1980s Test matches Team Smallest Margins

1980s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

By runs

RankWinnerMarginTargetOversOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
🥇 1
England3 runs29296.1v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1982Test # 943
🥈 2
Pakistan16 runs22193.5v IndiaBengaluru13 Mar 1987Test # 1073
🥉 3
England18 runs13036.1v AustraliaLeeds16 Jul 1981Test # 905
4
England29 runs15167.0v AustraliaBirmingham30 Jul 1981Test # 906
5
Australia55 runs320114.0v EnglandSydney10 Jan 1987Test # 1065
6
Australia58 runs22074.1v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 1981Test # 915
7
India59 runs14348.4v AustraliaMelbourne7 Feb 1981Test # 895
8
New Zealand62 runs25375.3v IndiaWellington21 Feb 1981Test # 897
9
England103 runs506135.5v AustraliaManchester13 Aug 1981Test # 907
10
England113 runs31356.4v PakistanBirmingham29 Jul 1982Test # 931
11
England127 runs34769.2v New ZealandLord's11 Aug 1983Test # 959
12
West Indies134 runs44286.5v EnglandLord's16 Jun 1988Test # 1099
13
New Zealand136 runs28249.4v IndiaWankhede24 Nov 1988Test # 1109
14
India138 runs24126.2v EnglandWankhede27 Nov 1981Test # 911
14
West Indies138 runs24247.1v IndiaAhmedabad12 Nov 1983Test # 967
16
Sri Lanka149 runs34866.2v IndiaColombo (PSS)6 Sep 1985Test # 1024
17
West Indies156 runs30250.4v PakistanFaisalabad8 Dec 1980Test # 888
18
England165 runs511129.0v New ZealandNottingham25 Aug 1983Test # 960
18
New Zealand165 runs26327.3v Sri LankaKandy9 Mar 1984Test # 980
20
West Indies169 runs40463.0v AustraliaW.A.C.A2 Dec 1988Test # 1110
21
West Indies172 runs37569.4v EnglandThe Oval9 Aug 1984Test # 993
21
India172 runs33778.4v New ZealandBengaluru12 Nov 1988Test # 1107
23
Australia173 runs522141.4v Sri LankaHobart16 Dec 1989Test # 1133
24
Pakistan186 runs24025.3v West IndiesFaisalabad24 Oct 1986Test # 1055
25
England189 runs460110.1v New ZealandThe Oval14 Jul 1983Test # 957
26
West Indies191 runs36550.5v AustraliaAdelaide7 Dec 1984Test # 1002
27
Pakistan204 runs35447.1v Sri LankaKarachi5 Mar 1982Test # 923
28
Australia210 runs40255.2v EnglandLeeds8 Jun 1989Test # 1121
29
West Indies217 runs43181.5v IndiaPort of Spain15 Apr 1989Test # 1119
30
West Indies240 runs41179.1v EnglandSt John's11 Apr 1986Test # 1045
31
India255 runs41641.2v West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988Test # 1089
32
India279 runs40863.3v EnglandLeeds19 Jun 1986Test # 1047
33
West Indies285 runs40057.1v AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1988Test # 1112
34
Australia286 runs54373.5v PakistanW.A.C.A13 Nov 1981Test # 909
35
West Indies298 runs52391.2v EnglandBridgetown13 Mar 1981Test # 900
36
West Indies408 runs57450.0v AustraliaAdelaide26 Jan 1980Test # 870

Showing 36 records

By wickets

RankWinnerMarginTargetOversOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
🥇 1
New Zealand1 wicket10450.0v West IndiesDunedin8 Feb 1980Test # 873
🥈 2
West Indies2 wickets20868.4v EnglandNottingham5 Jun 1980Test # 880
🥈 2
New Zealand2 wickets27899.4v PakistanDunedin9 Feb 1985Test # 1012
🥈 2
West Indies2 wickets26677.0v PakistanBridgetown22 Apr 1988Test # 1097
5
England3 wickets21980.2v PakistanLeeds26 Aug 1982Test # 933
5
Pakistan3 wickets6530.3v EnglandKarachi2 Mar 1984Test # 978
7
Australia4 wickets13254.1v EnglandNottingham18 Jun 1981Test # 903
7
West Indies4 wickets17225.2v IndiaKingston23 Feb 1983Test # 949
7
Australia4 wickets12746.0v EnglandLord's27 Jun 1985Test # 1018
7
Australia4 wickets26097.1v New ZealandSydney22 Nov 1985Test # 1030
11
West Indies5 wickets23661.1v AustraliaAdelaide30 Jan 1982Test # 919
11
New Zealand5 wickets10429.4v AustraliaAuckland12 Mar 1982Test # 924
11
New Zealand5 wickets10127.1v EnglandLeeds28 Jul 1983Test # 958
11
England5 wickets12338.4v AustraliaLeeds13 Jun 1985Test # 1017
11
India5 wickets13442.0v EnglandLord's5 Jun 1986Test # 1046
11
New Zealand5 wickets3310.1v West IndiesChristchurch12 Mar 1987Test # 1072
11
West Indies5 wickets27685.3v IndiaDelhi25 Nov 1987Test # 1080
18
Australia6 wickets21685.3v EnglandSydney4 Jan 1980Test # 868
18
New Zealand6 wickets13337.1v Sri LankaWellington11 Mar 1983Test # 951
18
Pakistan6 wickets17865.1v New ZealandLahore16 Nov 1984Test # 998
18
New Zealand6 wickets16474.0v AustraliaW.A.C.A30 Nov 1985Test # 1031
18
Australia6 wickets11840.2v EnglandLord's22 Jun 1989Test # 1122
23
Pakistan7 wickets7425.1v AustraliaKarachi27 Feb 1980Test # 876
23
England7 wickets17158.1v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
23
England7 wickets6519.0v IndiaLord's10 Jun 1982Test # 928
23
Australia7 wickets18860.5v EnglandBrisbane26 Nov 1982Test # 939
23
Pakistan7 wickets22764.4v New ZealandHyderabad (Sind)25 Nov 1984Test # 1000
23
West Indies7 wickets9330.3v EnglandPort of Spain7 Mar 1986Test # 1039
23
England7 wickets7522.3v AustraliaBrisbane14 Nov 1986Test # 1057
23
England7 wickets9734.4v Sri LankaLord's25 Aug 1988Test # 1103
23
Australia7 wickets8035.3v West IndiesSydney26 Jan 1989Test # 1113
23
West Indies7 wickets5818.4v IndiaKingston28 Apr 1989Test # 1120
33
Australia8 wickets10338.4v EnglandMelbourne1 Feb 1980Test # 872
33
Australia8 wickets5322.1v New ZealandW.A.C.A12 Dec 1980Test # 889
33
Australia8 wickets6925.3v New ZealandChristchurch19 Mar 1982Test # 926
33
Australia8 wickets8323.5v EnglandAdelaide10 Dec 1982Test # 940
33
West Indies8 wickets12832.3v EnglandLeeds12 Jul 1984Test # 991
33
West Indies8 wickets239.1v AustraliaBrisbane23 Nov 1984Test # 999
33
India8 wickets4815.1v EnglandWankhede28 Nov 1984Test # 1001
33
England8 wickets12523.4v IndiaDelhi12 Dec 1984Test # 1004
33
Pakistan8 wickets9923.4v Sri LankaSialkot27 Oct 1985Test # 1027
33
New Zealand8 wickets16084.4v AustraliaAuckland13 Mar 1986Test # 1040
33
Sri Lanka8 wickets3213.0v PakistanColombo (CCC)14 Mar 1986Test # 1041
33
New Zealand8 wickets7424.0v EnglandNottingham7 Aug 1986Test # 1050
33
West Indies8 wickets22591.0v EnglandThe Oval4 Aug 1988Test # 1102
33
West Indies8 wickets19648.0v IndiaBridgetown7 Apr 1989Test # 1118
47
Pakistan9 wickets4511.1v AustraliaKarachi22 Sep 1982Test # 935
47
Pakistan9 wickets6415.0v AustraliaLahore14 Oct 1982Test # 937
47
West Indies9 wickets34266.1v EnglandLord's28 Jun 1984Test # 990
47
England9 wickets338.0v IndiaChennai13 Jan 1985Test # 1008
47
Australia9 wickets9432.1v New ZealandBrisbane4 Dec 1987Test # 1082
47
Pakistan9 wickets303.3v West IndiesGeorgetown2 Apr 1988Test # 1095
47
West Indies9 wickets6319.1v AustraliaBrisbane18 Nov 1988Test # 1108
47
Australia9 wickets7832.5v EnglandManchester27 Jul 1989Test # 1124
55
India10 wickets7618.0v PakistanChennai15 Jan 1980Test # 869
55
England10 wickets9629.3v IndiaWankhede15 Feb 1980Test # 874
55
Australia10 wickets6321.3v New ZealandBrisbane28 Nov 1980Test # 887
55
Australia10 wickets32.2v PakistanBrisbane27 Nov 1981Test # 910
55
Pakistan10 wickets7613.1v EnglandLord's12 Aug 1982Test # 932
55
Pakistan10 wickets72.1v IndiaFaisalabad3 Jan 1983Test # 945
55
West Indies10 wickets10.1v IndiaBridgetown15 Apr 1983Test # 954
55
Australia10 wickets355.4v PakistanSydney2 Jan 1984Test # 974
55
West Indies10 wickets183.4v AustraliaBridgetown30 Mar 1984Test # 986
55
West Indies10 wickets5511.2v AustraliaKingston28 Apr 1984Test # 988
55
West Indies10 wickets71.4v New ZealandBridgetown26 Apr 1985Test # 1015
55
West Indies10 wickets5917.0v New ZealandKingston4 May 1985Test # 1016
55
Pakistan10 wickets9816.4v Sri LankaKarachi7 Nov 1985Test # 1028
55
West Indies10 wickets51.0v EnglandKingston21 Feb 1986Test # 1036
55
West Indies10 wickets395.5v EnglandPort of Spain3 Apr 1986Test # 1044
55
West Indies10 wickets131.3v New ZealandAuckland27 Feb 1987Test # 1070
55
West Indies10 wickets6514.3v EnglandLeeds21 Jul 1988Test # 1101
55
India10 wickets212.1v New ZealandHyderabad (Deccan)2 Dec 1988Test # 1111

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Additional Information

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