Team Smallest Margins - England

Smallest victories in 1970s in FC+LA+T20s - England

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	2 runs	0	199	47.0	v West Indies	Sydney	28 Nov 1979	ODI # 76
England	9 runs	0	222	60.0	v New Zealand	Manchester	20 Jun 1979	ODI # 72
England	14 runs	0	166	56.0	v Pakistan	Leeds	16 Jun 1979	ODI # 71
England	19 runs	0	207	55.0	v New Zealand	Scarborough	15 Jul 1978	ODI # 52
England	25 runs	0	231	88.3	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Jul 1971	Test # 689
England	26 runs	0	226	88.3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1974	Test # 738
England	38 runs	0	479	188.1	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
England	62 runs	0	223	62.6x8	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
England	72 runs	0	265	47.2	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1979	ODI # 79
England	80 runs	0	267	60.0	v New Zealand	Nottingham	11 Jun 1975	ODI # 23
England	89 runs	0	342	85.2	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
England	93 runs	0	205	49.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
England	94 runs	0	249	55.0	v Pakistan	The Oval	26 May 1978	ODI # 51
England	101 runs	0	172	25.2	v Australia	Birmingham	4 Jun 1977	ODI # 43
England	113 runs	0	296	85.1	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
England	126 runs	0	279	41.2	v New Zealand	Manchester	17 Jul 1978	ODI # 53
England	132 runs	0	218	47.0	v Pakistan	Manchester	24 May 1978	ODI # 50
England XI	138 runs	0	362	86.2	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Dec 1979	First-class
England XI	140 runs	0	219	27.5x8	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	9 Dec 1978	First-class
England XI	163 runs	0	241	34.4x8	v Tasmania	Launceston	18 Jan 1979	List A
England	166 runs	0	328	46.1x8	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
England	174 runs	0	280	27.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
England	196 runs	0	291	52.3	v East Africa	Birmingham	14 Jun 1975	ODI # 27
England	200 runs	0	284	38.5	v India	Chennai	14 Jan 1977	Test # 793
England	202 runs	0	335	60.0	v India	Lord's	7 Jun 1975	ODI # 19
England	205 runs	0	366	67.0x8	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
England	299 runs	0	416	56.5x8	v Australia	Sydney	9 Jan 1971	Test # 676

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 wicket	3	182	54.3	v West Indies	Leeds	5 Sep 1973	ODI # 8
England	2 wickets	21	180	51.3	v Australia	Birmingham	28 Aug 1972	ODI # 4
England	2 wickets	58	170	45.2	v Australia	Manchester	2 Jun 1977	ODI # 42
England	3 wickets	23	191	37.1x8	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1975	ODI # 16
England	3 wickets	0	209	35.0x8	v Pakistan	Sahiwal	23 Dec 1977	ODI # 45
England XI	3 wickets	27	132	43.3	v Tasmania	Melbourne	3 Feb 1979	List A
England	3 wickets	6	208	49.0	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Dec 1979	ODI # 77
England	4 wickets	23	266	51.1	v India	Leeds	13 Jul 1974	ODI # 12
England	4 wickets	11	195	45.1	v Australia	Sydney	26 Dec 1979	ODI # 82
England	6 wickets	35	223	49.1	v Australia	Manchester	24 Aug 1972	ODI # 2
England	6 wickets	0	207	88.5	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
England	6 wickets	37	172	48.5	v India	The Oval	15 Jul 1974	ODI # 13
England	6 wickets	17	152	32.7x8	v Pakistan	Sialkot	30 Dec 1977	ODI # 46
England XI	6 wickets	0	208	71.3x8	v Queensland	Brisbane	24 Nov 1978	First-class
England	6 wickets	77	160	47.1	v Australia	Lord's	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 63
England	7 wickets	57	159	45.3	v New Zealand	Swansea	18 Jul 1973	ODI # 6
England	7 wickets	0	189	81.2	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
England	7 wickets	0	138	52.3	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
England	7 wickets	0	118	30.5	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
England	7 wickets	0	170	53.5x8	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
England	7 wickets	94	102	28.2x8	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Jan 1979	ODI # 58
England	8 wickets	0	284	135.2	v ROW XI	Nottingham	2 Jul 1970	First-class
England	8 wickets	0	89	25.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
England	8 wickets	277	46	13.5	v Canada	Manchester	13 Jun 1979	ODI # 67
England	9 wickets	0	20	10.0	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
England	9 wickets	0	79	29.1	v Australia	Manchester	7 Jul 1977	Test # 805
England	9 wickets	0	34	10.2x8	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
England	10 wickets	0	16	3.4	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1977	Test # 791
England XI	10 wickets	0	2	0.5x8	v NSW	Sydney	17 Nov 1978	First-class

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	8 wickets	0	284	135.2	0.0	v ROW XI	Nottingham	2 Jul 1970	First-class
England	8 wickets	0	89	25.0x8	0.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
England	9 wickets	0	20	10.0	0.0	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
England	6 wickets	0	207	88.5	0.0	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
England	10 wickets	0	16	3.4	0.0	v India	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1977	Test # 791
England	9 wickets	0	79	29.1	0.0	v Australia	Manchester	7 Jul 1977	Test # 805
England	7 wickets	0	189	81.2	0.0	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
England	3 wickets	0	209	35.0x8	35.0x8	v Pakistan	Sahiwal	23 Dec 1977	ODI # 45
England	7 wickets	0	138	52.3	0.0	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
England	7 wickets	0	118	30.5	0.0	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
England XI	10 wickets	0	2	0.5x8	0.0x8	v NSW	Sydney	17 Nov 1978	First-class
England XI	6 wickets	0	208	71.3x8	0.0x8	v Queensland	Brisbane	24 Nov 1978	First-class
England	7 wickets	0	170	53.5x8	0.0x8	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
England	9 wickets	0	34	10.2x8	0.0x8	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
England	1 wicket	3	182	54.3	55.0	v West Indies	Leeds	5 Sep 1973	ODI # 8
England	3 wickets	6	208	49.0	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Dec 1979	ODI # 77
England	4 wickets	11	195	45.1	47.0	v Australia	Sydney	26 Dec 1979	ODI # 82
England	6 wickets	17	152	32.7x8	35.0x8	v Pakistan	Sialkot	30 Dec 1977	ODI # 46
England	2 wickets	21	180	51.3	55.0	v Australia	Birmingham	28 Aug 1972	ODI # 4
England	4 wickets	23	266	51.1	55.0	v India	Leeds	13 Jul 1974	ODI # 12
England	3 wickets	23	191	37.1x8	40.0x8	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1975	ODI # 16
England XI	3 wickets	27	132	43.3	48.0	v Tasmania	Melbourne	3 Feb 1979	List A
England	6 wickets	35	223	49.1	55.0	v Australia	Manchester	24 Aug 1972	ODI # 2
England	6 wickets	37	172	48.5	55.0	v India	The Oval	15 Jul 1974	ODI # 13
England	7 wickets	57	159	45.3	55.0	v New Zealand	Swansea	18 Jul 1973	ODI # 6
England	2 wickets	58	170	45.2	55.0	v Australia	Manchester	2 Jun 1977	ODI # 42
England	6 wickets	77	160	47.1	60.0	v Australia	Lord's	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 63
England	7 wickets	94	102	28.2x8	40.0x8	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Jan 1979	ODI # 58
England	8 wickets	277	46	13.5	60.0	v Canada	Manchester	13 Jun 1979	ODI # 67

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies vs Pakistan at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 3rd ODI, Aug 12, 2025 [ODI # 4894]

South Africa vs Australia at Darwin, South Africa in Australia 2nd T20I, Aug 12, 2025 [T20I # 3405]

Pakistan vs West Indies at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2nd ODI, Aug 10, 2025 [ODI # 4893]