Team Largest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	115 runs	340	43.5	v Pakistan	Mohali	24 May 1997	ODI # 1212
Sri Lanka	85 runs	310	43.1	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	27 May 1997	ODI # 1214
Sri Lanka	52 runs	215	44.5	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	20 May 1997	ODI # 1208
Pakistan	35 runs	328	49.2	v India	Chennai	21 May 1997	ODI # 1209
Pakistan	30 runs	290	49.5	v Sri Lanka	Gwalior	12 May 1997	ODI # 1205
New Zealand	22 runs	286	50.0	v Pakistan	Mohali	9 May 1997	ODI # 1204

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	8 wickets	221	42.3	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	14 May 1997	ODI # 1206
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	226	40.5	v India	Wankhede	17 May 1997	ODI # 1207

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	55	226	40.5	50.0	v India	Wankhede	17 May 1997	ODI # 1207
India	8 wickets	45	221	42.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	14 May 1997	ODI # 1206

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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 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]