5 Closest wins for India in Tests (by runs)

#1 13 runs against Australia, Mumbai, 2004

India played a test match against Australia on 3 November 2004 at Mumbai. They had a worse batting collapse as they were dismissed for 104. Dravid was the highest scorer in the innings and remained unbeaten at 31. Gillespie picked up four wickets by dismissing Gambhir, Tendulkar, Laxman and Kaif.

Australia were dismissed for 203. Damien Martyn scored 55 and was bowled by Murali Kartik. Anil Kumble picked a 5-wicket haul by dismissing Ponting, Katich, Clarke, Gillespie and Hauritz.

India made a strong comeback as they scored 205 in the second innings. Laxman and Tendulkar scored 69 and 55 respectively. Michael Clarke had a good day with the ball as he picked a 6-wicket haul by dismissing Dravid, Dinesh Karthik, Kaif, Harbhajan, Kartik and Khan.

Australia had a worse batting collapse as they were bundled out for a total of 93. Bhajji picked a 5-wicket haul by dismissing Katich, Hayden, Gilchrist, Kasprowicz and McGrath.

India won by 13 runs. Murali Kartik was the Player of the Match for his spell of 7/76. However, Australia won the 4-match series by 2-1.