Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records in 2021 in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	17 runs	231	61.3	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
Pakistan	95 runs	370	91.4	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
Pakistan	109 runs	329	83.2	v West Indies	Kingston	20 Aug 2021	Test # 2431
India	113 runs	305	68.0	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
India	151 runs	272	51.5	v England	Lord's	12 Aug 2021	Test # 2429
India	157 runs	368	92.2	v England	The Oval	2 Sep 2021	Test # 2433
South Africa	158 runs	324	58.3	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
Sri Lanka	164 runs	297	56.1	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
Sri Lanka	187 runs	348	79.0	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Sri Lanka	209 runs	437	71.0	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Bangladesh	220 runs	477	94.4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Jul 2021	Test # 2427
England	227 runs	420	58.1	v India	Chennai	5 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
Australia	275 runs	468	113.1	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021	Test # 2441
India	317 runs	482	54.2	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
India	372 runs	540	56.3	v New Zealand	Wankhede	3 Dec 2021	Test # 2438

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	1 wicket	168	56.5	v Pakistan	Kingston	12 Aug 2021	Test # 2430
India	3 wickets	328	97.0	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
West Indies	3 wickets	395	127.3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Feb 2021	Test # 2407
England	6 wickets	164	43.3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
Afghanistan	6 wickets	108	26.1	v Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	10 Mar 2021	Test # 2415
England	7 wickets	74	24.2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
Pakistan	7 wickets	88	22.5	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
New Zealand	8 wickets	38	10.5	v England	Birmingham	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2423
New Zealand	8 wickets	139	45.5	v India	Southampton	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2425
Pakistan	8 wickets	202	58.3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	26 Nov 2021	Test # 2436
Australia	9 wickets	20	5.1	v England	Brisbane	8 Dec 2021	Test # 2440
South Africa	10 wickets	67	13.2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
India	10 wickets	49	7.4	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
Zimbabwe	10 wickets	17	3.2	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	2 Mar 2021	Test # 2413

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v India at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2021 [Test # 2443]

Australia v England at Melbourne, 3rd Test, Dec 26-28, 2021 [Test # 2442]

Australia v England at Adelaide, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 2021 [Test # 2441]