Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records in 1990s in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	1 run	186	79.0	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1993	Test # 1210
South Africa	5 runs	117	56.3	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
England	12 runs	175	46.4	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
Pakistan	12 runs	271	95.2	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
Australia	16 runs	181	51.1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
England	19 runs	124	32.1	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
England	23 runs	219	75.0	v South Africa	Leeds	6 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
Pakistan	29 runs	255	88.2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Pakistan	33 runs	127	43.3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	2 Jan 1993	Test # 1207
Australia	38 runs	372	100.1	v India	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992	Test # 1184
West Indies	38 runs	120	35.5	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
Sri Lanka	42 runs	252	72.1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	15 Sep 1995	Test # 1305
New Zealand	44 runs	276	71.1	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
Pakistan	46 runs	279	79.1	v India	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999	Test # 1444
West Indies	52 runs	201	72.4	v South Africa	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992	Test # 1188
Pakistan	52 runs	240	62.2	v Zimbabwe	Rawalpindi	9 Dec 1993	Test # 1240
South Africa	53 runs	146	37.3	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
Zimbabwe	61 runs	235	56.4	v India	Harare	7 Oct 1998	Test # 1425
India	64 runs	170	38.5	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
Pakistan	65 runs	243	58.5	v New Zealand	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990	Test # 1153
South Africa	70 runs	377	95.3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
England	72 runs	296	78.3	v West Indies	Lord's	22 Jun 1995	Test # 1299
Pakistan	74 runs	247	66.1	v Australia	Sydney	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1314
New Zealand	83 runs	246	56.1	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1999	Test # 1458
Australia	92 runs	429	137.5	v Pakistan	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990	Test # 1134
South Africa	93 runs	275	55.5	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
India	96 runs	363	81.4	v West Indies	Wankhede	18 Nov 1994	Test # 1274
Australia	98 runs	287	66.1	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
Pakistan	99 runs	239	59.4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Feb 1995	Test # 1290
England	106 runs	263	61.1	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1995	Test # 1284
England	114 runs	345	91.4	v New Zealand	Birmingham	5 Jul 1990	Test # 1147
England	115 runs	278	56.4	v West Indies	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
New Zealand	120 runs	326	76.2	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
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
Pakistan	131 runs	266	62.5	v Zimbabwe	Karachi	1 Dec 1993	Test # 1237
England	137 runs	423	103.3	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
New Zealand	137 runs	327	78.4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
Australia	139 runs	359	71.2	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1205
Sri Lanka	144 runs	357	76.0	v Pakistan	Sialkot	22 Sep 1995	Test # 1306
West Indies	147 runs	194	19.1	v England	Port of Spain	25 Mar 1994	Test # 1257
Australia	148 runs	401	96.2	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	25 Jan 1996	Test # 1324
South Africa	149 runs	421	91.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
Australia	155 runs	376	84.3	v Pakistan	Hobart	17 Nov 1995	Test # 1313
Australia	157 runs	455	81.4	v West Indies	St John's	27 Apr 1991	Test # 1170
England	161 runs	391	81.1	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993	Test # 1231
Pakistan	161 runs	357	80.4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	8 Dec 1995	Test # 1316
West Indies	164 runs	356	91.4	v England	Bridgetown	5 Apr 1990	Test # 1143
Pakistan	164 runs	408	97.1	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
Sri Lanka	164 runs	296	54.3	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
New Zealand	167 runs	465	131.5	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
England	168 runs	383	79.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	30 Jan 1992	Test # 1185
Australia	176 runs	388	102.5	v West Indies	St John's	3 Apr 1999	Test # 1454
New Zealand	177 runs	315	50.3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Nov 1992	Test # 1199
South Africa	178 runs	320	38.2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
Australia	179 runs	512	120.2	v England	Manchester	3 Jun 1993	Test # 1223
India	179 runs	348	67.5	v Australia	Chennai	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
Australia	180 runs	376	89.3	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1479
Australia	184 runs	508	137.2	v England	Brisbane	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1275
Australia	186 runs	319	62.0	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
Australia	191 runs	321	105.5	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
South Africa	197 runs	454	96.3	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
West Indies	204 runs	370	53.5	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	16 Apr 1993	Test # 1220
Australia	205 runs	443	89.0	v England	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998	Test # 1434
England	208 runs	446	82.2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	8 Apr 1994	Test # 1258
India	212 runs	420	60.3	v Pakistan	Delhi	4 Feb 1999	Test # 1443
India	235 runs	472	121.1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
Sri Lanka	241 runs	427	84.4	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
West Indies	242 runs	380	62.1	v England	Georgetown	27 Feb 1998	Test # 1404
West Indies	243 runs	358	35.2	v India	Mohali	10 Dec 1994	Test # 1278
England	247 runs	472	62.0	v India	Lord's	26 Jul 1990	Test # 1148
South Africa	259 runs	394	60.5	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
Australia	264 runs	451	48.5	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
Australia	268 runs	469	73.4	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
India	280 runs	461	96.1	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
South Africa	282 runs	427	66.2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
Australia	285 runs	396	38.1	v India	Adelaide	10 Dec 1999	Test # 1476
Australia	295 runs	388	42.5	v England	Melbourne	24 Dec 1994	Test # 1279
Australia	300 runs	442	55.1	v India	Perth	1 Feb 1992	Test # 1186
Pakistan	301 runs	483	47.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	9 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
Australia	312 runs	364	19.1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Mar 1999	Test # 1448
South Africa	324 runs	490	69.3	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
South Africa	328 runs	395	34.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
Australia	329 runs	453	41.0	v England	Perth	3 Feb 1995	Test # 1287
South Africa	329 runs	467	53.3	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
West Indies	343 runs	552	87.2	v Australia	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991	Test # 1169
South Africa	351 runs	569	75.2	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
South Africa	356 runs	456	45.5	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	1 wicket	314	106.1	v Australia	Karachi	28 Sep 1994	Test # 1268
West Indies	1 wicket	308	120.1	v Australia	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999	Test # 1453
Pakistan	2 wickets	138	45.1	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
Australia	2 wickets	270	93.3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
Pakistan	3 wickets	185	70.5	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	2 Jan 1992	Test # 1182
West Indies	3 wickets	282	98.2	v England	Port of Spain	5 Feb 1998	Test # 1398
England	3 wickets	225	108.0	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	Test # 1399
Pakistan	3 wickets	192	53.5	v Zimbabwe	Harare	21 Mar 1998	Test # 1412
England	4 wickets	305	146.4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
South Africa	4 wickets	164	62.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
New Zealand	4 wickets	213	60.3	v India	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
Australia	4 wickets	369	113.5	v Pakistan	Hobart	18 Nov 1999	Test # 1469
England	5 wickets	143	31.4	v West Indies	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
New Zealand	5 wickets	201	72.4	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1993	Test # 1217
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	140	42.4	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
Pakistan	5 wickets	138	41.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1994	Test # 1248
New Zealand	5 wickets	324	107.0	v Pakistan	Christchurch	24 Feb 1994	Test # 1251
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	326	113.5	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
England	6 wickets	99	42.4	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
England	6 wickets	94	35.5	v West Indies	Manchester	27 Jul 1995	Test # 1301
West Indies	6 wickets	87	23.5	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
West Indies	6 wickets	187	49.2	v Sri Lanka	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
South Africa	6 wickets	226	62.5	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	95	26.5	v Australia	Kandy	9 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	35	15.2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Nov 1999	Test # 1473
West Indies	7 wickets	130	29.2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	23 Nov 1990	Test # 1157
West Indies	7 wickets	152	40.4	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
South Africa	7 wickets	88	31.2	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
South Africa	7 wickets	108	38.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
India	7 wickets	56	13.2	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
Zimbabwe	7 wickets	162	48.2	v Pakistan	Peshawar	27 Nov 1998	Test # 1430
Australia	7 wickets	64	23.0	v England	Perth	28 Nov 1998	Test # 1431
England	7 wickets	208	43.4	v New Zealand	Birmingham	1 Jul 1999	Test # 1455
Pakistan	8 wickets	98	37.0	v West Indies	Karachi	15 Nov 1990	Test # 1154
Australia	8 wickets	197	86.0	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990	Test # 1159
Australia	8 wickets	128	40.0	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1991	Test # 1180
India	8 wickets	79	29.2	v England	Eden Gardens	29 Jan 1993	Test # 1211
Australia	8 wickets	120	43.3	v England	Birmingham	5 Aug 1993	Test # 1230
West Indies	8 wickets	95	26.2	v England	Kingston	19 Feb 1994	Test # 1250
England	8 wickets	204	35.3	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1994	Test # 1266
South Africa	8 wickets	152	45.4	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
Pakistan	8 wickets	61	11.4	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	7 Feb 1995	Test # 1288
India	8 wickets	151	40.5	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	18 Oct 1995	Test # 1308
England	8 wickets	121	33.5	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
South Africa	8 wickets	29	6.4	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	10	1.5	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	7 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
Australia	8 wickets	194	58.0	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
England	8 wickets	247	87.0	v South Africa	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
South Africa	8 wickets	16	8.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
India	8 wickets	82	18.2	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Oct 1999	Test # 1464
England	9 wickets	41	16.3	v West Indies	Kingston	24 Feb 1990	Test # 1140
New Zealand	9 wickets	178	63.4	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
Pakistan	9 wickets	75	20.3	v New Zealand	Lahore	18 Oct 1990	Test # 1152
Australia	9 wickets	120	31.2	v England	Perth	1 Feb 1991	Test # 1163
West Indies	9 wickets	115	32.2	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	70	14.4	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	6 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
South Africa	9 wickets	153	51.1	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
Australia	9 wickets	91	25.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
West Indies	9 wickets	98	20.5	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1995	Test # 1296
West Indies	9 wickets	126	19.0	v England	Leeds	8 Jun 1995	Test # 1298
Pakistan	9 wickets	48	6.4	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
England	9 wickets	118	21.3	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
South Africa	9 wickets	146	48.4	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
New Zealand	9 wickets	58	23.0	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1999	Test # 1456
New Zealand	9 wickets	70	15.0	v West Indies	Hamilton	16 Dec 1999	Test # 1477
New Zealand	10 wickets	2	0.5	v India	Christchurch	2 Feb 1990	Test # 1136
Australia	10 wickets	157	46.0	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 1990	Test # 1155
West Indies	10 wickets	28	7.5	v Australia	Georgetown	23 Mar 1991	Test # 1167
Australia	10 wickets	56	24.5	v India	Brisbane	29 Nov 1991	Test # 1177
Pakistan	10 wickets	2	0.1	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
West Indies	10 wickets	29	4.3	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	23 Apr 1993	Test # 1221
Australia	10 wickets	39	6.5	v West Indies	Bridgetown	31 Mar 1995	Test # 1294
Australia	10 wickets	41	7.4	v Sri Lanka	Melbourne	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1319
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
West Indies	10 wickets	54	10.3	v Australia	Perth	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
Pakistan	10 wickets	12	5.0	v West Indies	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
New Zealand	10 wickets	20	3.5	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	19 Feb 1998	Test # 1401
South Africa	10 wickets	15	1.1	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	36	5.0	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
West Indies	10 wickets	3	0.3	v Australia	Kingston	13 Mar 1999	Test # 1451
Australia	10 wickets	5	0.4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	14 Oct 1999	Test # 1463
Australia	10 wickets	74	14.2	v Pakistan	Brisbane	5 Nov 1999	Test # 1467

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Performances in matches that overlap decades 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 England at Durban, 3rd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1480]

Australia v India at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1479]

New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1999 [Test # 1478]