Team Smallest Margins - Sri Lanka

Smallest victories in 1980s in FC+LA+T20s - Sri Lanka

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	3 runs	0	216	44.5	v England	Colombo (SSC)	14 Feb 1982	ODI # 146
Sri Lanka	14 runs	0	172	28.0	v India	Colombo (PSS)	21 Sep 1985	ODI # 333
Sri Lanka	17 runs	0	272	44.0	v India	Dhaka	29 Oct 1988	ODI # 530
Sri Lanka	30 runs	0	198	33.0	v Pakistan	Lahore	29 Mar 1982	ODI # 150
Sri Lanka	41 runs	0	158	34.0	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	31 Mar 1984	ODI # 257
Sri Lanka	117 runs	0	196	24.1	v India	Kanpur	24 Dec 1986	ODI # 407
Sri Lanka	149 runs	0	348	66.2	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	5	169	44.1	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	13 Apr 1983	ODI # 193
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	25	197	45.5	v Zimbabwe	Harare	30 Oct 1982	List A
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	43	182	52.5	v New Zealand	Derby	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 214
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	9	223	45.3	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	31 Dec 1989	ODI # 598
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	10	208	43.2	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	16 Apr 1983	ODI # 194
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	32	172	39.4	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	3 Nov 1984	ODI # 274
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	4	227	49.2	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1985	ODI # 291
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	21	200	46.3	v New Zealand	Hobart	12 Jan 1988	ODI # 492
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	17	177	47.1	v West Indies	Rajkot	19 Oct 1989	ODI # 576
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	15	188	43.3	v Pakistan	Sharjah	6 Apr 1984	ODI # 259
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	16	192	42.2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	6 Apr 1986	ODI # 379
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	31	195	38.5	v Pakistan	Dhaka	27 Oct 1988	ODI # 528
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	81	132	31.3	v Bangladesh	Kandy	2 Apr 1986	ODI # 377
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	0	32	13.0	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	85	119	30.5	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	2 Nov 1988	ODI # 533

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	0	32	13.0	0.0	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986	Test # 1041
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	4	227	49.2	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	19 Jan 1985	ODI # 291
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	5	169	44.1	45.0	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	13 Apr 1983	ODI # 193
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	9	223	45.3	47.0	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	31 Dec 1989	ODI # 598
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	10	208	43.2	45.0	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	16 Apr 1983	ODI # 194
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	15	188	43.3	46.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	6 Apr 1984	ODI # 259
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	16	192	42.2	45.0	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	6 Apr 1986	ODI # 379
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	17	177	47.1	50.0	v West Indies	Rajkot	19 Oct 1989	ODI # 576
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	21	200	46.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Hobart	12 Jan 1988	ODI # 492
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	25	197	45.5	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	30 Oct 1982	List A
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	31	195	38.5	44.0	v Pakistan	Dhaka	27 Oct 1988	ODI # 528
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	32	172	39.4	45.0	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	3 Nov 1984	ODI # 274
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	43	182	52.5	60.0	v New Zealand	Derby	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 214
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	81	132	31.3	45.0	v Bangladesh	Kandy	2 Apr 1986	ODI # 377
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	85	119	30.5	45.0	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	2 Nov 1988	ODI # 533

Tied matches

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

West Indies Academy vs Sri Lanka Emerging Players at North Sound, Sri Lanka Emerging Players in West Indies 1st unofficial ODI, Jun 21, 2025 [List A]

Scotland vs Netherlands at Dundee, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 78th Match, Jun 12, 2025 [ODI # 4888]

Nepal vs Netherlands at Dundee, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 77th Match, Jun 10, 2025 [ODI # 4887]