Smallest wins in Test by margin of runs: An emphatic bowling performance by Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna led to a historic six-run win for India in the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England at The Oval in London on Monday. Chasing 374, England were bowled out for 367 as India registered their smallest win by run margin, squaring up the five-match Test series 2-2 at the end.
Heading into the final day of the fifth Test on Monday, India needed four wickets to win while England were just 35 runs away from sealing what would have been a morale-boosting series win ahead of the Ashes against arch-rivals Australia. England came all guns blazing with Jamie Overton starting the day with two boundaries off Krishna, reducing the margin to just 27 after the first over.
Right when things started looking bleak for the visitors, workhorse Siraj swindled the momentum back to India with overnight unbeaten batter Jamie Smith’s wicket. He followed this up with Overton’s scalp in his next over by trapping him in front. Krishna cleaned up Josh Tongue before Siraj delivered the final nail in the coffin with Gus Atkinson’s wicket to hand India a memorable win.
Before this six-run win, India’s narrowest win by margin of runs came against Australia in 2004, where the Indian team had won the match by 13 runs. For England, this was their joint third-lowest defeat in Tests.
| Winner | Margin | Target | Opposition | Ground | Year |
| West Indies | 1 run | 186 | v Australia | Adelaide | 1993 |
| New Zealand | 1 run | 258 | v England | Wellington | 2023 |
| England | 2 runs | 282 | v Australia | Birmingham | 2005 |
| Australia | 3 runs | 124 | v England | Manchester | 1902 |
| England | 3 runs | 292 | v Australia | Melbourne | 1982 |
| New Zealand | 4 runs | 176 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 2018 |
| South Africa | 5 runs | 117 | v Australia | Sydney | 1994 |
| India* | 6 runs | 374 | v England | London | 2025 |
| Australia | 6 runs | 214 | v England | Sydney | 1885 |
| Australia | 7 runs | 85 | v England | The Oval | 1882 |
| South Africa | 7 runs | 177 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 2000 |
| New Zealand | 7 runs | 241 | v Australia | Hobart | 2011 |
| West Indies | 8 runs | 216 | v Australia | Brisbane | 2024 |
| England | 10 runs | 177 | v Australia | Sydney | 1894 |
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