2000s Test matches Team Smallest Margins

2000s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

By runs

RankWinnerMarginTargetOversOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
🥇 1
England2 runs28264.3v AustraliaBirmingham4 Aug 2005Test # 1758
🥈 2
South Africa7 runs17750.1v Sri LankaKandy30 Jul 2000Test # 1505
🥉 3
India13 runs10730.5v AustraliaWankhede3 Nov 2004Test # 1720
4
Pakistan22 runs19852.4v EnglandMultan12 Nov 2005Test # 1770
5
Australia27 runs35273.1v Sri LankaKandy16 Mar 2004Test # 1688
5
New Zealand27 runs291102.3v West IndiesAuckland9 Mar 2006Test # 1787
7
New Zealand32 runs25176.0v PakistanDunedin24 Nov 2009Test # 1934
8
West Indies35 runs9947.0v ZimbabwePort of Spain16 Mar 2000Test # 1490
8
Australia35 runs35994.3v West IndiesW.A.C.A16 Dec 2009Test # 1941
10
India37 runs313115.1v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Apr 2002Test # 1599
11
Australia41 runs31694.2v PakistanColombo (PSS)3 Oct 2002Test # 1615
12
India49 runs26969.4v West IndiesKingston30 Jun 2006Test # 1808
13
Sri Lanka50 runs16844.3v PakistanGalle4 Jul 2009Test # 1921
14
Sri Lanka57 runs29470.1v PakistanPeshawar5 Mar 2000Test # 1487
15
England60 runs455132.5v West IndiesManchester7 Jun 2007Test # 1835
16
Australia62 runs28173.3v New ZealandAuckland11 Mar 2000Test # 1488
17
South Africa69 runs23280.1v West IndiesPort of Spain17 Mar 2001Test # 1538
18
England70 runs20256.2v South AfricaNottingham14 Aug 2003Test # 1654
19
India72 runs41386.5v AustraliaW.A.C.A16 Jan 2008Test # 1862
20
England77 runs32559.3v South AfricaJohannesburg13 Jan 2005Test # 1734
21
New Zealand78 runs31263.0v EnglandAuckland30 Mar 2002Test # 1597
22
South Africa82 runs32399.4v West IndiesSt John's6 Apr 2001Test # 1542
23
Australia87 runs475105.4v West IndiesBridgetown12 Jun 2008Test # 1879
24
Sri Lanka88 runs35094.0v EnglandKandy1 Dec 2007Test # 1851
25
Australia95 runs28767.0v West IndiesKingston22 May 2008Test # 1875
25
Bangladesh95 runs27770.1v West IndiesKingstown9 Jul 2009Test # 1923
27
Australia96 runs507104.3v Sri LankaHobart16 Nov 2007Test # 1847
27
Sri Lanka96 runs494123.5v New ZealandColombo (SSC)26 Aug 2009Test # 1932
29
England98 runs55093.3v New ZealandChristchurch13 Mar 2002Test # 1594
30
Australia103 runs376114.2v South AfricaSydney3 Jan 2009Test # 1904
31
Sri Lanka107 runs521126.2v BangladeshMirpur26 Dec 2008Test # 1903
32
Pakistan108 runs370105.1v EnglandManchester31 May 2001Test # 1547
33
Australia112 runs41099.5v South AfricaDurban24 Mar 2006Test # 1792
34
England115 runs522107.0v AustraliaLord's16 Jul 2009Test # 1925
35
Australia118 runs40789.2v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Apr 2003Test # 1639
36
Pakistan119 runs43081.3v ZimbabweHarare9 Nov 2002Test # 1625
37
Australia121 runs37093.4v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Mar 2004Test # 1691
37
England121 runs553118.5v New ZealandNapier22 Mar 2008Test # 1868
37
Sri Lanka121 runs437106.2v West IndiesProvidence22 Mar 2008Test # 1869
40
Australia122 runs33370.5v IndiaSydney2 Jan 2008Test # 1857
41
India123 runs40286.5v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006Test # 1823
42
England126 runs438100.3v New ZealandWellington13 Mar 2008Test # 1867
43
West Indies128 runs23349.0v ZimbabweBulawayo12 Nov 2003Test # 1669
43
South Africa128 runs24936.0v New ZealandCenturion15 Apr 2006Test # 1798
43
West Indies128 runs38974.5v South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 2007Test # 1856
46
West Indies130 runs386110.0v South AfricaKingston19 Apr 2001Test # 1544
47
Sri Lanka131 runs32283.5v West IndiesKandy21 Nov 2001Test # 1570
48
Sri Lanka134 runs32568.5v EnglandNottingham2 Jun 2006Test # 1804
49
Pakistan136 runs28052.5v West IndiesKingston3 Jun 2005Test # 1754
50
Pakistan141 runs40582.5v New ZealandWellington3 Dec 2009Test # 1938
51
Australia149 runs31265.4v Sri LankaDarwin1 Jul 2004Test # 1705
51
Australia149 runs32754.3v New ZealandBrisbane20 Nov 2008Test # 1894
53
West Indies155 runs40888.3v IndiaKingston18 May 2002Test # 1604
54
England158 runs37470.0v West IndiesThe Oval31 Aug 2000Test # 1509
55
South Africa160 runs42484.5v PakistanKarachi1 Oct 2007Test # 1843
56
Australia162 runs454119.2v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Feb 2009Test # 1910
57
England167 runs32347.5v PakistanLeeds4 Aug 2006Test # 1813
58
Pakistan168 runs38390.0v IndiaBengaluru24 Mar 2005Test # 1743
59
Pakistan170 runs34262.5v West IndiesSharjah31 Jan 2002Test # 1587
59
England170 runs568109.4v IndiaLord's25 Jul 2002Test # 1610
59
India170 runs30747.3v Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Test # 1884
59
Australia170 runs42272.0v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2009Test # 1943
63
India171 runs38468.3v AustraliaEden Gardens11 Mar 2001Test # 1535
64
India172 runs38250.2v AustraliaNagpur6 Nov 2008Test # 1892
65
South Africa174 runs35455.1v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006Test # 1825
66
Australia175 runs546132.2v South AfricaDurban6 Mar 2009Test # 1913
67
Zimbabwe183 runs35357.5v BangladeshHarare19 Feb 2004Test # 1683
68
Australia184 runs36674.0v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2005Test # 1779
69
India188 runs43691.2v Sri LankaDelhi10 Dec 2005Test # 1776
70
South Africa189 runs37851.0v West IndiesJohannesburg12 Dec 2003Test # 1674
70
New Zealand189 runs30055.0v EnglandHamilton5 Mar 2008Test # 1866
72
South Africa191 runs40161.4v EnglandLeeds21 Aug 2003Test # 1656
73
India195 runs42291.3v PakistanEden Gardens16 Mar 2005Test # 1741
74
South Africa196 runs501123.4v EnglandCape Town2 Jan 2005Test # 1732
75
Australia197 runs35245.2v Sri LankaGalle8 Mar 2004Test # 1685
75
England197 runs546102.2v AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 2009Test # 1931
77
Pakistan199 runs44476.0v West IndiesKarachi27 Nov 2006Test # 1818
78
Sri Lanka201 runs41879.2v PakistanFaisalabad20 Oct 2004Test # 1716
79
Sri Lanka202 runs41371.5v New ZealandGalle18 Aug 2009Test # 1930
80
New Zealand204 runs47483.0v West IndiesBridgetown21 Jun 2002Test # 1607
81
Australia206 runs557122.2v EnglandW.A.C.A14 Dec 2006Test # 1821
82
England210 runs47879.3v West IndiesLord's22 Jul 2004Test # 1707
82
Australia210 runs35550.0v ICC World XISydney14 Oct 2005Test # 1768
84
England212 runs31348.2v IndiaWankhede18 Mar 2006Test # 1791
85
Australia213 runs46482.3v New ZealandAdelaide26 Nov 2004Test # 1723
86
Australia217 runs45787.4v IndiaBengaluru6 Oct 2004Test # 1713
86
Sri Lanka217 runs50485.1v New ZealandWellington15 Dec 2006Test # 1822
88
Pakistan222 runs45146.0v Sri LankaKarachi12 Mar 2000Test # 1489
89
England225 runs45254.0v AustraliaSydney2 Jan 2003Test # 1636
90
Bangladesh226 runs38164.2v ZimbabweChattogram6 Jan 2005Test # 1733
91
Australia239 runs42058.1v EnglandLord's21 Jul 2005Test # 1756
92
Sri Lanka240 runs37841.2v West IndiesKandy22 Jul 2005Test # 1757
93
Pakistan244 runs43461.0v West IndiesSharjah7 Feb 2002Test # 1588
94
Australia246 runs37567.0v South AfricaAdelaide14 Dec 2001Test # 1576
95
England256 runs47955.3v West IndiesBirmingham29 Jul 2004Test # 1708
96
India259 runs50992.3v Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005Test # 1778
97
West Indies276 runs57362.3v PakistanBridgetown26 May 2005Test # 1752
98
Australia277 runs648100.1v EnglandBrisbane23 Nov 2006Test # 1817
99
Sri Lanka288 runs47360.4v BangladeshColombo (SSC)28 Jul 2002Test # 1611
100
Pakistan299 runs43159.4v New ZealandAuckland8 Mar 2001Test # 1533
101
Sri Lanka313 runs49367.0v South AfricaColombo (SSC)11 Aug 2004Test # 1710
102
Sri Lanka315 runs39543.3v ZimbabweGalle12 Jan 2002Test # 1585
103
India320 runs51664.4v AustraliaMohali17 Oct 2008Test # 1889
104
England329 runs46837.1v BangladeshChattogram29 Oct 2003Test # 1667
105
Australia337 runs49974.0v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2007Test # 1855
106
Pakistan341 runs60758.4v IndiaKarachi29 Jan 2006Test # 1783
107
Australia342 runs54353.3v IndiaNagpur26 Oct 2004Test # 1718
108
Australia352 runs46249.3v West IndiesMelbourne26 Dec 2000Test # 1525
109
South Africa358 runs53151.0v New ZealandJohannesburg8 Nov 2007Test # 1846
110
Australia379 runs50949.0v West IndiesBrisbane3 Nov 2005Test # 1769
111
Australia384 runs46428.2v EnglandBrisbane7 Nov 2002Test # 1623
112
Sri Lanka465 runs62449.2v BangladeshChattogram3 Jan 2009Test # 1905
113
Australia491 runs56431.3v PakistanW.A.C.A16 Dec 2004Test # 1726

Showing 113 records

By wickets

RankWinnerMarginTargetOversOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
🥇 1
West Indies1 wicket21691.0v PakistanSt John's25 May 2000Test # 1497
🥇 1
Pakistan1 wicket26191.0v BangladeshMultan3 Sep 2003Test # 1658
🥇 1
Sri Lanka1 wicket352113.3v South AfricaColombo (PSS)4 Aug 2006Test # 1812
4
England2 wickets24975.1v South AfricaCenturion14 Jan 2000Test # 1483
4
Sri Lanka2 wickets22083.5v PakistanRawalpindi26 Feb 2000Test # 1485
4
England2 wickets18869.5v West IndiesLord's29 Jun 2000Test # 1503
4
India2 wickets15541.1v AustraliaChennai18 Mar 2001Test # 1539
4
Australia2 wickets29291.4v South AfricaJohannesburg31 Mar 2006Test # 1795
9
England3 wickets16171.1v Sri LankaKandy7 Mar 2001Test # 1532
9
South Africa3 wickets12135.3v Sri LankaCenturion15 Nov 2002Test # 1626
9
West Indies3 wickets418128.5v AustraliaSt John's9 May 2003Test # 1645
9
England3 wickets12931.5v AustraliaNottingham25 Aug 2005Test # 1762
9
Australia3 wickets307107.0v BangladeshFatullah9 Apr 2006Test # 1797
9
New Zealand3 wickets317137.5v BangladeshChattogram17 Oct 2008Test # 1888
15
South Africa4 wickets16363.0v IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000Test # 1484
15
England4 wickets7424.3v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)15 Mar 2001Test # 1537
15
Zimbabwe4 wickets15754.0v IndiaHarare15 Jun 2001Test # 1549
15
India4 wickets12245.5v ZimbabweDelhi28 Feb 2002Test # 1591
15
Australia4 wickets33179.1v South AfricaCape Town8 Mar 2002Test # 1593
15
New Zealand4 wickets16056.2v IndiaHamilton19 Dec 2002Test # 1633
15
India4 wickets23072.4v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 2003Test # 1673
15
England4 wickets28471.3v New ZealandNottingham10 Jun 2004Test # 1704
15
South Africa4 wickets21747.3v New ZealandJohannesburg5 May 2006Test # 1801
15
Bangladesh4 wickets21554.4v West IndiesSt George's17 Jul 2009Test # 1926
25
Pakistan5 wickets13142.0v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)14 Jun 2000Test # 1499
25
South Africa5 wickets10126.3v New ZealandBloemfontein17 Nov 2000Test # 1514
25
Australia5 wickets13043.0v West IndiesAdelaide15 Dec 2000Test # 1523
25
South Africa5 wickets335104.5v AustraliaDurban15 Mar 2002Test # 1595
25
Australia5 wickets10723.1v EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2002Test # 1634
25
New Zealand5 wickets11933.0v Sri LankaChristchurch7 Dec 2006Test # 1820
25
South Africa5 wickets21164.1v IndiaCape Town2 Jan 2007Test # 1827
25
Pakistan5 wickets19157.3v South AfricaGqeberha19 Jan 2007Test # 1829
25
South Africa5 wickets16164.0v PakistanCape Town26 Jan 2007Test # 1830
25
South Africa5 wickets20567.5v BangladeshMirpur22 Feb 2008Test # 1864
25
South Africa5 wickets28180.0v EnglandBirmingham30 Jul 2008Test # 1883
36
Australia6 wickets17454.1v New ZealandWellington24 Mar 2000Test # 1491
36
Australia6 wickets21041.3v New ZealandHamilton31 Mar 2000Test # 1493
36
England6 wickets17641.3v PakistanKarachi7 Dec 2000Test # 1521
36
Australia6 wickets17344.5v West IndiesSydney2 Jan 2001Test # 1527
36
England6 wickets31573.2v AustraliaLeeds16 Aug 2001Test # 1556
36
South Africa6 wickets23472.2v New ZealandWellington26 Mar 2004Test # 1692
36
Pakistan6 wickets13737.0v Sri LankaKarachi28 Oct 2004Test # 1719
36
Sri Lanka6 wickets17238.3v West IndiesColombo (SSC)13 Jul 2005Test # 1755
36
England6 wickets7827.2v Sri LankaBirmingham25 May 2006Test # 1803
36
Australia6 wickets16832.5v EnglandAdelaide1 Dec 2006Test # 1819
36
India6 wickets20361.1v PakistanDelhi22 Nov 2007Test # 1849
36
West Indies6 wickets25368.3v Sri LankaPort of Spain3 Apr 2008Test # 1872
36
England6 wickets29488.0v New ZealandManchester23 May 2008Test # 1876
36
England6 wickets19752.5v South AfricaThe Oval7 Aug 2008Test # 1885
36
India6 wickets38798.3v EnglandChennai11 Dec 2008Test # 1898
36
South Africa6 wickets414119.2v AustraliaW.A.C.A17 Dec 2008Test # 1899
52
New Zealand7 wickets13245.4v ZimbabweBulawayo12 Sep 2000Test # 1510
52
India7 wickets19037.3v ZimbabweDelhi18 Nov 2000Test # 1515
52
South Africa7 wickets8634.1v New ZealandGqeberha30 Nov 2000Test # 1519
52
Australia7 wickets15829.2v EnglandNottingham2 Aug 2001Test # 1554
52
India7 wickets26478.4v Sri LankaKandy22 Aug 2001Test # 1557
52
West Indies7 wickets11121.3v BangladeshChattogram16 Dec 2002Test # 1632
52
West Indies7 wickets21242.4v Sri LankaKingston27 Jun 2003Test # 1649
52
Pakistan7 wickets21770.0v BangladeshKarachi20 Aug 2003Test # 1655
52
England7 wickets16439.2v BangladeshDhaka21 Oct 2003Test # 1665
52
Pakistan7 wickets27474.5v New ZealandWellington26 Dec 2003Test # 1677
52
England7 wickets9915.0v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Mar 2004Test # 1690
52
England7 wickets28287.0v New ZealandLord's20 May 2004Test # 1700
52
England7 wickets23165.4v West IndiesManchester12 Aug 2004Test # 1711
52
England7 wickets14240.4v South AfricaGqeberha17 Dec 2004Test # 1728
52
Australia7 wickets18258.0v West IndiesAdelaide25 Nov 2005Test # 1773
52
Australia7 wickets9527.1v South AfricaCape Town16 Mar 2006Test # 1789
52
South Africa7 wickets19960.5v PakistanCenturion11 Jan 2007Test # 1828
52
England7 wickets11021.4v West IndiesChester-le-Street15 Jun 2007Test # 1836
52
India7 wickets7324.1v EnglandNottingham27 Jul 2007Test # 1841
52
South Africa7 wickets18535.2v West IndiesCape Town2 Jan 2008Test # 1858
52
Sri Lanka7 wickets17131.5v PakistanColombo (PSS)12 Jul 2009Test # 1924
73
New Zealand8 wickets7215.2v ZimbabweHarare19 Sep 2000Test # 1511
73
Zimbabwe8 wickets10024.3v BangladeshHarare26 Apr 2001Test # 1545
73
India8 wickets18453.4v ZimbabweBulawayo7 Jun 2001Test # 1548
73
Australia8 wickets143.1v EnglandLord's19 Jul 2001Test # 1552
73
Zimbabwe8 wickets112.4v BangladeshChattogram15 Nov 2001Test # 1568
73
Sri Lanka8 wickets326.2v PakistanLahore6 Mar 2002Test # 1592
73
India8 wickets8121.1v West IndiesChennai17 Oct 2002Test # 1618
73
Pakistan8 wickets16140.1v South AfricaLahore17 Oct 2003Test # 1664
73
England8 wickets9320.0v West IndiesBridgetown1 Apr 2004Test # 1694
73
India8 wickets11739.4v South AfricaEden Gardens28 Nov 2004Test # 1724
73
South Africa8 wickets14444.5v West IndiesPort of Spain8 Apr 2005Test # 1747
73
Australia8 wickets28760.3v South AfricaSydney2 Jan 2006Test # 1780
73
Sri Lanka8 wickets16337.0v BangladeshChattogram28 Feb 2006Test # 1784
73
Pakistan8 wickets18343.2v Sri LankaKandy3 Apr 2006Test # 1796
73
India8 wickets6213.1v South AfricaKanpur11 Apr 2008Test # 1873
73
Sri Lanka8 wickets12233.1v IndiaColombo (PSS)8 Aug 2008Test # 1886
89
India9 wickets6315.0v BangladeshDhaka10 Nov 2000Test # 1512
89
South Africa9 wickets7815.2v ZimbabweHarare7 Sep 2001Test # 1562
89
South Africa9 wickets5414.4v IndiaBloemfontein3 Nov 2001Test # 1564
89
Australia9 wickets103.0v South AfricaMelbourne26 Dec 2001Test # 1580
89
Australia9 wickets14742.1v West IndiesGeorgetown10 Apr 2003Test # 1638
89
Australia9 wickets82.3v West IndiesBridgetown1 May 2003Test # 1643
89
Pakistan9 wickets16347.3v BangladeshPeshawar27 Aug 2003Test # 1657
89
England9 wickets11022.2v South AfricaThe Oval4 Sep 2003Test # 1659
89
Australia9 wickets17229.1v ZimbabweSydney17 Oct 2003Test # 1663
89
Australia9 wickets9522.2v IndiaMelbourne26 Dec 2003Test # 1678
89
New Zealand9 wickets5110.2v South AfricaAuckland18 Mar 2004Test # 1689
89
Pakistan9 wickets407.0v IndiaLahore5 Apr 2004Test # 1695
89
England9 wickets458.0v New ZealandLeeds3 Jun 2004Test # 1702
89
Australia9 wickets12627.5v PakistanMelbourne26 Dec 2004Test # 1729
89
Australia9 wickets629.3v PakistanSydney2 Jan 2005Test # 1731
89
Australia9 wickets13331.3v New ZealandChristchurch10 Mar 2005Test # 1739
89
Australia9 wickets16429.3v New ZealandAuckland26 Mar 2005Test # 1744
89
Australia9 wickets7826.1v West IndiesHobart17 Nov 2005Test # 1771
89
India9 wickets14433.0v EnglandMohali9 Mar 2006Test # 1788
89
Pakistan9 wickets135.1v West IndiesLahore11 Nov 2006Test # 1815
89
New Zealand9 wickets358.1v BangladeshDunedin4 Jan 2008Test # 1859
89
South Africa9 wickets18348.0v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2008Test # 1902
111
West Indies10 wickets7212.4v ZimbabweKingston24 Mar 2000Test # 1492
111
Australia10 wickets477.0v IndiaWankhede27 Feb 2001Test # 1531
111
Sri Lanka10 wickets61.5v IndiaGalle14 Aug 2001Test # 1555
111
Sri Lanka10 wickets30.4v West IndiesGalle13 Nov 2001Test # 1567
111
Sri Lanka10 wickets265.3v West IndiesColombo (SSC)29 Nov 2001Test # 1572
111
India10 wickets50.2v EnglandMohali3 Dec 2001Test # 1574
111
Australia10 wickets5310.1v South AfricaSydney2 Jan 2002Test # 1582
111
West Indies10 wickets51.2v IndiaBridgetown2 May 2002Test # 1601
111
England10 wickets505.0v Sri LankaManchester13 Jun 2002Test # 1606
111
Pakistan10 wickets578.3v ZimbabweBulawayo16 Nov 2002Test # 1627
111
New Zealand10 wickets369.3v IndiaWellington12 Dec 2002Test # 1631
111
South Africa10 wickets449.0v PakistanDurban26 Dec 2002Test # 1635
111
South Africa10 wickets463.4v West IndiesCenturion16 Jan 2004Test # 1682
111
England10 wickets202.3v West IndiesKingston11 Mar 2004Test # 1687
111
England10 wickets10.3v West IndiesThe Oval19 Aug 2004Test # 1712
111
India10 wickets192.2v ZimbabweHarare20 Sep 2005Test # 1767
111
Sri Lanka10 wickets12028.0v BangladeshBogra8 Mar 2006Test # 1786
111
New Zealand10 wickets368.1v West IndiesWellington17 Mar 2006Test # 1790
111
Australia10 wickets4610.5v EnglandSydney2 Jan 2007Test # 1826
111
South Africa10 wickets91.1v EnglandLeeds18 Jul 2008Test # 1881
111
India10 wickets395.2v New ZealandHamilton18 Mar 2009Test # 1915
111
England10 wickets326.1v West IndiesLord's6 May 2009Test # 1919

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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