England vs other countries ODIs Team Records - Smallest Margins
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 | 178 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v England | Sharjah | 24 Mar 1985 | ODI # 322 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 215 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v England | Kingston | 3 Mar 1990 | ODI # 614 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 223 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Durban | 2 Feb 2000 | ODI # 1555 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 201 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Kingston | 28 Apr 2001 | ODI # 1712 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 246 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 25 Jun 2008 | ODI # 2714 | |
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 | |
3 wickets | 1 | 196 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Wellington | 2 Mar 1992 | ODI # 727 | |
3 wickets | 1 | 226 | 40.5 | 41.0 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 12 Mar 1992 | ODI # 741 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 267 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v England | Bridgetown | 1 Apr 1998 | ODI # 1301 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 283 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Vadodara | 17 Mar 2000 | ODI # 1575 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 287 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Abu Dhabi | 31 Oct 2010 | ODI # 3063 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 275 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Dubai (DICS) | 5 Nov 2010 | ODI # 3067 | |
2 wickets | 1 | 313 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3229 | |
3 wickets | 1 | 304 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v England | Hobart | 23 Jan 2015 | ODI # 3589 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 298 | 42.5 | 43.0 | v South Africa | Auckland | 24 Mar 2015 | ODI # 3644 | |
7 wickets | 1 | 329 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v England | Southampton | 4 Aug 2020 | ODI # 4258 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 252 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Peshawar | 24 Oct 1994 | ODI # 937 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 247 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Nottingham | 1 Sep 1996 | ODI # 1111 | |
1 wicket | 2 | 303 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1999 | ODI # 1391 | |
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 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 302 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Kochi | 9 Mar 2000 | ODI # 1572 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 205 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Gqeberha | 2 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1976 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 317 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 5 Sep 2007 | ODI # 2619 | |
6 wickets | 2 | 266 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 7 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3563 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 303 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Manchester | 16 Sep 2020 | ODI # 4261 | |
6 wickets | 3 | 162 | 35.3 | 36.0 | v England | Jalandhar | 20 Dec 1981 | ODI # 131 | |
6 wickets | 3 | 279 | 54.3 | 55.0 | v England | Lord's | 29 May 1989 | ODI # 568 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 215 | 37.3 | 38.0 | v England | Bridgetown | 3 Apr 1990 | ODI # 622 | |
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 | |
1 wicket | 3 | 301 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v England | Brisbane | 17 Jan 2014 | ODI # 3455 | |
5 wickets | 3 | 336 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v England | Dunedin | 7 Mar 2018 | ODI # 3989 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 242 | 48.3 | 49.0 | v South Africa | Birmingham | 19 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4165 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 240 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Paarl | 17 Dec 2024 | ODI # 4817 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 209 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v England | Auckland | 19 Mar 1988 | ODI # 510 | |
2 wickets | 4 | 205 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v England | Manchester | 17 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2025 | |
6 wickets | 4 | 149 | 30.2 | 31.0 | v South Africa | Belfast | 1 Jul 2007 | ODI # 2595 | |
2 wickets | 4 | 334 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v England | Sydney | 2 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3094 | |
5 wickets | 4 | 299 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v England | Mohali | 20 Oct 2011 | ODI # 3205 | |
3 wickets | 4 | 285 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v England | Hamilton | 25 Feb 2018 | ODI # 3980 | |
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 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 212 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Dunedin | 14 Feb 1999 | ODI # 1407 | |
4 wickets | 5 | 242 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Brisbane | 19 Jan 2002 | ODI # 1787 | |
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 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 289 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Indore | 15 Apr 2006 | ODI # 2362 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 227 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Belfast | 29 Jun 2007 | ODI # 2593 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 295 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Melbourne | 16 Jan 2011 | ODI # 3081 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 328 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Bengaluru | 2 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3114 | |
2 wickets | 5 | 275 | 47.1 | 48.0 | v South Africa | Sydney | 23 Nov 2014 | ODI # 3551 | |
5 wickets | 5 | 267 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 19 Jan 2019 | ODI # 4080 | |
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 | |
7 wickets | 6 | 245 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v England | Karachi | 20 Oct 1987 | ODI # 463 | |
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 | 260 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Dunedin | 25 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2104 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 264 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Aug 2004 | ODI # 2156 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 241 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v England | Centurion | 13 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2226 | |
4 wickets | 6 | 227 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v England | Faridabad | 31 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2358 | |
2 wickets | 6 | 226 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v England | Chattogram | 11 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3127 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 268 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 21 Nov 2014 | ODI # 3549 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 303 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v England | Southampton | 14 Jun 2015 | ODI # 3656 | |
6 wickets | 6 | 353 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Karachi | 12 Feb 2025 | ODI # 4834 | |
4 wickets | 7 | 297 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v England | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1983 | ODI # 176 | |
3 wickets | 7 | 212 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v England | Sharjah | 2 Apr 1987 | ODI # 442 | |
3 wickets | 7 | 238 | 45.5 | 47.0 | v England | Kingston | 26 Feb 1994 | ODI # 887 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 219 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v England | Dunedin | 26 Feb 2002 | ODI # 1813 | |
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 | 259 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v England | Hamilton | 17 Feb 2013 | ODI # 3335 | |
4 wickets | 7 | 326 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v England | North Sound | 3 Dec 2023 | ODI # 4706 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 185 | 38.4 | 40.0 | v England | Lahore | 9 Mar 1984 | ODI # 254 | |
4 wickets | 8 | 266 | 46.4 | 48.0 | v England | Gwalior | 5 Mar 1993 | ODI # 814 | |
3 wickets | 8 | 224 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 21 May 1998 | ODI # 1331 | |
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 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 305 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Lahore | 10 Feb 2025 | ODI # 4829 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 148 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v England | Melbourne | 30 Jan 1987 | ODI # 428 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 195 | 28.3 | 30.0 | v England | Nagpur | 30 Oct 1989 | ODI # 590 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 278 | 53.3 | 55.0 | v England | Birmingham | 21 May 1993 | ODI # 831 | |
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 | |
2 wickets | 10 | 243 | 53.2 | 55.0 | v England | The Oval | 6 Jun 1977 | ODI # 44 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 213 | 38.6x8 | 40.0x8 | v England | Melbourne | 4 Feb 1979 | ODI # 59 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 208 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 8 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1607 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 194 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v South Africa | St George's | 14 Apr 2007 | ODI # 2571 | |
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 | 220 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Birmingham | 3 Jun 2014 | ODI # 3496 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 303 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Cardiff | 4 Sep 2016 | ODI # 3777 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 256 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v England | Kanpur | 25 Oct 1989 | ODI # 583 | |
3 wickets | 11 | 199 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1036 | |
5 wickets | 11 | 210 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v England | Kingstown | 4 Apr 1998 | ODI # 1304 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 198 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Faisalabad | 23 Oct 2007 | ODI # 2637 | |
4 wickets | 11 | 189 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Providence | 3 Jun 2016 | ODI # 3739 | |
3 wickets | 11 | 351 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v England | Pune | 15 Jan 2017 | ODI # 3819 | |
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 | |
3 wickets | 12 | 257 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v England | Gwalior | 4 Mar 1993 | ODI # 813 | |
7 wickets | 12 | 273 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v England | Centurion | 14 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1038 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 192 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v England | Nottingham | 26 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2028 | |
5 wickets | 12 | 282 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v England | Gros Islet | 1 May 2004 | ODI # 2125 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 212 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | The Oval | 31 Aug 2012 | ODI # 3300 | |
6 wickets | 13 | 146 | 43.5 | 46.0 | v England | Kingston | 18 Feb 1986 | ODI # 364 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 14 | 214 | 34.4 | 37.0 | v England | Melbourne | 23 Jan 1983 | ODI # 174 | |
3 wickets | 14 | 241 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v England | Nagpur | 23 Jan 1985 | ODI # 295 | |
5 wickets | 14 | 200 | 52.4 | 55.0 | v England | Nottingham | 24 May 1995 | ODI # 1000 | |
7 wickets | 14 | 250 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v England | Karachi | 3 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1071 | |
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 | |
7 wickets | 14 | 259 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v England | Cape Town | 4 Feb 2020 | ODI # 4234 | |
4 wickets | 14 | 188 | 31.4 | 34.0 | v England | Bridgetown | 9 Dec 2023 | ODI # 4708 | |
8 wickets | 15 | 209 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v England | Sydney | 22 Jan 1980 | ODI # 87 | |
7 wickets | 15 | 89 | 20.3 | 23.0 | v England | W.A.C.A | 5 Feb 1983 | ODI # 179 | |
4 wickets | 15 | 153 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v England | Adelaide | 19 Jan 2003 | ODI # 1938 | |
7 wickets | 15 | 224 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v England | Manchester | 3 Jul 2003 | ODI # 2032 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 222 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Wankhede | 28 Nov 2005 | ODI # 2300 | |
3 wickets | 15 | 223 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Oct 2011 | ODI # 3211 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 258 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v England | Mohali | 23 Jan 2013 | ODI # 3327 | |
6 wickets | 15 | 228 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Southampton | 5 Jun 2019 | ODI # 4150 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 352 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v England | Lahore | 22 Feb 2025 | ODI # 4846 | |
6 wickets | 16 | 189 | 45.2 | 48.0 | v England | Georgetown | 7 Mar 1990 | ODI # 617 | |
5 wickets | 16 | 204 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v South Africa | East London | 19 Dec 1992 | ODI # 784 | |
6 wickets | 16 | 238 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v England | Bristol | 4 Jul 2004 | ODI # 2139 | |
4 wickets | 16 | 238 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v England | Kochi | 6 Apr 2006 | ODI # 2360 | |
7 wickets | 16 | 248 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v England | North Sound | 8 Apr 2007 | ODI # 2565 | |
9 wickets | 16 | 310 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v England | Wellington | 1 Mar 2015 | ODI # 3619 | |
1 wicket | 16 | 263 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 12 Feb 2016 | ODI # 3737 | |
3 wickets | 16 | 213 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2023 | ODI # 4704 | |
5 wickets | 17 | 257 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v England | Lord's | 20 Aug 1998 | ODI # 1348 | |
6 wickets | 17 | 200 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Jamshedpur | 12 Mar 2000 | ODI # 1573 | |
4 wickets | 17 | 281 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v England | Gros Islet | 2 May 2004 | ODI # 2126 | |
7 wickets | 17 | 294 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 13 Jun 2013 | ODI # 3370 | |
6 wickets | 18 | 158 | 52.0 | 55.0 | v England | Nottingham | 23 May 1987 | ODI # 449 | |
4 wickets | 18 | 211 | 47.0 | 50.0 | v England | Sydney | 5 Feb 1999 | ODI # 1401 | |
9 wickets | 19 | 218 | 46.5 | 50.0 | v England | Brisbane | 23 Dec 1979 | ODI # 81 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
England | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 27 May 1989 | ODI # 567 |
New Zealand | England | McLean Park, Napier | 26 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1181 |
Australia | South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 17 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1483 |
Australia | South Africa | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 18 Aug 2000 | ODI # 1621 |
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 |
New Zealand | England | McLean Park, Napier | 20 Feb 2008 | ODI # 2682 |
India | England | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3110 |
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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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figuresPerformances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
India vs Australia at Perth, India in Australia 1st ODI, Oct 19, 2025 [ODI # 4911]
Bangladesh vs West Indies at Mirpur, West Indies in Bangladesh 1st ODI, Oct 18, 2025 [ODI # 4910]
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan v Bangladesh 3rd ODI, Oct 14, 2025 [ODI # 4909]