Team Smallest Margins By Runs

Cricket Records for Australia in Test matches

Smallest victories

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	3 runs	124	49.4	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1902	Test # 73
Australia	6 runs	214	111.1x4	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885	Test # 19
Australia	7 runs	85	55.0x4	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1882	Test # 9
Australia	11 runs	375	111.2x8	v England	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925	Test # 160
Australia	16 runs	341	84.7x8	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
Australia	16 runs	181	51.1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Australia	27 runs	352	73.1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
Australia	28 runs	179	63.7x8	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
Australia	32 runs	211	65.3	v England	Melbourne	28 Feb 1902	Test # 69
Australia	35 runs	359	94.3	v West Indies	Perth	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
Australia	36 runs	176	38.0	v Pakistan	Sydney	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1945
Australia	38 runs	372	100.1	v India	Adelaide	25 Jan 1992	Test # 1184
Australia	39 runs	395	109.6x8	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968	Test # 626
Australia	39 runs	490	145.0	v Pakistan	Brisbane	15 Dec 2016	Test # 2240
Australia	41 runs	316	94.2	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	3 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
Australia	43 runs	371	81.3	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 2023	Test # 2508
Australia	44 runs	334	113.1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
Australia	45 runs	154	66.1x4	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877	Test # 1
Australia	45 runs	463	112.4x8	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
Australia	47 runs	493	141.4x8	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
Australia	48 runs	364	87.1	v India	Adelaide	9 Dec 2014	Test # 2148
Australia	49 runs	279	105.1	v England	Sydney	21 Feb 1908	Test # 100
Australia	52 runs	159	46.0x8	v Pakistan	Sydney	6 Jan 1973	Test # 707
Australia	54 runs	213	82.2	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1892	Test # 35
Australia	54 runs	256	71.4	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
Australia	55 runs	320	114.0	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
Australia	58 runs	220	74.1	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
Australia	61 runs	124	47.0x4	v England	Lord's	16 Jul 1888	Test # 28
Australia	62 runs	281	73.3	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 2000	Test # 1488
Australia	70 runs	193	38.0x8	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1950	Test # 327
Australia	72 runs	229	66.2	v England	Sydney	29 Jan 1892	Test # 36
Australia	75 runs	370	96.3	v West Indies	Roseau	23 Apr 2012	Test # 2042
Australia	77 runs	249	85.2	v India	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
Australia	79 runs	317	67.2	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2519
Australia	81 runs	372	106.3x8	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1925	Test # 159
Australia	87 runs	475	105.4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
Australia	89 runs	170	32.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
Australia	92 runs	293	57.5x8	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
Australia	92 runs	429	137.5	v Pakistan	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990	Test # 1134
Australia	94 runs	231	69.2	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
Australia	95 runs	287	67.0	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
Australia	96 runs	337	107.0x8	v South Africa	Brisbane	5 Dec 1952	Test # 359
Australia	96 runs	507	104.3	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1847
Australia	98 runs	287	66.1	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
Australia	103 runs	283	67.0x8	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Australia	103 runs	376	114.2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
Australia	111 runs	251	55.1	v England	Melbourne	30 Dec 1932	Test # 221
Australia	112 runs	410	99.5	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
Australia	115 runs	351	92.1	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Mar 2022	Test # 2458
Australia	118 runs	407	89.2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003	Test # 1639
Australia	118 runs	417	92.4	v South Africa	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
Australia	119 runs	490	106.2	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921	Test # 137
Australia	120 runs	354	84.2	v England	Adelaide	2 Dec 2017	Test # 2285
Australia	121 runs	370	93.4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
Australia	122 runs	333	70.5	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1857
Australia	122 runs	292	47.5	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2025
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
Australia	125 runs	379	95.5	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Aug 2011	Test # 2005
Australia	126 runs	214	37.5	v England	Leeds	1 Jul 1909	Test # 103
Australia	137 runs	393	119.2	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	14 Dec 2012	Test # 2067
Australia	138 runs	354	90.2	v England	Perth	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
Australia	139 runs	333	80.0	v India	Chennai	2 Oct 1964	Test # 566
Australia	139 runs	359	71.2	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1205
Australia	143 runs	339	60.5	v England	Sheffield	3 Jul 1902	Test # 72
Australia	144 runs	342	73.6x8	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
Australia	146 runs	438	123.2	v England	Sydney	15 Dec 1911	Test # 116
Australia	146 runs	398	60.2x8	v India	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967	Test # 624
Australia	146 runs	287	56.0	v India	Perth	14 Dec 2018	Test # 2334
Australia	146 runs	271	38.5	v England	Hobart	14 Jan 2022	Test # 2449
Australia	148 runs	392	74.0x8	v England	Adelaide	29 Jan 1937	Test # 258
Australia	148 runs	401	96.2	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	25 Jan 1996	Test # 1324
Australia	149 runs	312	65.4	v Sri Lanka	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
Australia	149 runs	327	54.3	v New Zealand	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
Australia	150 runs	440	91.1	v Pakistan	Lord's	13 Jul 2010	Test # 1963
Australia	150 runs	504	103.2	v England	Perth	13 Dec 2013	Test # 2107
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
Australia	159 runs	245	22.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902	Test # 76
Australia	159 runs	413	110.0	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1968	Test # 637
Australia	162 runs	454	119.2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
Australia	163 runs	405	75.0x8	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
Australia	164 runs	498	110.5	v West Indies	Perth	30 Nov 2022	Test # 2477
Australia	165 runs	492	54.5x8	v West Indies	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
Australia	166 runs	333	56.5x8	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
Australia	169 runs	395	115.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1931	Test # 214
Australia	170 runs	422	72.0	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1943
Australia	171 runs	400	79.5x8	v England	Sydney	4 Jan 1975	Test # 751
Australia	172 runs	369	64.4	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 2024	Test # 2533
Australia	173 runs	522	141.4	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Dec 1989	Test # 1133
Australia	175 runs	546	132.2	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
Australia	176 runs	388	102.5	v West Indies	St John's	3 Apr 1999	Test # 1454
Australia	176 runs	479	91.1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010	Test # 1957
Australia	177 runs	460	88.3	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2195
Australia	179 runs	512	120.2	v England	Manchester	3 Jun 1993	Test # 1223
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	184 runs	366	74.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
Australia	185 runs	372	99.2	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
Australia	185 runs	383	91.3	v England	Manchester	4 Sep 2019	Test # 2360
Australia	186 runs	319	62.0	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
Australia	190 runs	490	63.4x8	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
Australia	191 runs	321	105.5	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
Australia	193 runs	605	96.7x8	v England	Sydney	19 Dec 1924	Test # 158
Australia	197 runs	352	45.2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
Australia	202 runs	416	67.3x8	v West Indies	Sydney	25 Jan 1952	Test # 347
Australia	205 runs	443	89.0	v England	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998	Test # 1434
Australia	206 runs	557	122.2	v England	Perth	14 Dec 2006	Test # 1821
Australia	208 runs	504	88.3	v New Zealand	Brisbane	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2185
Australia	209 runs	444	63.3	v India	The Oval	7 Jun 2023	Test # 2505
Australia	210 runs	402	55.2	v England	Leeds	8 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
Australia	210 runs	355	50.0	v ICC World XI	Sydney	14 Oct 2005	Test # 1768
Australia	213 runs	464	82.3	v New Zealand	Adelaide	26 Nov 2004	Test # 1723
Australia	216 runs	495	117.1	v England	Adelaide	15 Jan 1904	Test # 80
Australia	217 runs	457	87.4	v India	Bengaluru	6 Oct 2004	Test # 1713
Australia	218 runs	320	22.5	v England	Melbourne	5 Mar 1904	Test # 82
Australia	218 runs	531	101.4	v England	Adelaide	5 Dec 2013	Test # 2105
Australia	219 runs	422	52.2	v England	Leeds	2 Jul 1921	Test # 142
Australia	220 runs	465	80.2	v Pakistan	Sydney	3 Jan 2017	Test # 2245
Australia	229 runs	405	79.5	v England	Melbourne	1 Jan 1902	Test # 66
Australia	231 runs	438	86.2	v Pakistan	Hobart	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1947
Australia	233 runs	359	25.7x8	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
Australia	238 runs	380	107.4	v England	Nottingham	8 Jun 1934	Test # 233
Australia	239 runs	420	58.1	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 2005	Test # 1756
Australia	245 runs	429	63.4	v England	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908	Test # 98
Australia	245 runs	511	134.3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Australia	246 runs	375	67.0	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
Australia	247 runs	488	71.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2376
Australia	251 runs	398	52.3	v England	Birmingham	1 Aug 2019	Test # 2353
Australia	264 runs	451	48.5	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
Australia	267 runs	391	37.0	v England	Perth	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1984
Australia	268 runs	469	73.4	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
Australia	274 runs	503	78.6x8	v England	Adelaide	2 Feb 1951	Test # 330
Australia	275 runs	468	113.1	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021	Test # 2441
Australia	277 runs	648	100.1	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006	Test # 1817
Australia	277 runs	392	42.0	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Jun 2015	Test # 2166
Australia	279 runs	416	47.5	v New Zealand	Sydney	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2378
Australia	281 runs	448	31.4	v England	Sydney	3 Jan 2014	Test # 2113
Australia	281 runs	482	59.4	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
Australia	285 runs	396	38.1	v India	Adelaide	10 Dec 1999	Test # 1476
Australia	286 runs	543	73.5	v Pakistan	Perth	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
Australia	295 runs	388	42.5	v England	Melbourne	24 Dec 1994	Test # 1279
Australia	296 runs	468	65.3	v New Zealand	Perth	12 Dec 2019	Test # 2374
Australia	297 runs	456	53.0x8	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
Australia	298 runs	500	69.4	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012	Test # 2031
Australia	300 runs	442	55.1	v India	Perth	1 Feb 1992	Test # 1186
Australia	307 runs	454	44.4x8	v England	Sydney	27 Feb 1925	Test # 162
Australia	308 runs	495	68.1	v England	Melbourne	7 Feb 1908	Test # 99
Australia	312 runs	364	19.1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Mar 1999	Test # 1448
Australia	329 runs	453	41.0	v England	Perth	3 Feb 1995	Test # 1287

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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]

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

Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 25-28, 2024 [Test # 2524]