Team Largest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	124 runs	223	34.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
Sri Lanka	44 runs	199	46.1	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
Australia	19 runs	231	53.1	v England	Lord's	23 May 1993	ODI # 832
Sri Lanka	8 runs	205	49.2	v India	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
Australia	4 runs	259	54.5	v England	Manchester	19 May 1993	ODI # 830
India	1 run	213	49.2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 1993	ODI # 833

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	6 wickets	278	53.3	v England	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	228	49.3	v India	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	6 wickets	9	278	53.3	55.0	v England	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	3	228	49.3	50.0	v India	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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 figures
Performances 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:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]