbane	22 Nov 1996	Test # 1340
Australia	124 runs	340	69.4	v West Indies	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
Australia	148 runs	401	96.2	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	25 Jan 1996	Test # 1324
Pakistan	164 runs	408	97.1	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
India	280 runs	461	96.1	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
South Africa	328 runs	395	34.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
South Africa	329 runs	467	53.3	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	6 wickets	87	23.5	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
India	7 wickets	56	13.2	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
England	8 wickets	121	33.5	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
Pakistan	9 wickets	48	6.4	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
South Africa	10 wickets	67	15.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
West Indies	10 wickets	29	4.0	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1996	Test # 1325
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	27	6.4	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Pakistan	10 wickets	67	18.5	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

Pakistan Shaheens vs MCC Young Cricketers and Soth Asian Cricket Academy XI at Beckenham, Pakistan Shaheens in England Tour Match, Aug 3-5, 2025 [Other match]

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