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 | 239 | 49.0 | 49.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | ODI # 1875 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 246 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 25 Jun 2008 | ODI # 2714 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 198 | 23.0 | 23.0 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 12 Nov 2013 | ODI # 3434 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 252 | 42.0 | 42.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4644 | |
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 | |
3 wickets | 1 | 268 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Dambulla | 19 Jun 2010 | ODI # 2996 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 275 | 44.5 | 45.0 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 23 Aug 2014 | ODI # 3512 | |
7 wickets | 1 | 329 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v England | Southampton | 4 Aug 2020 | ODI # 4258 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 301 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Hambantota | 24 Aug 2023 | ODI # 4626 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 2 | 272 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Leeds | 13 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1481 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 317 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 5 Sep 2007 | ODI # 2619 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 248 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 18 Jun 2012 | ODI # 3277 | |
5 wickets | 2 | 287 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Jul 2012 | ODI # 3293 | |
6 wickets | 2 | 266 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 7 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3563 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 314 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Pallekele | 30 Nov 2022 | ODI # 4490 | |
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 | |
2 wickets | 3 | 242 | 44.3 | 45.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Aug 1985 | ODI # 332 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 228 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v India | Moratuwa | 14 Aug 1993 | ODI # 835 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 202 | 44.3 | 45.0 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Sep 1996 | ODI # 1113 | |
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 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 248 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 15 Aug 1992 | ODI # 758 | |
7 wickets | 4 | 126 | 24.2 | 25.0 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 5 Sep 1994 | ODI # 922 | |
6 wickets | 4 | 241 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 9 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1608 | |
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 | |
2 wickets | 5 | 169 | 44.1 | 45.0 | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 13 Apr 1983 | ODI # 193 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 220 | 54.1 | 55.0 | v England | Manchester | 30 May 1985 | ODI # 329 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 230 | 48.1 | 49.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Dec 1993 | ODI # 864 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 104 | 22.1 | 23.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Dec 1993 | ODI # 866 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 288 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 16 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1616 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 286 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Lord's | 6 Jul 2004 | ODI # 2140 | |
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 | 240 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 10 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3565 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 238 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 26 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4174 | |
1 wicket | 5 | 290 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 22 Feb 2020 | ODI # 4246 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 276 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Jul 2021 | ODI # 4309 | |
4 wickets | 6 | 232 | 54.0 | 55.0 | v England | Birmingham | 1 Jun 1985 | ODI # 330 | |
8 wickets | 6 | 102 | 23.0 | 24.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Mar 1986 | ODI # 368 | |
6 wickets | 6 | 216 | 54.0 | 55.0 | v South Africa | Birmingham | 25 Aug 1994 | ODI # 919 | |
6 wickets | 6 | 270 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Lord's | 25 May 1997 | ODI # 1213 | |
4 wickets | 6 | 282 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1286 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 221 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 5 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1474 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 264 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Aug 2004 | ODI # 2156 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 183 | 26.0 | 27.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 28 Mar 2013 | ODI # 3352 | |
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 | |
2 wickets | 6 | 209 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 8 Jan 2024 | ODI # 4719 | |
8 wickets | 6 | 195 | 22.0 | 23.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 26 Oct 2024 | ODI # 4786 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 210 | 46.0 | 47.0 | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 17 Nov 2024 | ODI # 4808 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 191 | 42.5 | 44.0 | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 4 Sep 1992 | ODI # 762 | |
4 wickets | 7 | 237 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v India | Manchester | 26 May 1996 | ODI # 1104 | |
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 | |
2 wickets | 7 | 164 | 46.5 | 48.0 | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 7 Oct 2007 | ODI # 2626 | |
3 wickets | 7 | 218 | 41.5 | 43.0 | v India | The Oval | 9 Sep 2011 | ODI # 3189 | |
1 wicket | 7 | 163 | 24.5 | 26.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (RPS) | 1 Nov 2015 | ODI # 3701 | |
3 wickets | 7 | 309 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Cardiff | 1 Jun 2025 | ODI # 4881 | |
4 wickets | 8 | 215 | 40.4 | 42.0 | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 7 Apr 1986 | ODI # 380 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 285 | 53.4 | 55.0 | v New Zealand | Manchester | 18 Jul 1986 | ODI # 389 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 163 | 34.4 | 36.0 | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 13 Sep 1994 | ODI # 926 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 99 | 23.4 | 25.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 17 Sep 1994 | ODI # 927 | |
3 wickets | 8 | 224 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 21 May 1998 | ODI # 1331 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 236 | 33.4 | 35.0 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 3 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3561 | |
7 wickets | 8 | 322 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v India | The Oval | 8 Jun 2017 | ODI # 3882 | |
8 wickets | 9 | 125 | 21.3 | 23.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 2 Mar 1986 | ODI # 365 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 278 | 53.3 | 55.0 | v England | Birmingham | 21 May 1993 | ODI # 831 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 237 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Jul 2001 | ODI # 1738 | |
4 wickets | 9 | 230 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Lord's | 22 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2027 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 227 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2105 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 229 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v England | Southampton | 9 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2885 | |
8 wickets | 9 | 225 | 36.3 | 38.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (RPS) | 4 Nov 2015 | ODI # 3702 | |
1 wicket | 9 | 206 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Manchester | 24 Jun 2018 | ODI # 4013 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 297 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 16 Jan 2022 | ODI # 4341 | |
2 wickets | 9 | 282 | 42.3 | 44.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 14 Jun 2022 | ODI # 4409 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 292 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Jun 2022 | ODI # 4415 | |
2 wickets | 10 | 243 | 53.2 | 55.0 | v England | The Oval | 6 Jun 1977 | ODI # 44 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 208 | 43.2 | 45.0 | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 16 Apr 1983 | ODI # 194 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 250 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | The Oval | 24 May 1997 | ODI # 1211 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 213 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 24 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1284 | |
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 | |
3 wickets | 10 | 206 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v India | Dambulla | 30 Jul 2005 | ODI # 2262 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 300 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Nottingham | 15 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2890 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 219 | 29.2 | 31.0 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 8 Jul 2017 | ODI # 3903 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 233 | 53.1 | 55.0 | v Pakistan | The Oval | 21 May 1987 | ODI # 448 | |
4 wickets | 11 | 174 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Dec 2001 | ODI # 1777 | |
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 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 247 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 28 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2806 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 138 | 27.1 | 29.0 | v Australia | Manchester | 10 Jul 2012 | ODI # 3286 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 197 | 31.1 | 33.0 | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 6 Nov 2012 | ODI # 3306 | |
2 wickets | 11 | 288 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Pallekele | 15 Jul 2015 | ODI # 3669 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 308 | 40.1 | 42.0 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 29 Jun 2016 | ODI # 3757 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 192 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v England | Nottingham | 26 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2028 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 221 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v India | Dambulla | 3 Aug 2005 | ODI # 2265 | |
3 wickets | 12 | 213 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v India | Manchester | 30 Aug 2007 | ODI # 2617 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 13 | 208 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 5 Sep 1992 | ODI # 763 | |
3 wickets | 13 | 199 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2108 | |
5 wickets | 13 | 218 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3146 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 14 | 140 | 43.4 | 46.0 | v New Zealand | Dambulla | 13 May 2003 | ODI # 2010 | |
4 wickets | 14 | 192 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Dambulla | 25 Aug 2004 | ODI # 2160 | |
7 wickets | 14 | 137 | 17.4 | 20.0 | v South Africa | Lord's | 31 Aug 2008 | ODI # 2759 | |
6 wickets | 14 | 317 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 30 Jun 2017 | ODI # 3897 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 15 | 252 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Lord's | 27 Aug 2016 | ODI # 3771 | |
7 wickets | 15 | 151 | 18.3 | 21.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 17 Oct 2018 | ODI # 4054 | |
6 wickets | 15 | 228 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Southampton | 5 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4150 | |
7 wickets | 16 | 233 | 57.2 | 60.0 | v Pakistan | Manchester | 18 Jun 1983 | ODI # 213 | |
5 wickets | 16 | 192 | 42.2 | 45.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Apr 1986 | ODI # 379 | |
7 wickets | 16 | 181 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 6 Aug 1994 | ODI # 915 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
England | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 27 May 1989 | ODI # 567 |
Australia | South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 17 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1483 |
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 |
Sri Lanka | India | R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo | 2 Aug 2024 | ODI # 4752 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Chelmsford, India Under-19s in England 2nd Youth test, Jul 20-23, 2025 [Youth Test # 305]
India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]
South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]