Smallest victories in 1980s in FC+LA+T20s - India
By runs
By wickets
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 2 wickets | 3 | 242 | 44.3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Aug 1985 | ODI # 332 | |
| 2 wickets | 17 | 279 | 47.1 | v New Zealand | Vadodara | 17 Dec 1988 | ODI # 543 | |
| 3 wickets | 14 | 241 | 47.4 | v England | Nagpur | 23 Jan 1985 | ODI # 295 | |
| 3 wickets | 64 | 140 | 39.2 | v Australia | Sharjah | 29 Mar 1985 | ODI # 325 | |
| 3 wickets | 14 | 133 | 41.4 | v New Zealand | Sharjah | 10 Apr 1986 | ODI # 381 | |
| 3 wickets | 5 | 206 | 49.1 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 13 Apr 1986 | ODI # 383 | |
| 3 wickets | 9 | 239 | 43.3 | v Australia | Delhi | 2 Oct 1986 | ODI # 393 | |
| 3 wickets | 7 | 212 | 48.5 | v England | Sharjah | 2 Apr 1987 | ODI # 442 | |
| 3 wickets | 17 | 248 | 47.1 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 27 Oct 1989 | ODI # 587 | |
| 4 wickets | 18 | 152 | 43.0 | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 10 Sep 1983 | ODI # 224 | |
| 4 wickets | 32 | 167 | 40.4 | v Pakistan | Jaipur | 2 Oct 1983 | ODI # 225 | |
| 4 wickets | 26 | 143 | 40.4 | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 31 Oct 1988 | ODI # 532 | |
| 4 wickets | 22 | 197 | 46.2 | v New Zealand | Visakhapatnam | 10 Dec 1988 | ODI # 536 | |
| 5 wickets | 24 | 231 | 42.0 | v England | Cuttack | 27 Jan 1982 | ODI # 143 | |
| 5 wickets | 135 | 156 | 37.3 | v Zimbabwe | Leicester | 11 Jun 1983 | ODI # 204 | |
| 5 wickets | 12 | 260 | 48.0 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 11 Jan 1986 | ODI # 348 | |
| 5 wickets | 24 | 173 | 46.0 | v New Zealand | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1986 | ODI # 356 | |
| 5 wickets | 15 | 231 | 47.3 | v Surrey | The Oval | 15 May 1986 | List A | |
| 5 wickets | 0 | 134 | 42.0 | v England | Lord's | 5 Jun 1986 | Test # 1046 | |
| 5 wickets | 0 | 255 | 49.0 | v Yorkshire | Scarborough | 12 Jul 1986 | First-class | |
| 5 wickets | 21 | 161 | 41.3 | v New Zealand | Cuttack | 12 Dec 1988 | ODI # 538 | |
| 6 wickets | 3 | 162 | 35.3 | v England | Jalandhar | 20 Dec 1981 | ODI # 131 | |
| 6 wickets | 55 | 278 | 40.5 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 15 Sep 1982 | ODI # 157 | |
| 6 wickets | 64 | 234 | 39.2 | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 26 Sep 1982 | ODI # 159 | |
| 6 wickets | 32 | 214 | 54.4 | v England | Manchester | 22 Jun 1983 | ODI # 221 | |
| 6 wickets | 25 | 184 | 45.5 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 20 Feb 1985 | ODI # 309 | |
| 6 wickets | 7 | 236 | 48.5 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1986 | ODI # 360 | |
| 6 wickets | 15 | 209 | 41.3 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 13 Jan 1987 | ODI # 416 | |
| 6 wickets | 47 | 177 | 37.1 | v Sri Lanka | Dhaka | 4 Nov 1988 | ODI # 534 | |
| 6 wickets | 11 | 256 | 48.1 | v England | Kanpur | 25 Oct 1989 | ODI # 583 | |
| 7 wickets | 39 | 207 | 43.3 | v New Zealand | Sydney | 5 Mar 1985 | ODI # 316 | |
| 7 wickets | 36 | 251 | 41.0 | v Australia | Jaipur | 7 Sep 1986 | ODI # 390 | |
| 7 wickets | 21 | 215 | 41.3 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 27 Nov 1986 | ODI # 401 | |
| 7 wickets | 48 | 177 | 42.0 | v Australia | Sharjah | 5 Apr 1987 | ODI # 444 | |
| 7 wickets | 48 | 192 | 42.0 | v Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad | 26 Oct 1987 | ODI # 469 | |
| 8 wickets | 0 | 48 | 15.1 | v England | Wankhede | 28 Nov 1984 | Test # 1001 | |
| 8 wickets | 83 | 164 | 36.1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 3 Mar 1985 | ODI # 315 | |
| 8 wickets | 17 | 177 | 47.1 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1985 | ODI # 319 | |
| 8 wickets | 28 | 162 | 40.2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 16 Jan 1986 | ODI # 351 | |
| 8 wickets | 111 | 146 | 27.3 | v Sri Lanka | Guwahati | 11 Jan 1987 | ODI # 415 | |
| 8 wickets | 133 | 136 | 27.5 | v Zimbabwe | Wankhede | 17 Oct 1987 | ODI # 461 | |
| 9 wickets | 46 | 163 | 47.2 | v England | The Oval | 24 May 1986 | ODI # 386 | |
| 9 wickets | 107 | 222 | 32.1 | v New Zealand | Nagpur | 31 Oct 1987 | ODI # 474 | |
| 9 wickets | 114 | 100 | 26.0 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 27 Oct 1988 | ODI # 529 | |
| 10 wickets | 0 | 76 | 18.0 | v Pakistan | Chennai | 15 Jan 1980 | Test # 869 | |
| 10 wickets | 170 | 97 | 21.4 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 8 Apr 1984 | ODI # 260 | |
| 10 wickets | 0 | 21 | 2.1 | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 2 Dec 1988 | Test # 1111 |
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 10 wickets | 0 | 76 | 18.0 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Chennai | 15 Jan 1980 | Test # 869 | |
| 8 wickets | 0 | 48 | 15.1 | 0.0 | v England | Wankhede | 28 Nov 1984 | Test # 1001 | |
| 5 wickets | 0 | 134 | 42.0 | 0.0 | v England | Lord's | 5 Jun 1986 | Test # 1046 | |
| 5 wickets | 0 | 255 | 49.0 | 0.0 | v Yorkshire | Scarborough | 12 Jul 1986 | First-class | |
| 10 wickets | 0 | 21 | 2.1 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 2 Dec 1988 | Test # 1111 | |
| 6 wickets | 3 | 162 | 35.3 | 36.0 | v England | Jalandhar | 20 Dec 1981 | ODI # 131 | |
| 2 wickets | 3 | 242 | 44.3 | 45.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Aug 1985 | ODI # 332 | |
| 3 wickets | 5 | 206 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 13 Apr 1986 | ODI # 383 | |
| 6 wickets | 7 | 236 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1986 | ODI # 360 | |
| 3 wickets | 7 | 212 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v England | Sharjah | 2 Apr 1987 | ODI # 442 | |
| 3 wickets | 9 | 239 | 43.3 | 45.0 | v Australia | Delhi | 2 Oct 1986 | ODI # 393 | |
| 6 wickets | 11 | 256 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v England | Kanpur | 25 Oct 1989 | ODI # 583 | |
| 5 wickets | 12 | 260 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 11 Jan 1986 | ODI # 348 | |
| 3 wickets | 14 | 241 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v England | Nagpur | 23 Jan 1985 | ODI # 295 | |
| 3 wickets | 14 | 133 | 41.4 | 44.0 | v New Zealand | Sharjah | 10 Apr 1986 | ODI # 381 | |
| 5 wickets | 15 | 231 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Surrey | The Oval | 15 May 1986 | List A | |
| 6 wickets | 15 | 209 | 41.3 | 44.0 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 13 Jan 1987 | ODI # 416 | |
| 8 wickets | 17 | 177 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1985 | ODI # 319 | |
| 2 wickets | 17 | 279 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Vadodara | 17 Dec 1988 | ODI # 543 | |
| 3 wickets | 17 | 248 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 27 Oct 1989 | ODI # 587 | |
| 4 wickets | 18 | 152 | 43.0 | 46.0 | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 10 Sep 1983 | ODI # 224 | |
| 7 wickets | 21 | 215 | 41.3 | 45.0 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 27 Nov 1986 | ODI # 401 | |
| 5 wickets | 21 | 161 | 41.3 | 45.0 | v New Zealand | Cuttack | 12 Dec 1988 | ODI # 538 | |
| 4 wickets | 22 | 197 | 46.2 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Visakhapatnam | 10 Dec 1988 | ODI # 536 | |
| 5 wickets | 24 | 231 | 42.0 | 46.0 | v England | Cuttack | 27 Jan 1982 | ODI # 143 | |
| 5 wickets | 24 | 173 | 46.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1986 | ODI # 356 | |
| 6 wickets | 25 | 184 | 45.5 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 20 Feb 1985 | ODI # 309 | |
| 4 wickets | 26 | 143 | 40.4 | 45.0 | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 31 Oct 1988 | ODI # 532 | |
| 8 wickets | 28 | 162 | 40.2 | 45.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 16 Jan 1986 | ODI # 351 | |
| 6 wickets | 32 | 214 | 54.4 | 60.0 | v England | Manchester | 22 Jun 1983 | ODI # 221 | |
| 4 wickets | 32 | 167 | 40.4 | 46.0 | v Pakistan | Jaipur | 2 Oct 1983 | ODI # 225 | |
| 7 wickets | 36 | 251 | 41.0 | 47.0 | v Australia | Jaipur | 7 Sep 1986 | ODI # 390 | |
| 7 wickets | 39 | 207 | 43.3 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Sydney | 5 Mar 1985 | ODI # 316 | |
| 9 wickets | 46 | 163 | 47.2 | 55.0 | v England | The Oval | 24 May 1986 | ODI # 386 | |
| 6 wickets | 47 | 177 | 37.1 | 45.0 | v Sri Lanka | Dhaka | 4 Nov 1988 | ODI # 534 | |
| 7 wickets | 48 | 177 | 42.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Sharjah | 5 Apr 1987 | ODI # 444 | |
| 7 wickets | 48 | 192 | 42.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad | 26 Oct 1987 | ODI # 469 | |
| 6 wickets | 55 | 278 | 40.5 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 15 Sep 1982 | ODI # 157 | |
| 6 wickets | 64 | 234 | 39.2 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 26 Sep 1982 | ODI # 159 | |
| 3 wickets | 64 | 140 | 39.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Sharjah | 29 Mar 1985 | ODI # 325 | |
| 8 wickets | 83 | 164 | 36.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 3 Mar 1985 | ODI # 315 | |
| 9 wickets | 107 | 222 | 32.1 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Nagpur | 31 Oct 1987 | ODI # 474 | |
| 8 wickets | 111 | 146 | 27.3 | 46.0 | v Sri Lanka | Guwahati | 11 Jan 1987 | ODI # 415 | |
| 9 wickets | 114 | 100 | 26.0 | 45.0 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 27 Oct 1988 | ODI # 529 | |
| 8 wickets | 133 | 136 | 27.5 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Wankhede | 17 Oct 1987 | ODI # 461 | |
| 5 wickets | 135 | 156 | 37.3 | 60.0 | v Zimbabwe | Leicester | 11 Jun 1983 | ODI # 204 | |
| 10 wickets | 170 | 97 | 21.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 8 Apr 1984 | ODI # 260 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| India | Australia | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | 18 Sep 1986 | Test # 1052 |
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