Tests - Lowest Win Margins by Runs

Based on all matches up to and including
Test #1921: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Pakistan in Sri Lanka 1st Test, 4 Jul 2009

Margin
 1   West Indies (252 & 146) beat Australia (213 & 184)          Adelaide             1992/93    
 2   England (407 & 182) beat Australia (308 & 279)              Birmingham           2005       
 3   Australia (299 & 86) beat England (262 & 120)               Manchester           1902       
 3   England (284 & 294) beat Australia (287 & 288)              Melbourne            1982/83    
 5   South Africa (169 & 239) beat Australia (292 & 111)         Sydney               1993/94    
 6   Australia (181 & 165) beat England (133 & 207)              Sydney               1884/85    
 7   Australia (63 & 122) beat England (101 & 77)                The Oval             1882       
 7   South Africa (253 & 231) beat Sri Lanka (308 & 169)         Kandy                2000       
10  *England (325 & 437) beat Australia (586 & 166)              Sydney               1894/95    
11   Australia (489 & 250) beat England (365 & 363)              Adelaide             1924/25    
12   England (334 & 383) beat Australia (369 & 336)              Adelaide             1928/29    
12   England (270 & 244) beat Australia (340 & 162)              Melbourne            1998/99    
12   Pakistan (238 & 286) beat India (254 & 258)                 Chennai              1998/99    
13   England (45 & 184) beat Australia (119 & 97)                Sydney               1886/87    
13   India (104 & 205) beat Australia (203 & 93)                 Mumbai               2004/05    
16   Australia (166 & 327) beat India (153 & 324)                Brisbane             1977/78    
16   Pakistan (116 & 249) beat India (145 & 204)                 Bangalore            1986/87    
16   Australia (256 & 471) beat Sri Lanka (547-8d & 164)         Colombo (SSC)        1992       
17   South Africa (340 & 142) beat England (251 & 214)           Johannesburg         1956/57    
18  *England (174 & 356) beat Australia (401-9d & 111)           Leeds                1981       
19   South Africa (208 & 345) beat England (310 & 224)           Johannesburg         1909/10    
19   England (180 & 163) beat Australia (220 & 104)              The Oval             1997       

* denotes winning team batted second and followed-on

 
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