Smallest victories Held in Sri Lanka for Tests+ODIs+T20Is
By runs
By wickets
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
7 wickets | 0 | 171 | 58.1 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 32 | 13.0 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 70 | 14.4 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Dec 1992 | Test # 1204 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 140 | 42.4 | 0.0 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Mar 1993 | Test # 1219 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 27 | 6.4 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Sep 1996 | Test # 1334 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 7 Jan 1998 | Test # 1394 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 326 | 113.5 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jan 1998 | Test # 1395 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 95 | 26.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | Kandy | 9 Sep 1999 | Test # 1459 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 131 | 42.0 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jun 2000 | Test # 1499 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 161 | 71.1 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 7 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 74 | 24.3 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 264 | 78.4 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Aug 2001 | Test # 1557 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 | Test # 1567 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 26 | 5.3 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 239 | 49.0 | 49.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | ODI # 1875 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 172 | 38.3 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 183 | 43.2 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 3 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 352 | 113.3 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | 4 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 122 | 33.1 | 0.0 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 8 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 171 | 31.5 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 95 | 14.1 | 0.0 | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 257 | 68.3 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Aug 2010 | Test # 1968 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 94 | 19.4 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 3 Apr 2012 | Test # 2039 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 93 | 18.3 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 | Test # 2059 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 160 | 41.4 | 0.0 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Mar 2013 | Test # 2082 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 198 | 23.0 | 23.0 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 12 Nov 2013 | ODI # 3434 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 99 | 16.2 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Galle | 6 Aug 2014 | Test # 2133 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 90 | 11.2 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2015 | Test # 2167 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 153 | 26.3 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Jun 2015 | Test # 2168 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 377 | 103.1 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 3 Jul 2015 | Test # 2169 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 191 | 57.5 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 15 Mar 2017 | Test # 2254 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 388 | 114.5 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Jul 2017 | Test # 2263 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 167 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 18 Mar 2018 | T20I # 662 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 268 | 86.1 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Galle | 14 Aug 2019 | Test # 2354 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 74 | 24.2 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 164 | 43.3 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 342 | 127.2 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 16 Jul 2022 | Test # 2472 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 131 | 32.5 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 16 Jul 2023 | Test # 2511 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 252 | 42.0 | 42.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4644 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 144 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Jan 2024 | T20I # 2432 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 56 | 7.2 | 0.0 | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 2 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 75 | 17.4 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 6 Feb 2025 | Test # 2580 | |
5 wickets | 1 | 141 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v Canada | Colombo (SSC) | 4 Feb 2010 | T20I # 132 | |
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 | |
2 wickets | 1 | 73 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v Nepal | Colombo (PSS) | 24 Nov 2014 | T20I # 410 | |
2 wickets | 1 | 160 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Mar 2018 | T20I # 661 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 177 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v Australia | Pallekele | 11 Jun 2022 | T20I # 1564 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 301 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Hambantota | 24 Aug 2023 | ODI # 4626 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 174 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Jan 2024 | T20I # 2433 | |
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 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 134 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Sep 2012 | T20I # 277 | |
6 wickets | 2 | 266 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 7 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3563 | |
5 wickets | 2 | 215 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 10 Mar 2018 | T20I # 658 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 162 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 3 Sep 2019 | T20I # 879 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 133 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Jul 2021 | T20I # 1206 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 314 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Pallekele | 30 Nov 2022 | ODI # 4490 | |
2 wickets | 3 | 242 | 44.3 | 45.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Aug 1985 | ODI # 332 | |
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 | 175 | 19.3 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 1 Sep 2019 | T20I # 878 | |
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 | 172 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 10 Feb 2009 | T20I # 82 | |
1 wicket | 4 | 173 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 1 Aug 2015 | T20I # 449 | |
7 wickets | 4 | 171 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 6 Sep 2017 | T20I # 618 | |
2 wickets | 5 | 169 | 44.1 | 45.0 | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 13 Apr 1983 | ODI # 193 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 5 | 240 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 10 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3565 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 5 | 180 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 13 Oct 2024 | T20I # 2907 | |
8 wickets | 6 | 102 | 23.0 | 24.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Mar 1986 | ODI # 368 | |
4 wickets | 6 | 282 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1286 | |
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 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 6 | 136 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v New Zealand | Dambulla | 9 Nov 2024 | T20I # 2939 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 210 | 46.0 | 47.0 | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 17 Nov 2024 | ODI # 4808 | |
7 wickets | 6 | 155 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 10 Jul 2025 | T20I # 3299 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 191 | 42.5 | 44.0 | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 4 Sep 1992 | ODI # 762 | |
2 wickets | 7 | 164 | 46.5 | 48.0 | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 7 Oct 2007 | ODI # 2626 | |
6 wickets | 7 | 149 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 29 Sep 2012 | T20I # 279 | |
1 wicket | 7 | 163 | 24.5 | 26.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (RPS) | 1 Nov 2015 | ODI # 3701 | |
6 wickets | 7 | 156 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 4 Apr 2017 | T20I # 606 | |
4 wickets | 8 | 215 | 40.4 | 42.0 | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 7 Apr 1986 | ODI # 380 | |
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 | |
8 wickets | 8 | 176 | 18.4 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 25 Sep 2012 | T20I # 274 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 236 | 33.4 | 35.0 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 3 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3561 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 140 | 18.4 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 8 Mar 2018 | T20I # 657 | |
8 wickets | 9 | 125 | 21.3 | 23.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 2 Mar 1986 | ODI # 365 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 237 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Jul 2001 | ODI # 1738 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 227 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2105 | |
8 wickets | 9 | 225 | 36.3 | 38.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (RPS) | 4 Nov 2015 | ODI # 3702 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 175 | 18.3 | 20.0 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 6 Mar 2018 | T20I # 656 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 153 | 17.3 | 19.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Mar 2018 | T20I # 659 | |
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 | |
7 wickets | 9 | 78 | 6.3 | 8.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 28 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2768 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 208 | 43.2 | 45.0 | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 16 Apr 1983 | ODI # 194 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 213 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 24 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1284 | |
3 wickets | 10 | 206 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v India | Dambulla | 30 Jul 2005 | ODI # 2262 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 219 | 29.2 | 31.0 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 8 Jul 2017 | ODI # 3903 | |
4 wickets | 11 | 174 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Dec 2001 | ODI # 1777 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 247 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 28 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2806 | |
5 wickets | 11 | 122 | 18.1 | 20.0 | v Afghanistan | Colombo (PSS) | 1 Feb 2010 | T20I # 128 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 197 | 31.1 | 33.0 | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 6 Nov 2012 | ODI # 3306 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 164 | 18.1 | 20.0 | v South Africa | Hambantota | 6 Aug 2013 | T20I # 325 | |
2 wickets | 11 | 288 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Pallekele | 15 Jul 2015 | ODI # 3669 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 221 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v India | Dambulla | 3 Aug 2005 | ODI # 2265 | |
9 wickets | 12 | 163 | 18.0 | 20.0 | v West Indies | Dambulla | 17 Oct 2024 | T20I # 2909 | |
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 | 143 | 17.5 | 20.0 | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 21 Nov 2013 | T20I # 341 | |
4 wickets | 13 | 129 | 17.5 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 9 Sep 2016 | T20I # 567 | |
3 wickets | 13 | 125 | 17.5 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 8 Jun 2022 | T20I # 1552 | |
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 | |
8 wickets | 14 | 147 | 17.4 | 20.0 | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2012 | T20I # 281 | |
6 wickets | 14 | 317 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 30 Jun 2017 | ODI # 3897 | |
7 wickets | 15 | 151 | 18.3 | 21.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 17 Oct 2018 | ODI # 4054 | |
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 | |
7 wickets | 16 | 211 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Sep 1994 | ODI # 925 | |
8 wickets | 16 | 311 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Hambantota | 6 Jul 2017 | ODI # 3901 | |
3 wickets | 16 | 231 | 44.2 | 47.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 24 Aug 2017 | ODI # 3906 | |
10 wickets | 17 | 145 | 20.1 | 23.0 | v Nepal | Pallekele | 4 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4632 | |
6 wickets | 18 | 228 | 47.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 3 Sep 1996 | ODI # 1112 | |
4 wickets | 18 | 212 | 47.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 22 Aug 2011 | ODI # 3184 | |
8 wickets | 18 | 129 | 17.0 | 20.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 30 Sep 2012 | T20I # 282 | |
7 wickets | 18 | 156 | 17.0 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 6 Mar 2020 | T20I # 1078 | |
5 wickets | 19 | 212 | 46.5 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 10 Oct 2007 | ODI # 2628 | |
3 wickets | 19 | 228 | 46.5 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 21 Aug 2016 | ODI # 3768 | |
6 wickets | 19 | 269 | 46.5 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 2 Jun 2023 | ODI # 4579 | |
7 wickets | 20 | 206 | 46.4 | 50.0 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Aug 1999 | ODI # 1487 | |
6 wickets | 21 | 289 | 46.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Dambulla | 3 Aug 2009 | ODI # 2867 | |
6 wickets | 21 | 239 | 46.3 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 3 Sep 2017 | ODI # 3909 | |
8 wickets | 21 | 133 | 16.3 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Jul 2025 | T20I # 3318 | |
7 wickets | 23 | 236 | 46.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Dambulla | 28 Aug 2004 | ODI # 2161 | |
7 wickets | 23 | 162 | 34.1 | 38.0 | v Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 14 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3132 | |
2 wickets | 24 | 227 | 46.0 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 28 Aug 2016 | ODI # 3772 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 27 Sep 2012 | T20I # 275 |
New Zealand | West Indies | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 1 Oct 2012 | T20I # 283 |
Sri Lanka | India | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 30 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2769 |
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:
Australia vs India at Melbourne, India tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 26-29, 2011 [Test # 2025]
Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Durban, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2011 [Test # 2026]
Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Mirpur, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh 2nd Test, Dec 17-21, 2011 [Test # 2024]