Team Smallest Margins - England

Smallest victories in 1980s in FC+LA+T20s - England

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 run	0	241	46.0	v India	Cuttack	27 Dec 1984	ODI # 281
England	3 runs	0	292	96.1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
England XI	4 runs	0	269	48.2	v Victoria	Ballarat	19 Feb 1985	List A
England	5 runs	0	212	45.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Feb 1982	ODI # 145
England	7 runs	0	122	15.0	v India	Chandigarh	27 Jan 1985	ODI # 298
England	8 runs	0	188	50.0	v Australia	Sydney	11 Feb 1987	ODI # 433
England XI	11 runs	0	208	49.3	v Barbados	Bridgetown	6 Mar 1981	List A
England	11 runs	0	231	50.0	v Australia	Sharjah	9 Apr 1987	ODI # 446
England	14 runs	0	229	47.0	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1983	ODI # 177
England XI	16 runs	0	167	40.0	v Windward Is	Kingstown	1 Feb 1981	List A
England	18 runs	0	130	36.1	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
England	19 runs	0	229	48.2	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	3 Jan 1987	ODI # 411
England	23 runs	0	249	55.0	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1980	ODI # 91
England	23 runs	0	264	44.0	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Nov 1987	ODI # 479
England	29 runs	0	151	67.0	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
England	29 runs	0	178	48.0	v West Indies	Devonport	3 Feb 1987	ODI # 430
England	34 runs	0	270	48.1	v West Indies	Jaipur	26 Oct 1987	ODI # 468
England	35 runs	0	255	45.3	v India	Wankhede	5 Nov 1987	ODI # 476
England	37 runs	0	273	48.2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Jan 1987	ODI # 409
England	47 runs	0	321	55.0	v Australia	Birmingham	22 Aug 1980	ODI # 92
England	47 runs	0	334	58.0	v Sri Lanka	Taunton	11 Jun 1983	ODI # 201
England	47 runs	0	187	46.3	v West Indies	Leeds	21 May 1988	ODI # 519
England	54 runs	0	268	48.2	v New Zealand	Brisbane	15 Jan 1983	ODI # 168
England	54 runs	0	189	42.1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Feb 1984	ODI # 249
England	73 runs	0	296	49.4	v Pakistan	Manchester	19 Jul 1982	ODI # 155
England	89 runs	0	253	45.5	v West Indies	Adelaide	24 Jan 1987	ODI # 423
England	95 runs	0	232	47.1	v Australia	Manchester	25 May 1989	ODI # 566
England	98 runs	0	208	27.3	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1983	ODI # 175
England	98 runs	0	237	31.5	v Pakistan	Peshawar	22 Nov 1987	ODI # 480
England	103 runs	0	506	135.5	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
England	106 runs	0	323	59.0	v New Zealand	The Oval	9 Jun 1983	ODI # 197
England	108 runs	0	267	45.0	v Sri Lanka	Peshawar	17 Oct 1987	ODI # 460
England	113 runs	0	313	56.4	v Pakistan	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
England	114 runs	0	277	55.0	v India	The Oval	4 Jun 1982	ODI # 153
England	127 runs	0	347	69.2	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
England	165 runs	0	511	129.0	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
England	189 runs	0	460	110.1	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
England XI	190 runs	0	372	61.2	v WICB Pres XI	Pointe-a-Pierre	23 Jan 1981	First-class

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 wicket	3	214	54.3	v Pakistan	Birmingham	25 May 1987	ODI # 450
England	2 wickets	7	164	48.5	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1980	ODI # 83
England	2 wickets	3	244	49.3	v West Indies	Gujranwala	9 Oct 1987	ODI # 452
England	2 wickets	3	167	44.3	v Pakistan	Lahore	18 Nov 1987	ODI # 478
England	3 wickets	3	236	54.3	v West Indies	Lord's	30 May 1980	ODI # 90
England	3 wickets	0	219	80.2	v Pakistan	Leeds	26 Aug 1982	Test # 933
England	3 wickets	13	180	47.5	v West Indies	Nottingham	2 Jun 1984	ODI # 265
England	3 wickets	6	206	45.0	v India	Bengaluru	20 Jan 1985	ODI # 293
England	3 wickets	2	230	49.4	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	5 Jan 1987	ODI # 413
England	3 wickets	1	234	49.5	v Australia	Sydney	22 Jan 1987	ODI # 422
England	4 wickets	10	215	43.2	v India	Pune	5 Dec 1984	ODI # 279
England	4 wickets	40	149	43.2	v Pakistan	Cuttack	22 Oct 1989	ODI # 579
England XI	5 wickets	0	174	58.1	v Leeward Is	Plymouth	21 Mar 1981	First-class
England XI	5 wickets	0	136	38.1	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
England	5 wickets	13	157	43.5	v India	Ahmedabad	25 Nov 1981	ODI # 125
England	5 wickets	0	123	38.4	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
England	5 wickets	0	230	37.0	v West Indies	Port of Spain	4 Mar 1986	ODI # 366
England	5 wickets	7	255	53.5	v India	Manchester	26 May 1986	ODI # 387
England XI	5 wickets	0	168	53.2	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
England XI	5 wickets	0	184	45.1	v Victoria	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
England	5 wickets	59	167	40.1	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	7 Jan 1987	ODI # 414
England	5 wickets	16	218	47.2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	7 Apr 1987	ODI # 445
England	5 wickets	4	205	49.2	v New Zealand	Dunedin	9 Mar 1988	ODI # 504
England	5 wickets	14	243	52.4	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	4 Sep 1988	ODI # 521
England	5 wickets	8	194	48.4	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	15 Oct 1989	ODI # 571
England XI	6 wickets	13	184	52.5	v Windward Is	Kingstown	2 Feb 1981	List A
England	6 wickets	20	211	51.4	v Australia	Lord's	4 Jun 1981	ODI # 119
England XI	6 wickets	0	301	47.0	v India U22	Pune	13 Nov 1981	First-class
England	6 wickets	29	136	45.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	22 Feb 1984	ODI # 250
England	6 wickets	8	164	38.4	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Mar 1984	ODI # 256
England	6 wickets	8	285	53.4	v New Zealand	Manchester	18 Jul 1986	ODI # 389
England	6 wickets	41	155	43.1	v West Indies	Brisbane	17 Jan 1987	ODI # 418
England	6 wickets	48	172	36.0	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Feb 1987	ODI # 432
England	6 wickets	13	187	42.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Mar 1988	ODI # 505
England	6 wickets	12	218	53.0	v West Indies	Birmingham	19 May 1988	ODI # 518
England	7 wickets	0	171	58.1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
England	7 wickets	0	65	19.0	v India	Lord's	10 Jun 1982	Test # 928
England	7 wickets	47	251	47.1	v Pakistan	Nottingham	17 Jul 1982	ODI # 154
England	7 wickets	16	233	57.2	v Pakistan	Manchester	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 213
England	7 wickets	0	75	22.3	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
England	7 wickets	11	233	53.1	v Pakistan	The Oval	21 May 1987	ODI # 448
England	7 wickets	30	179	50.0	v West Indies	Lord's	23 May 1988	ODI # 520
England	7 wickets	0	97	34.4	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
England	7 wickets	15	243	47.3	v Australia	Hyderabad (Deccan)	19 Oct 1989	ODI # 575
England	8 wickets	44	200	42.4	v New Zealand	Sydney	20 Jan 1983	ODI # 171
England	8 wickets	56	194	50.4	v Pakistan	Lord's	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 205
England	8 wickets	0	125	23.4	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
England	8 wickets	36	255	49.0	v Australia	Lord's	3 Jun 1985	ODI # 331
England	8 wickets	52	219	41.2	v Sri Lanka	Pune	30 Oct 1987	ODI # 472
England	9 wickets	29	194	50.1	v India	Leeds	2 Jun 1982	ODI # 152
England	9 wickets	215	137	24.1	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 1983	ODI # 217
England	9 wickets	0	33	8.0	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
England	10 wickets	0	96	29.3	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	10 wickets	0	96	29.3	0.0	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
England XI	5 wickets	0	174	58.1	0.0	v Leeward Is	Plymouth	21 Mar 1981	First-class
England XI	6 wickets	0	301	47.0	0.0	v India U22	Pune	13 Nov 1981	First-class
England XI	5 wickets	0	136	38.1	0.0	v Ind Pres XI	Nagpur	17 Nov 1981	First-class
England	7 wickets	0	171	58.1	0.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
England	7 wickets	0	65	19.0	0.0	v India	Lord's	10 Jun 1982	Test # 928
England	3 wickets	0	219	80.2	0.0	v Pakistan	Leeds	26 Aug 1982	Test # 933
England	8 wickets	0	125	23.4	0.0	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
England	9 wickets	0	33	8.0	0.0	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
England	5 wickets	0	123	38.4	0.0	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
England	5 wickets	0	230	37.0	37.0	v West Indies	Port of Spain	4 Mar 1986	ODI # 366
England XI	5 wickets	0	168	53.2	0.0	v South Aust	Adelaide	31 Oct 1986	First-class
England	7 wickets	0	75	22.3	0.0	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
England XI	5 wickets	0	184	45.1	0.0	v Victoria	Melbourne	6 Dec 1986	First-class
England	7 wickets	0	97	34.4	0.0	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
England	3 wickets	1	234	49.5	50.0	v Australia	Sydney	22 Jan 1987	ODI # 422
England	3 wickets	2	230	49.4	50.0	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	5 Jan 1987	ODI # 413
England	3 wickets	3	236	54.3	55.0	v West Indies	Lord's	30 May 1980	ODI # 90
England	1 wicket	3	214	54.3	55.0	v Pakistan	Birmingham	25 May 1987	ODI # 450
England	2 wickets	3	244	49.3	50.0	v West Indies	Gujranwala	9 Oct 1987	ODI # 452
England	2 wickets	3	167	44.3	45.0	v Pakistan	Lahore	18 Nov 1987	ODI # 478
England	5 wickets	4	205	49.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Dunedin	9 Mar 1988	ODI # 504
England	3 wickets	6	206	45.0	46.0	v India	Bengaluru	20 Jan 1985	ODI # 293
England	2 wickets	7	164	48.5	50.0	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1980	ODI # 83
England	5 wickets	7	255	53.5	55.0	v India	Manchester	26 May 1986	ODI # 387
England	6 wickets	8	164	38.4	40.0	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Mar 1984	ODI # 256
England	6 wickets	8	285	53.4	55.0	v New Zealand	Manchester	18 Jul 1986	ODI # 389
England	5 wickets	8	194	48.4	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	15 Oct 1989	ODI # 571
England	4 wickets	10	215	43.2	45.0	v India	Pune	5 Dec 1984	ODI # 279
England	7 wickets	11	233	53.1	55.0	v Pakistan	The Oval	21 May 1987	ODI # 448
England	6 wickets	12	218	53.0	55.0	v West Indies	Birmingham	19 May 1988	ODI # 518
England XI	6 wickets	13	184	52.5	55.0	v Windward Is	Kingstown	2 Feb 1981	List A
England	5 wickets	13	157	43.5	46.0	v India	Ahmedabad	25 Nov 1981	ODI # 125
England	3 wickets	13	180	47.5	50.0	v West Indies	Nottingham	2 Jun 1984	ODI # 265
England	6 wickets	13	187	42.5	45.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Mar 1988	ODI # 505
England	5 wickets	14	243	52.4	55.0	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	4 Sep 1988	ODI # 521
England	7 wickets	15	243	47.3	50.0	v Australia	Hyderabad (Deccan)	19 Oct 1989	ODI # 575
England	7 wickets	16	233	57.2	60.0	v Pakistan	Manchester	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 213
England	5 wickets	16	218	47.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	7 Apr 1987	ODI # 445
England	6 wickets	20	211	51.4	55.0	v Australia	Lord's	4 Jun 1981	ODI # 119
England	9 wickets	29	194	50.1	55.0	v India	Leeds	2 Jun 1982	ODI # 152
England	6 wickets	29	136	45.1	50.0	v New Zealand	Wellington	22 Feb 1984	ODI # 250
England	7 wickets	30	179	50.0	55.0	v West Indies	Lord's	23 May 1988	ODI # 520
England	8 wickets	36	255	49.0	55.0	v Australia	Lord's	3 Jun 1985	ODI # 331
England	4 wickets	40	149	43.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Cuttack	22 Oct 1989	ODI # 579
England	6 wickets	41	155	43.1	50.0	v West Indies	Brisbane	17 Jan 1987	ODI # 418
England	8 wickets	44	200	42.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	20 Jan 1983	ODI # 171
England	7 wickets	47	251	47.1	55.0	v Pakistan	Nottingham	17 Jul 1982	ODI # 154
England	6 wickets	48	172	36.0	44.0	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Feb 1987	ODI # 432
England	8 wickets	52	219	41.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Pune	30 Oct 1987	ODI # 472
England	8 wickets	56	194	50.4	60.0	v Pakistan	Lord's	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 205
England	5 wickets	59	167	40.1	50.0	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	7 Jan 1987	ODI # 414
England	9 wickets	215	137	24.1	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 1983	ODI # 217

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	Australia	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	27 May 1989	ODI # 567

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