Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	122 runs	333	70.5	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1857
West Indies	155 runs	408	88.3	v India	Kingston	18 May 2002	Test # 1604
Pakistan	168 runs	383	90.0	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005	Test # 1743
England	170 runs	568	109.4	v India	Lord's	25 Jul 2002	Test # 1610
South Africa	174 runs	354	55.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
England	212 runs	313	48.2	v India	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
Australia	217 runs	457	87.4	v India	Bengaluru	6 Oct 2004	Test # 1713
Australia	337 runs	499	74.0	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
Pakistan	341 runs	607	58.4	v India	Karachi	29 Jan 2006	Test # 1783
Australia	342 runs	543	53.3	v India	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 wickets	163	63.0	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
Zimbabwe	4 wickets	157	54.0	v India	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
New Zealand	4 wickets	160	56.2	v India	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
South Africa	5 wickets	211	64.1	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	122	33.1	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
South Africa	9 wickets	54	14.4	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
Australia	9 wickets	95	22.2	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
Pakistan	9 wickets	40	7.0	v India	Lahore	5 Apr 2004	Test # 1695
Australia	10 wickets	47	7.0	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	6	1.5	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
West Indies	10 wickets	5	1.2	v India	Bridgetown	2 May 2002	Test # 1601
New Zealand	10 wickets	36	9.3	v India	Wellington	12 Dec 2002	Test # 1631

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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]