Test matches won by one wicket margin
The just concluded test between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Durban was won by Sri Lanka by one wicket to provide the 13th occasion of a team winning a test by one wicket in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated.
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | England | won | 1 wicket | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 |
| 2 | South Africa | won | 1 wicket | v England | Johannesburg | 02 Jan 1906 |
| 3 | England | won | 1 wicket | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1908 |
| 4 | England | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 5 | Australia | won | 1 wicket | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 |
| 6 | New Zealand | won | 1 wicket | v West Indies | Dunedin | 08 Feb 1980 |
| 7 | Pakistan | won | 1 wicket | v Australia | Karachi | 28 Sep 1994 |
| 8 | West Indies | won | 1 wicket | v Australia | Bridgetown | 26 Mar 1999 |
| 9 | West Indies | won | 1 wicket | v Pakistan | St John’s | 25 May 2000 |
| 10 | Pakistan | won | 1 wicket | v Bangladesh | Multan | 03 Sep 2003 |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 |
| 12 | India | won | 1 wicket | v Australia | Mohali | 01 Oct 2010 |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Feb 2019 |
It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lanka winning a test by one wicket margin. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Feb 2019 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 |
It also provides the third occasion of a team winning a test by one wicket against South Africa. All the three occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | England | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Feb 2019 |
Sri Lanka became the fourth team to win a test by one wicket margin on two occasions. Others are – England {03}, Pakistan {02} and West Indies {02}
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | England | won | 1 wicket | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 |
| 2 | England | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 3 | England | won | 1 wicket | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1908 |
| 1 | Pakistan | won | 1 wicket | v Bangladesh | Multan | 03 Sep 2003 |
| 2 | Pakistan | won | 1 wicket | v Australia | Karachi | 28 Sep 1994 |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Feb 2019 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 |
| 1 | West Indies | won | 1 wicket | v Australia | Bridgetown | 26 Mar 1999 |
| 2 | West Indies | won | 1 wicket | v Pakistan | St John’s | 25 May 2000 |
South African soil has witnessed three tests won by one wicket margin. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | South Africa | won | 1 wicket | v England | Johannesburg | 02 Jan 1906 |
| 2 | England | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | won | 1 wicket | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Feb 2019 |