Team Smallest Margins By Runs

Cricket Records for England in Test matches

Smallest victories

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	2 runs	282	64.3	v Australia	Birmingham	4 Aug 2005	Test # 1758
England	3 runs	292	96.1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
England	10 runs	177	68.0	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1894	Test # 42
England	12 runs	349	151.5	v Australia	Adelaide	1 Feb 1929	Test # 179
England	12 runs	175	46.4	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
England	13 runs	111	107.0x4	v Australia	Sydney	28 Jan 1887	Test # 25
England	14 runs	311	110.5	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jul 2013	Test # 2090
England	18 runs	130	36.1	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
England	19 runs	124	32.1	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
England	22 runs	286	81.3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	20 Oct 2016	Test # 2225
England	23 runs	219	75.0	v South Africa	Leeds	6 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
England	25 runs	231	88.3	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
England	26 runs	226	88.3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
England	26 runs	355	102.1	v Pakistan	Multan	9 Dec 2022	Test # 2480
England	28 runs	231	69.2	v India	Hyderabad	25 Jan 2024	Test # 2525
England	29 runs	151	67.0	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
England	30 runs	303	106.2	v West Indies	Leeds	10 Jul 1969	Test # 655
England	31 runs	194	54.2	v India	Birmingham	1 Aug 2018	Test # 2314
England	32 runs	132	77.1x5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899	Test # 58
England	38 runs	223	53.4x8	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
England	38 runs	479	188.1	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
England	42 runs	327	86.4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
England	49 runs	384	94.4	v Australia	The Oval	27 Jul 2023	Test # 2515
England	53 runs	129	44.4	v South Africa	Leeds	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
England	57 runs	301	74.0	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
England	60 runs	455	132.5	v West Indies	Manchester	7 Jun 2007	Test # 1835
England	60 runs	245	69.4	v India	Southampton	30 Aug 2018	Test # 2317
England	62 runs	223	62.6x8	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
England	66 runs	111	26.0x5	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1896	Test # 52
England	69 runs	153	69.2x4	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1883	Test # 12
England	70 runs	363	102.1	v Australia	Sydney	23 Feb 1912	Test # 120
England	70 runs	202	56.2	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
England	71 runs	222	110.0x4	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1887	Test # 26
England	71 runs	183	57.4	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 1955	Test # 409
England	72 runs	296	78.3	v West Indies	Lord's	22 Jun 1995	Test # 1299
England	74 runs	299	68.3	v Australia	Chester-le-Street	9 Aug 2013	Test # 2093
England	74 runs	343	96.3	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	1 Dec 2022	Test # 2478
England	77 runs	325	59.3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
England	87 runs	312	101.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
England	89 runs	342	85.2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
England	91 runs	396	109.4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
England	92 runs	244	87.4	v South Africa	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
England	93 runs	429	139.2	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930	Test # 194
England	93 runs	205	49.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
England	94 runs	428	136.1	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1894	Test # 43
England	98 runs	550	93.3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
England	100 runs	310	84.0	v South Africa	Birmingham	9 Jun 1960	Test # 492
England	103 runs	506	135.5	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
England	106 runs	263	61.1	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1995	Test # 1284
England	109 runs	344	117.1	v South Africa	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
England	113 runs	296	85.1	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
England	113 runs	313	56.4	v Pakistan	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
England	113 runs	312	70.1	v West Indies	Manchester	16 Jul 2020	Test # 2389
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
England	115 runs	522	107.0	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 2009	Test # 1925
England	118 runs	464	94.3	v India	The Oval	7 Sep 2018	Test # 2318
England	121 runs	553	118.5	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
England	124 runs	345	67.3	v New Zealand	Lord's	21 May 2015	Test # 2162
England	126 runs	209	69.2x4	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1888	Test # 27
England	126 runs	438	100.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
England	127 runs	347	69.2	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
England	128 runs	240	31.3x8	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
England	130 runs	265	53.4	v New Zealand	Manchester	24 Jul 1937	Test # 261
England	131 runs	204	33.4x8	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
England	132 runs	410	112.4	v India	Birmingham	13 Jul 1967	Test # 620
England	135 runs	399	77.0	v Australia	The Oval	12 Sep 2019	Test # 2362
England	137 runs	423	103.3	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
England	141 runs	343	70.5	v Pakistan	Birmingham	3 Aug 2016	Test # 2212
England	143 runs	182	15.4	v Ireland	Lord's	24 Jul 2019	Test # 2352
England	157 runs	329	72.5	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1904	Test # 81
England	158 runs	346	59.3	v India	Lord's	25 Jun 1932	Test # 219
England	158 runs	374	70.0	v West Indies	The Oval	31 Aug 2000	Test # 1509
England	161 runs	391	81.1	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1993	Test # 1231
England	165 runs	511	129.0	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
England	166 runs	328	46.1x8	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
England	167 runs	380	112.2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1 Feb 1930	Test # 189
England	167 runs	323	47.5	v Pakistan	Leeds	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1813
England	168 runs	383	79.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	30 Jan 1992	Test # 1185
England	169 runs	412	70.3	v Australia	Cardiff	8 Jul 2015	Test # 2170
England	170 runs	568	109.4	v India	Lord's	25 Jul 2002	Test # 1610
England	170 runs	239	22.3	v New Zealand	Lord's	16 May 2013	Test # 2088
England	171 runs	548	145.1	v India	Manchester	23 Jul 1959	Test # 477
England	174 runs	334	58.2	v South Africa	Leeds	8 Jul 1912	Test # 124
England	174 runs	280	27.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
England	177 runs	380	62.5	v South Africa	Manchester	4 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
England	181 runs	513	124.0	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	12 Mar 2010	Test # 1954
England	185 runs	297	29.4	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1904	Test # 79
England	189 runs	460	110.1	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
England	189 runs	438	137.4	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
England	191 runs	466	77.1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
England	196 runs	458	96.3	v India	Lord's	21 Jul 2011	Test # 2000
England	197 runs	546	102.2	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009	Test # 1931
England	200 runs	284	38.5	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
England	202 runs	452	69.2	v India	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
England	202 runs	386	81.2	v West Indies	Manchester	8 Jun 1950	Test # 323
England	205 runs	343	77.3	v New Zealand	Birmingham	5 Jun 1958	Test # 454
England	205 runs	366	67.0x8	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
England	208 runs	446	82.2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	8 Apr 1994	Test # 1258
England	210 runs	246	22.4x5	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Apr 1899	Test # 59
England	210 runs	478	79.3	v West Indies	Lord's	22 Jul 2004	Test # 1707
England	211 runs	331	36.4	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
England	211 runs	462	85.1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
England	212 runs	313	48.2	v India	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
England	213 runs	402	72.4	v Australia	Nottingham	29 May 1905	Test # 83
England	217 runs	309	34.3	v West Indies	Birmingham	4 Jul 1963	Test # 545
England	225 runs	452	54.0	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
England	226 runs	352	83.3	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
England	227 runs	420	58.1	v India	Chennai	5 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
England	230 runs	362	75.5	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1969	Test # 656
England	232 runs	485	69.5	v West Indies	Gros Islet	9 Feb 2019	Test # 2346
England	239 runs	492	77.1	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
England	241 runs	416	71.0	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
England	244 runs	310	22.4	v Australia	The Oval	19 Aug 1912	Test # 129
England	247 runs	472	62.0	v India	Lord's	26 Jul 1990	Test # 1148
England	247 runs	468	76.3	v New Zealand	Leeds	24 May 2013	Test # 2089
England	256 runs	501	134.5	v West Indies	Port of Spain	28 Jan 1960	Test # 488
England	256 runs	479	55.3	v West Indies	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
England	266 runs	445	66.4	v India	Southampton	27 Jul 2014	Test # 2132
England	267 runs	394	45.3	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	16 Feb 2023	Test # 2492
England	269 runs	399	37.1	v West Indies	Manchester	24 Jul 2020	Test # 2390
England	288 runs	319	18.4x5	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
England	289 runs	415	52.3	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
England	299 runs	416	56.5x8	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676
England	312 runs	385	50.1x8	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
England	319 runs	478	47.4	v India	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011	Test # 2001
England	322 runs	381	12.3x8	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1936	Test # 255
England	329 runs	468	37.1	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Oct 2003	Test # 1667
England	330 runs	565	70.3	v Pakistan	Manchester	22 Jul 2016	Test # 2208
England	338 runs	532	69.2	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Jan 1933	Test # 222
England	347 runs	583	90.3	v Australia	Lord's	18 Jul 2013	Test # 2091
England	354 runs	435	29.0	v Pakistan	Nottingham	29 Jul 2010	Test # 1967
England	675 runs	742	25.3	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]