Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	23 runs	249	55.0	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1980	ODI # 91
West Indies	24 runs	199	51.2	v England	Leeds	28 May 1980	ODI # 89
England	47 runs	321	55.0	v Australia	Birmingham	22 Aug 1980	ODI # 92

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	3 wickets	236	54.3	v West Indies	Lord's	30 May 1980	ODI # 90

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	3 wickets	3	236	54.3	55.0	v West Indies	Lord's	30 May 1980	ODI # 90

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:

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]