Smallest margin of victory (by runs)

Records for Test Matches

By runs
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
1 run18679.0v AustraliaAdelaide23 Jan 1993Test # 1210
1 run25874.2v EnglandWellington24 Feb 2023Test # 2494
2 runs28264.3v AustraliaBirmingham4 Aug 2005Test # 1758
3 runs12449.4v EnglandManchester24 Jul 1902Test # 73
3 runs29296.1v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1982Test # 943
4 runs17658.4v PakistanAbu Dhabi16 Nov 2018Test # 2327
5 runs11756.3v AustraliaSydney2 Jan 1994Test # 1243
6 runs214111.1x4v EnglandSydney20 Feb 1885Test # 19
7 runs8555.0x4v EnglandThe Oval28 Aug 1882Test # 9
7 runs17750.1v Sri LankaKandy30 Jul 2000Test # 1505
7 runs24163.4v AustraliaHobart9 Dec 2011Test # 2021
8 runs21650.5v AustraliaBrisbane25 Jan 2024Test # 2524
10 runs17768.0v AustraliaSydney14 Dec 1894Test # 42
11 runs375111.2x8v EnglandAdelaide16 Jan 1925Test # 160
12 runs349151.5v AustraliaAdelaide1 Feb 1929Test # 179
12 runs17546.4v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1998Test # 1436
12 runs27195.2v IndiaChennai28 Jan 1999Test # 1442
13 runs111107.0x4v AustraliaSydney28 Jan 1887Test # 25
13 runs10730.5v AustraliaWankhede3 Nov 2004Test # 1720
14 runs311110.5v AustraliaNottingham10 Jul 2013Test # 2090
16 runs34184.7x8v IndiaBrisbane2 Dec 1977Test # 809
16 runs22193.5v IndiaBengaluru13 Mar 1987Test # 1073
16 runs18151.1v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)17 Aug 1992Test # 1194
17 runs23278.0x8v EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957Test # 437
17 runs23161.3v BangladeshMirpur11 Feb 2021Test # 2410
18 runs13036.1v AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981Test # 905
19 runs24453.2v EnglandJohannesburg1 Jan 1910Test # 106
19 runs12432.1v AustraliaThe Oval21 Aug 1997Test # 1377
20 runs26570.5v AustraliaMirpur27 Aug 2017Test # 2272
21 runs13647.4v PakistanAbu Dhabi28 Sep 2017Test # 2275
22 runs19852.4v EnglandMultan12 Nov 2005Test # 1770
22 runs28681.3v BangladeshChattogram20 Oct 2016Test # 2225
23 runs21975.0v South AfricaLeeds6 Aug 1998Test # 1422
24 runs16868.0v EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1954Test # 390
24 runs26481.0v PakistanHarare10 Sep 2013Test # 2096
25 runs23188.3v PakistanLeeds8 Jul 1971Test # 689
26 runs22688.3v West IndiesPort of Spain30 Mar 1974Test # 738
26 runs355102.1v PakistanMultan9 Dec 2022Test # 2480
27 runs35273.1v Sri LankaKandy16 Mar 2004Test # 1688
27 runs291102.3v West IndiesAuckland9 Mar 2006Test # 1787
28 runs24067.3v EnglandJohannesburg24 Dec 1930Test # 200
28 runs17963.7x8v EnglandMelbourne22 Dec 1950Test # 328
28 runs19291.0v EnglandEden Gardens30 Dec 1972Test # 706
28 runs23169.2v IndiaHyderabad25 Jan 2024Test # 2525
29 runs15167.0v AustraliaBirmingham30 Jul 1981Test # 906
29 runs25588.2v South AfricaDurban26 Feb 1998Test # 1403
30 runs25175.3v AustraliaSydney27 Feb 1931Test # 208
30 runs19779.3v New ZealandDurban8 Dec 1961Test # 515
30 runs303106.2v West IndiesLeeds10 Jul 1969Test # 655
31 runs19454.2v IndiaBirmingham1 Aug 2018Test # 2314
31 runs323119.5v AustraliaAdelaide6 Dec 2018Test # 2333
32 runs13277.1x5v South AfricaJohannesburg14 Feb 1899Test # 58
32 runs21165.3v EnglandMelbourne28 Feb 1902Test # 69
32 runs25176.0v PakistanDunedin24 Nov 2009Test # 1934
33 runs12743.3v New ZealandHamilton2 Jan 1993Test # 1207
34 runs366108.1v ZimbabweBulawayo1 Nov 2011Test # 2013
35 runs9947.0v ZimbabwePort of Spain16 Mar 2000Test # 1490
35 runs35994.3v West IndiesPerth16 Dec 2009Test # 1941
36 runs17638.0v PakistanSydney3 Jan 2010Test # 1945
37 runs313115.1v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Apr 2002Test # 1599
38 runs37883.4v AustraliaAdelaide7 Jan 1911Test # 113
38 runs22353.4x8v AustraliaSydney17 Dec 1954Test # 392
38 runs479188.1v New ZealandNottingham7 Jun 1973Test # 722
38 runs372100.1v IndiaAdelaide25 Jan 1992Test # 1184
38 runs12035.5v IndiaBridgetown27 Mar 1997Test # 1363
39 runs395109.6x8v IndiaBrisbane19 Jan 1968Test # 626
39 runs490145.0v PakistanBrisbane15 Dec 2016Test # 2240
40 runs314144.0v South AfricaGqeberha16 Feb 1962Test # 524
40 runs21973.0v PakistanProvidence12 May 2011Test # 1992
40 runs40796.3v IndiaAuckland6 Feb 2014Test # 2118
41 runs21460.5v West IndiesDhaka6 Mar 1959Test # 471
41 runs31694.2v PakistanColombo (PSS)3 Oct 2002Test # 1615
42 runs25272.1v PakistanFaisalabad15 Sep 1995Test # 1305
42 runs32786.4v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)23 Nov 2018Test # 2329
43 runs37181.3v EnglandLord's28 Jun 2023Test # 2508
44 runs334113.1v West IndiesPort of Spain23 Mar 1973Test # 718
44 runs27671.1v PakistanLahore21 Nov 1996Test # 1339
45 runs15466.1x4v EnglandMelbourne15 Mar 1877Test # 1
45 runs463112.4x8v EnglandMelbourne12 Mar 1977Test # 800
46 runs27979.1v IndiaEden Gardens16 Feb 1999Test # 1444
47 runs493141.4x8v IndiaAdelaide28 Jan 1978Test # 816
48 runs36487.1v IndiaAdelaide9 Dec 2014Test # 2148
49 runs279105.1v EnglandSydney21 Feb 1908Test # 100
49 runs26969.4v West IndiesKingston30 Jun 2006Test # 1808
49 runs38494.4v AustraliaThe Oval27 Jul 2023Test # 2515
50 runs16844.3v PakistanGalle4 Jul 2009Test # 1921
51 runs34682.5v EnglandLord's16 Aug 2012Test # 2053
52 runs15946.0x8v PakistanSydney6 Jan 1973Test # 707
52 runs20172.4v South AfricaBridgetown18 Apr 1992Test # 1188
52 runs24062.2v ZimbabweRawalpindi9 Dec 1993Test # 1240
53 runs12944.4v South AfricaLeeds29 Jul 1907Test # 94
53 runs14637.3v PakistanFaisalabad24 Oct 1997Test # 1382
53 runs30882.2v West IndiesBridgetown26 Jun 2014Test # 2127
54 runs21382.2v EnglandMelbourne1 Jan 1892Test # 35
54 runs25671.4v EnglandManchester27 Jul 1961Test # 510
55 runs26056.0v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1976Test # 780
55 runs320114.0v EnglandSydney10 Jan 1987Test # 1065
56 runs346109.0v West IndiesDubai (DICS)13 Oct 2016Test # 2224
57 runs29470.1v PakistanPeshawar5 Mar 2000Test # 1487
57 runs30174.0v Sri LankaPallekele14 Nov 2018Test # 2326
58 runs18958.3x8v EnglandGqeberha1 Mar 1957Test # 438
58 runs22074.1v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1981Test # 915
59 runs14348.4v AustraliaMelbourne7 Feb 1981Test # 895
60 runs18869.5v New ZealandBrabourne25 Sep 1969Test # 659
60 runs455132.5v West IndiesManchester7 Jun 2007Test # 1835
60 runs24569.4v IndiaSouthampton30 Aug 2018Test # 2317
61 runs12447.0x4v EnglandLord's16 Jul 1888Test # 28
61 runs23556.4v IndiaHarare7 Oct 1998Test # 1425
62 runs22362.6x8v AustraliaSydney12 Feb 1971Test # 679
62 runs25375.3v IndiaWellington21 Feb 1981Test # 897
62 runs28173.3v New ZealandAuckland11 Mar 2000Test # 1488
63 runs32668.2v West IndiesKingston20 Jun 2011Test # 1997
63 runs17649.5v IndiaGalle12 Aug 2015Test # 2176
63 runs24173.3v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Jan 2018Test # 2294
64 runs17038.5v South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996Test # 1338
64 runs20435.2v West IndiesChattogram22 Nov 2018Test # 2328
65 runs24358.5v New ZealandFaisalabad26 Oct 1990Test # 1153
66 runs11126.0x5v AustraliaThe Oval10 Aug 1896Test # 52
68 runs31790.2v PakistanDubai (DICS)6 Oct 2017Test # 2278
69 runs15369.2x4v AustraliaSydney26 Jan 1883Test # 12
69 runs23280.1v West IndiesPort of Spain17 Mar 2001Test # 1538
70 runs363102.1v AustraliaSydney23 Feb 1912Test # 120
70 runs19338.0x8v EnglandBrisbane1 Dec 1950Test # 327
70 runs37795.3v Sri LankaCape Town19 Mar 1998Test # 1410
70 runs20256.2v South AfricaNottingham14 Aug 2003Test # 1654
71 runs222110.0x4v AustraliaSydney25 Feb 1887Test # 26
71 runs18665.2v EnglandNottingham7 Jun 1951Test # 334
71 runs18357.4v South AfricaLord's23 Jun 1955Test # 409
71 runs38292.4x8v AustraliaMelbourne10 Mar 1979Test # 849
71 runs32497.3v EnglandDubai (DICS)3 Feb 2012Test # 2034
72 runs22966.2v EnglandSydney29 Jan 1892Test # 36
72 runs408142.2v South AfricaCape Town1 Jan 1962Test # 519
72 runs13727.3x8v EnglandWellington10 Feb 1978Test # 817
72 runs29678.3v West IndiesLord's22 Jun 1995Test # 1299
72 runs41386.5v AustraliaPerth16 Jan 2008Test # 1862
72 runs14536.1v EnglandAbu Dhabi25 Jan 2012Test # 2032
72 runs24465.5v West IndiesColombo (PSS)22 Oct 2015Test # 2182
72 runs20842.4v IndiaCape Town5 Jan 2018Test # 2292
74 runs24766.1v AustraliaSydney30 Nov 1995Test # 1314
74 runs29968.3v AustraliaChester-le-Street9 Aug 2013Test # 2093
74 runs34396.3v PakistanRawalpindi1 Dec 2022Test # 2478
75 runs34099.0v EnglandGalle26 Mar 2012Test # 2038
75 runs37096.3v West IndiesRoseau23 Apr 2012Test # 2042
75 runs28375.5v EnglandLord's14 Jul 2016Test # 2206
75 runs18835.4v AustraliaBengaluru4 Mar 2017Test # 2251
77 runs24985.2v IndiaChennai24 Dec 1969Test # 669
77 runs32559.3v South AfricaJohannesburg13 Jan 2005Test # 1734
77 runs24554.3v BangladeshMirpur13 Nov 2012Test # 2057
78 runs31263.0v EnglandAuckland30 Mar 2002Test # 1597
79 runs31767.2v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2023Test # 2519
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]