Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories in 2023 in Tests

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	1 run	258	74.2	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023	Test # 2494
West Indies	8 runs	216	50.5	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024	Test # 2524
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
South Africa	40 runs	263	66.2	v West Indies	Providence	15 Aug 2024	Test # 2543
Australia	43 runs	371	81.3	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 2023	Test # 2508
England	49 runs	384	94.4	v Australia	The Oval	27 Jul 2023	Test # 2515
Sri Lanka	63 runs	275	71.4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
Australia	79 runs	317	67.2	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2519
South Africa	87 runs	247	41.0	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
Bangladesh	101 runs	287	50.0	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Nov 2024	Test # 2565
India	106 runs	399	69.2	v England	Visakhapatnam	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2526
South Africa	109 runs	348	69.1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
New Zealand	113 runs	359	60.2	v India	Pune	24 Oct 2024	Test # 2557
Bangladesh	150 runs	332	71.1	v New Zealand	Sylhet	28 Nov 2023	Test # 2516
Pakistan	152 runs	297	33.3	v England	Multan	15 Oct 2024	Test # 2554
Australia	172 runs	369	64.4	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 2024	Test # 2533
Australia	184 runs	340	79.1	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2571
England	190 runs	483	86.4	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
Sri Lanka	192 runs	511	85.0	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
West Indies	201 runs	334	38.0	v Bangladesh	North Sound	22 Nov 2024	Test # 2562
Australia	209 runs	444	63.3	v India	The Oval	7 Jun 2023	Test # 2505
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	267 runs	394	45.3	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	16 Feb 2023	Test # 2492
India	280 runs	515	62.1	v Bangladesh	Chennai	19 Sep 2024	Test # 2550
New Zealand	281 runs	529	80.0	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	4 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
South Africa	284 runs	391	35.1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
India	295 runs	534	58.4	v Australia	Perth	22 Nov 2024	Test # 2561
England	323 runs	583	54.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Dec 2024	Test # 2567
Sri Lanka	328 runs	511	49.2	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
Australia	360 runs	450	30.2	v Pakistan	Perth	14 Dec 2023	Test # 2518
New Zealand	423 runs	658	47.2	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024	Test # 2569
India	434 runs	557	39.4	v England	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024	Test # 2530
Bangladesh	546 runs	662	33.0	v Afghanistan	Mirpur	14 Jun 2023	Test # 2506

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	2 wickets	285	70.0	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	9 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
Australia	2 wickets	281	92.3	v England	Birmingham	16 Jun 2023	Test # 2507
South Africa	2 wickets	148	39.3	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
England	3 wickets	251	50.0	v Australia	Leeds	6 Jul 2023	Test # 2509
Australia	3 wickets	279	65.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	8 Mar 2024	Test # 2535
Pakistan	4 wickets	131	32.5	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
New Zealand	4 wickets	137	39.4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	6 Dec 2023	Test # 2517
Ireland	4 wickets	158	36.1	v Zimbabwe	Belfast	25 Jul 2024	Test # 2540
India	5 wickets	192	61.0	v England	Ranchi	23 Feb 2024	Test # 2531
England	5 wickets	205	57.2	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
India	6 wickets	115	26.4	v Australia	Delhi	17 Feb 2023	Test # 2493
Ireland	6 wickets	111	31.3	v Afghanistan	Tolerance Oval	28 Feb 2024	Test # 2532
Bangladesh	6 wickets	185	56.0	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	30 Aug 2024	Test # 2547
Bangladesh	7 wickets	138	27.1	v Ireland	Mirpur	4 Apr 2023	Test # 2501
India	7 wickets	79	12.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
New Zealand	7 wickets	267	94.2	v South Africa	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
India	7 wickets	95	17.2	v Bangladesh	Kanpur	27 Sep 2024	Test # 2552
South Africa	7 wickets	106	22.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	21 Oct 2024	Test # 2556
Australia	8 wickets	130	25.5	v Pakistan	Sydney	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2521
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	219	40.3	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
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
Australia	9 wickets	76	18.5	v India	Indore	1 Mar 2023	Test # 2496
Pakistan	9 wickets	36	3.1	v England	Rawalpindi	24 Oct 2024	Test # 2558
England	10 wickets	11	0.4	v Ireland	Lord's	1 Jun 2023	Test # 2504
Australia	10 wickets	26	6.4	v West Indies	Adelaide	17 Jan 2024	Test # 2523
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	56	7.2	v Afghanistan	Colombo (SSC)	2 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
England	10 wickets	82	7.2	v West Indies	Birmingham	26 Jul 2024	Test # 2541
Bangladesh	10 wickets	30	6.3	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2544
Australia	10 wickets	19	3.2	v India	Adelaide	6 Dec 2024	Test # 2568

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