Smallest victories Held in England for ODIs
By runs
By wickets
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
2 wickets | 0 | 160 | 27.0 | 27.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 1999 | ODI # 1390 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 223 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Durban | 2 Feb 2000 | ODI # 1555 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 257 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 4 Nov 2000 | ODI # 1655 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 249 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 25 Nov 2007 | ODI # 2648 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 246 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 25 Jun 2008 | ODI # 2714 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 206 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 30 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2903 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 261 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Potchefstroom | 25 Jan 2013 | ODI # 3328 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 274 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Centurion | 2 Apr 2021 | ODI # 4285 | |
2 wickets | 1 | 235 | 59.5 | 60.0 | v England | Birmingham | 15 Jun 1983 | ODI # 209 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 296 | 54.5 | 55.0 | v England | Leeds | 23 May 1990 | ODI # 632 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 435 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2349 | |
2 wickets | 1 | 313 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3229 | |
7 wickets | 1 | 329 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v England | Southampton | 4 Aug 2020 | ODI # 4258 | |
1 wicket | 2 | 267 | 59.4 | 60.0 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 11 Jun 1975 | ODI # 26 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 247 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Nottingham | 1 Sep 1996 | ODI # 1111 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 171 | 33.4 | 34.0 | v India | Centurion | 7 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1174 | |
5 wickets | 2 | 272 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Leeds | 13 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1481 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 232 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | East London | 4 Feb 2000 | ODI # 1557 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 205 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Gqeberha | 2 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1976 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 305 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 4 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2096 | |
1 wicket | 2 | 205 | 41.4 | 42.0 | v Canada | Benoni | 1 Dec 2006 | ODI # 2455 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 317 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 5 Sep 2007 | ODI # 2619 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 228 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Leeds | 29 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4177 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 303 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Manchester | 16 Sep 2020 | ODI # 4261 | |
1 wicket | 3 | 182 | 54.3 | 55.0 | v West Indies | Leeds | 5 Sep 1973 | ODI # 8 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 236 | 54.3 | 55.0 | v West Indies | Lord's | 30 May 1980 | ODI # 90 | |
1 wicket | 3 | 214 | 54.3 | 55.0 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 25 May 1987 | ODI # 450 | |
6 wickets | 3 | 279 | 54.3 | 55.0 | v England | Lord's | 29 May 1989 | ODI # 568 | |
6 wickets | 3 | 185 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v India | Cape Town | 7 Dec 1992 | ODI # 770 | |
5 wickets | 3 | 269 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v England | Bristol | 10 Jun 2001 | ODI # 1721 | |
2 wickets | 3 | 326 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v England | Lord's | 13 Jul 2002 | ODI # 1856 | |
2 wickets | 3 | 250 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Bloemfontein | 23 Oct 2005 | ODI # 2285 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 295 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 12 Sep 2010 | ODI # 3044 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 228 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Cardiff | 14 Sep 2013 | ODI # 3415 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 341 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 17 May 2019 | ODI # 4138 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 242 | 48.3 | 49.0 | v South Africa | Birmingham | 19 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4165 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 320 | 44.3 | 45.0 | v Ireland | Chelmsford | 12 May 2023 | ODI # 4577 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 240 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Paarl | 17 Dec 2024 | ODI # 4817 | |
6 wickets | 4 | 233 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v India | East London | 4 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1173 | |
3 wickets | 4 | 241 | 31.2 | 32.0 | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 2 Jul 2002 | ODI # 1850 | |
2 wickets | 4 | 205 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v England | Manchester | 17 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2025 | |
3 wickets | 4 | 201 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v India | Birmingham | 19 Sep 2004 | ODI # 2179 | |
5 wickets | 4 | 250 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Cardiff | 18 Jun 2005 | ODI # 2250 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 244 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 30 Oct 2005 | ODI # 2289 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 372 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 5 Oct 2016 | ODI # 3790 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 220 | 54.1 | 55.0 | v England | Manchester | 30 May 1985 | ODI # 329 | |
4 wickets | 5 | 215 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Centurion | 11 Dec 1992 | ODI # 774 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 288 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 16 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1616 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 327 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 6 Apr 2002 | ODI # 1824 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 286 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Lord's | 6 Jul 2004 | ODI # 2140 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 268 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Gqeberha | 4 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2221 | |
1 wicket | 5 | 247 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Durban | 10 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2348 | |
1 wicket | 5 | 213 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 Jun 2010 | ODI # 3003 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 188 | 22.1 | 23.0 | v India | Southampton | 6 Sep 2011 | ODI # 3187 | |
5 wickets | 5 | 267 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 19 Jan 2019 | ODI # 4080 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 238 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 26 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4174 | |
5 wickets | 5 | 343 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Bloemfontein | 29 Jan 2023 | ODI # 4513 | |
4 wickets | 6 | 232 | 54.0 | 55.0 | v England | Birmingham | 1 Jun 1985 | ODI # 330 | |
6 wickets | 6 | 216 | 54.0 | 55.0 | v South Africa | Birmingham | 25 Aug 1994 | ODI # 919 | |
5 wickets | 6 | 285 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Centurion | 10 Apr 1997 | ODI # 1197 | |
6 wickets | 6 | 270 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Lord's | 25 May 1997 | ODI # 1213 | |
4 wickets | 6 | 296 | 48.0 | 49.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kimberley | 7 Apr 1998 | ODI # 1309 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 221 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 5 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1474 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 241 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v England | Centurion | 13 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2226 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 303 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v England | Southampton | 14 Jun 2015 | ODI # 3656 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 192 | 25.0 | 26.0 | v New Zealand | Chester-le-Street | 20 Jun 2015 | ODI # 3659 | |
4 wickets | 7 | 231 | 58.5 | 60.0 | v India | Manchester | 14 Jun 1975 | ODI # 28 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 255 | 53.5 | 55.0 | v India | Manchester | 26 May 1986 | ODI # 387 | |
4 wickets | 7 | 237 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v India | Manchester | 26 May 1996 | ODI # 1104 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 288 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Kimberley | 28 Oct 2000 | ODI # 1651 | |
8 wickets | 7 | 248 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Paarl | 9 Jan 2001 | ODI # 1666 | |
6 wickets | 7 | 272 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v England | Lord's | 29 Jun 2002 | ODI # 1848 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 247 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Sep 2004 | ODI # 2178 | |
2 wickets | 7 | 218 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 25 Sep 2004 | ODI # 2182 | |
2 wickets | 7 | 272 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v England | Southampton | 5 Sep 2006 | ODI # 2410 | |
3 wickets | 7 | 218 | 41.5 | 43.0 | v India | The Oval | 9 Sep 2011 | ODI # 3189 | |
3 wickets | 7 | 309 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Cardiff | 1 Jun 2025 | ODI # 4881 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 285 | 53.4 | 55.0 | v New Zealand | Manchester | 18 Jul 1986 | ODI # 389 | |
3 wickets | 8 | 224 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 21 May 1998 | ODI # 1331 | |
7 wickets | 8 | 253 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 27 Jan 2008 | ODI # 2666 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 237 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | East London | 14 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3226 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 300 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Kimberley | 20 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3228 | |
3 wickets | 8 | 235 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Durban | 21 Mar 2013 | ODI # 3348 | |
7 wickets | 8 | 322 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v India | The Oval | 8 Jun 2017 | ODI # 3882 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 162 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v India | Johannesburg | 13 Dec 1992 | ODI # 779 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 278 | 53.3 | 55.0 | v England | Birmingham | 21 May 1993 | ODI # 831 | |
4 wickets | 9 | 257 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Johannesburg | 31 Jan 1997 | ODI # 1171 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 153 | 30.3 | 32.0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 1 Nov 2000 | ODI # 1654 | |
4 wickets | 9 | 198 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Canada | Cape Town | 15 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1952 | |
4 wickets | 9 | 230 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Lord's | 22 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2027 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 229 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v England | Southampton | 9 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2885 | |
1 wicket | 9 | 263 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 25 Jan 2015 | ODI # 3591 | |
1 wicket | 9 | 206 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Manchester | 24 Jun 2018 | ODI # 4013 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 272 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bloemfontein | 4 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4252 | |
2 wickets | 10 | 243 | 53.2 | 55.0 | v England | The Oval | 6 Jun 1977 | ODI # 44 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 263 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 11 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1034 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 185 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Durban | 17 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1040 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 250 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | The Oval | 24 May 1997 | ODI # 1211 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 252 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v India | Nottingham | 12 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1480 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 208 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 8 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1607 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 280 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v India | Johannesburg | 5 Oct 2001 | ODI # 1752 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 300 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Nottingham | 15 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2890 | |
2 wickets | 10 | 221 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 18 Jan 2011 | ODI # 3082 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 247 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Lord's | 3 Jul 2011 | ODI # 3168 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 241 | 32.2 | 34.0 | v India | Cardiff | 16 Sep 2011 | ODI # 3195 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 220 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Birmingham | 3 Jun 2014 | ODI # 3496 | |
3 wickets | 10 | 300 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Leeds | 11 Sep 2015 | ODI # 3683 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 303 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Cardiff | 4 Sep 2016 | ODI # 3777 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 233 | 53.1 | 55.0 | v Pakistan | The Oval | 21 May 1987 | ODI # 448 | |
8 wickets | 11 | 106 | 25.1 | 27.0 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1993 | ODI # 802 | |
3 wickets | 11 | 199 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1036 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 227 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Johannesburg | 21 Jan 2000 | ODI # 1544 | |
4 wickets | 11 | 188 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Birmingham | 6 Jul 2002 | ODI # 1852 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 251 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Canterbury | 30 Jun 2005 | ODI # 2257 | |
5 wickets | 11 | 140 | 28.1 | 30.0 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 6 Nov 2005 | ODI # 2293 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 138 | 27.1 | 29.0 | v Australia | Manchester | 10 Jul 2012 | ODI # 3286 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 308 | 40.1 | 42.0 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 29 Jun 2016 | ODI # 3757 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 288 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v India | Paarl | 21 Jan 2022 | ODI # 4346 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 218 | 53.0 | 55.0 | v West Indies | Birmingham | 19 May 1988 | ODI # 518 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 230 | 53.0 | 55.0 | v England | Leeds | 18 Jul 1990 | ODI # 634 | |
5 wickets | 12 | 282 | 53.0 | 55.0 | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1990 | ODI # 635 | |
7 wickets | 12 | 273 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v England | Centurion | 14 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1038 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 241 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 12 Apr 2000 | ODI # 1587 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 192 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v England | Nottingham | 26 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2028 | |
3 wickets | 12 | 213 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v India | Manchester | 30 Aug 2007 | ODI # 2617 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 176 | 34.0 | 36.0 | v West Indies | Centurion | 20 Jan 2008 | ODI # 2661 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 212 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | The Oval | 31 Aug 2012 | ODI # 3300 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 248 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 1 Sep 2016 | ODI # 3775 | |
3 wickets | 12 | 332 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 13 Jul 2021 | ODI # 4303 | |
7 wickets | 13 | 274 | 57.5 | 60.0 | v Australia | Lord's | 18 Jun 1983 | ODI # 215 | |
3 wickets | 13 | 180 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 2 Jun 1984 | ODI # 265 | |
6 wickets | 13 | 239 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 2 Dec 1994 | ODI # 953 | |
4 wickets | 13 | 206 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 16 Apr 2000 | ODI # 1591 | |
8 wickets | 13 | 268 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Durban | 3 Apr 2002 | ODI # 1823 | |
9 wickets | 13 | 226 | 36.5 | 39.0 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1955 | |
6 wickets | 13 | 226 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Kenya | Cape Town | 7 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1983 | |
5 wickets | 13 | 236 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Bermuda | Potchefstroom | 27 Nov 2006 | ODI # 2450 | |
5 wickets | 13 | 264 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Durban | 1 Feb 2008 | ODI # 2668 | |
8 wickets | 13 | 211 | 28.5 | 31.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 3 Feb 2008 | ODI # 2671 | |
5 wickets | 13 | 234 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 3 Oct 2009 | ODI # 2906 | |
8 wickets | 13 | 201 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Chester-le-Street | 7 Jul 2012 | ODI # 3284 | |
5 wickets | 14 | 243 | 52.4 | 55.0 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 4 Sep 1988 | ODI # 521 | |
5 wickets | 14 | 200 | 52.4 | 55.0 | v England | Nottingham | 24 May 1995 | ODI # 1000 | |
7 wickets | 14 | 137 | 17.4 | 20.0 | v South Africa | Lord's | 31 Aug 2008 | ODI # 2759 | |
7 wickets | 14 | 259 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v England | Cape Town | 4 Feb 2020 | ODI # 4234 | |
6 wickets | 15 | 159 | 39.3 | 42.0 | v India | Leeds | 25 May 1996 | ODI # 1103 | |
9 wickets | 15 | 242 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Manchester | 16 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1482 | |
7 wickets | 15 | 224 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v England | Manchester | 3 Jul 2003 | ODI # 2032 | |
3 wickets | 15 | 253 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bristol | 19 Jun 2005 | ODI # 2251 | |
3 wickets | 15 | 223 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Oct 2011 | ODI # 3211 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
England | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 27 May 1989 | ODI # 567 |
India | Zimbabwe | Boland Park, Paarl | 27 Jan 1997 | ODI # 1169 |
Australia | South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 17 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1483 |
South Africa | Australia | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | 27 Mar 2002 | ODI # 1821 |
South Africa | Sri Lanka | Kingsmead, Durban | 3 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1979 |
South Africa | England | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | 2 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2219 |
England | Australia | Lord's, London | 2 Jul 2005 | ODI # 2258 |
England | India | Lord's, London | 11 Sep 2011 | ODI # 3191 |
South Africa | West Indies | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 14 Jun 2013 | ODI # 3371 |
England | Sri Lanka | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 21 Jun 2016 | ODI # 3751 |
England | New Zealand | Lord's, London | 14 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4192 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England vs South Africa at Southampton, South Africa in England 3rd ODI, Sep 7, 2025 [ODI # 4906]
South Africa vs England at Lord's, South Africa in England 2nd ODI, Sep 4, 2025 [ODI # 4904]
England vs South Africa at Leeds, South Africa in England 1st ODI, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4902]