Team Largest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	57 runs	259	49.0	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 1998	ODI # 1345
England	36 runs	248	49.3	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	16 Aug 1998	ODI # 1346
South Africa	14 runs	245	48.5	v England	Birmingham	18 Aug 1998	ODI # 1347

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	257	47.1	v England	Lord's	20 Aug 1998	ODI # 1348

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	17	257	47.1	50.0	v England	Lord's	20 Aug 1998	ODI # 1348

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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:

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]

New Zealand vs India at Indore, New Zealand in India 3rd ODI, Jan 18, 2026 [ODI # 4939]