Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	47 runs	218	48.2	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1986	ODI # 388

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	5 wickets	255	53.5	v India	Manchester	26 May 1986	ODI # 387
England	6 wickets	285	53.4	v New Zealand	Manchester	18 Jul 1986	ODI # 389
India	9 wickets	163	47.2	v England	The Oval	24 May 1986	ODI # 386

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	5 wickets	7	255	53.5	55.0	v India	Manchester	26 May 1986	ODI # 387
England	6 wickets	8	285	53.4	55.0	v New Zealand	Manchester	18 Jul 1986	ODI # 389
India	9 wickets	46	163	47.2	55.0	v England	The Oval	24 May 1986	ODI # 386

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]