Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	2 runs	282	64.3	v Australia	Birmingham	4 Aug 2005	Test # 1758
India	13 runs	107	30.5	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
India	72 runs	413	86.5	v Australia	Perth	16 Jan 2008	Test # 1862
England	115 runs	522	107.0	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 2009	Test # 1925
India	171 runs	384	68.3	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
India	172 runs	382	50.2	v Australia	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
England	197 runs	546	102.2	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009	Test # 1931
England	225 runs	452	54.0	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
India	320 runs	516	64.4	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	2 wickets	155	41.1	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
West Indies	3 wickets	418	128.5	v Australia	St John's	9 May 2003	Test # 1645
England	3 wickets	129	31.5	v Australia	Nottingham	25 Aug 2005	Test # 1762
India	4 wickets	230	72.4	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
South Africa	5 wickets	335	104.5	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
England	6 wickets	315	73.2	v Australia	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
South Africa	6 wickets	414	119.2	v Australia	Perth	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
South Africa	9 wickets	183	48.0	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902

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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, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]