Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	36 runs	159	31.6x8	v England	Lahore	13 Jan 1978	ODI # 47
West Indies	44 runs	226	36.0	v Australia	St John's	22 Feb 1978	ODI # 48

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	2 wickets	140	35.0	v West Indies	Castries	12 Apr 1978	ODI # 49
England	3 wickets	209	35.0x8	v Pakistan	Sahiwal	23 Dec 1977	ODI # 45
England	6 wickets	152	32.7x8	v Pakistan	Sialkot	30 Dec 1977	ODI # 46

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	3 wickets	-	209	35.0x8	35.0x8	v Pakistan	Sahiwal	23 Dec 1977	ODI # 45
Australia	2 wickets	-	140	35.0	35.0	v West Indies	Castries	12 Apr 1978	ODI # 49
England	6 wickets	17	152	32.7x8	35.0x8	v Pakistan	Sialkot	30 Dec 1977	ODI # 46

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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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]