Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Victoria	1 run	-	216	50.0	v NSW	Sydney	8 Nov 1986	List A
SAf XI	6 runs	-	317	49.5	v Aust XI	Gqeberha	7 Feb 1987	List A
England	8 runs	-	188	50.0	v Australia	Sydney	11 Feb 1987	ODI # 433
India	10 runs	-	300	40.0	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	17 Jan 1987	ODI # 419
Pakistan	11 runs	-	203	45.0	v West Indies	Hyderabad (Sind)	18 Nov 1986	ODI # 400
Australia	11 runs	-	262	50.0	v England	Brisbane	18 Jan 1987	ODI # 420
England	11 runs	-	231	50.0	v Australia	Sharjah	9 Apr 1987	ODI # 446
West Indies	16 runs	-	238	50.0	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1987	ODI # 424
West Indies	17 runs	-	173	43.5	v Pakistan	Gujranwala	4 Nov 1986	ODI # 397
England	19 runs	-	229	48.2	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	3 Jan 1987	ODI # 411
Queensland	25 runs	-	215	47.3	v West Indians	Townsville	10 Jan 1987	List A
England	29 runs	-	178	48.0	v West Indies	Devonport	3 Feb 1987	ODI # 430
West Indies	33 runs	-	199	45.0	v India	Sharjah	30 Nov 1986	ODI # 403
Australia	33 runs	-	226	48.1	v England	Adelaide	26 Jan 1987	ODI # 425
Pakistan	34 runs	-	200	46.2	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	30 Dec 1986	ODI # 408
Australia	36 runs	-	195	46.1	v West Indies	Sydney	28 Jan 1987	ODI # 427
England	37 runs	-	273	48.2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Jan 1987	ODI # 409
South Aust	40 runs	-	216	44.0	v Tasmania	Adelaide	19 Oct 1986	List A
Pakistan	41 runs	-	287	44.0	v India	Nagpur	24 Mar 1987	ODI # 439
India	52 runs	-	194	43.3	v Australia	Ahmedabad	5 Oct 1986	ODI # 394
Tasmania	52 runs	-	110	21.2	v Queensland	Hobart	11 Oct 1986	List A
West Aust	74 runs	-	249	50.0	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	10 Oct 1986	List A
South Aust	86 runs	-	326	50.0	v Tasmania	Hobart	15 Mar 1987	List A
West Indies	89 runs	-	203	38.2	v Pakistan	Multan	17 Nov 1986	ODI # 399
England	89 runs	-	253	45.5	v West Indies	Adelaide	24 Jan 1987	ODI # 423
India	94 runs	-	236	36.3	v Sri Lanka	Vadodara	15 Jan 1987	ODI # 417
West Indies	95 runs	-	238	42.1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	18 Mar 1987	ODI # 435
Australia	109 runs	-	249	47.3	v England	Melbourne	1 Feb 1987	ODI # 429
Sri Lanka	117 runs	-	196	24.1	v India	Kanpur	24 Dec 1986	ODI # 407
West Indies	164 runs	-	256	35.4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	4 Jan 1987	ODI # 412
West Indies	193 runs	-	249	28.3	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	3 Dec 1986	ODI # 405

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Aust XI	1 wicket	1	149	39.5	v SABP XI	Virginia	30 Nov 1986	List A
Pakistan	1 wicket	1	274	49.5	v Australia	W.A.C.A	2 Jan 1987	ODI # 410
Australia	2 wickets	5	193	49.1	v West Indies	Sydney	6 Feb 1987	ODI # 431
Pakistan	2 wickets	3	239	39.3	v India	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 1987	ODI # 434
Australia	3 wickets	6	223	46.0	v India	Srinagar	9 Sep 1986	ODI # 391
India	3 wickets	9	239	43.3	v Australia	Delhi	2 Oct 1986	ODI # 393
Pakistan	3 wickets	9	145	43.3	v India	Sharjah	5 Dec 1986	ODI # 406
England	3 wickets	2	230	49.4	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	5 Jan 1987	ODI # 413
England	3 wickets	1	234	49.5	v Australia	Sydney	22 Jan 1987	ODI # 422
Pakistan	3 wickets	6	197	44.0	v India	Indore	27 Jan 1987	ODI # 426
India	3 wickets	7	212	48.5	v England	Sharjah	2 Apr 1987	ODI # 442
West Indies	4 wickets	21	165	45.3	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Oct 1986	ODI # 396
West Indies	4 wickets	3	149	44.3	v Pakistan	Sialkot	14 Nov 1986	ODI # 398
Pakistan	4 wickets	6	165	44.0	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	2 Dec 1986	ODI # 404
SAf XI	4 wickets	38	176	43.4	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1987	List A
Tasmania	4 wickets	3	267	49.3	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	15 Feb 1987	List A
England	5 wickets	59	167	40.1	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	7 Jan 1987	ODI # 414
Aust XI	5 wickets	7	238	48.5	v SAf XI	Centurion	12 Feb 1987	List A
West Indians	5 wickets	7	222	43.5	v Auckland	Auckland	14 Feb 1987	List A
Pakistan	5 wickets	4	266	43.2	v India	Jamshedpur	26 Mar 1987	ODI # 440
England	5 wickets	16	218	47.2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	7 Apr 1987	ODI # 445
SAf XI	6 wickets	17	239	41.1	v Aust XI	Centurion	6 Dec 1986	List A
Aust XI	6 wickets	5	153	39.1	v SAf XI	Durban	17 Dec 1986	List A
India	6 wickets	15	209	41.3	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	13 Jan 1987	ODI # 416
England	6 wickets	41	155	43.1	v West Indies	Brisbane	17 Jan 1987	ODI # 418
West Indies	6 wickets	9	148	48.3	v England	Melbourne	30 Jan 1987	ODI # 428
England	6 wickets	48	172	36.0	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Feb 1987	ODI # 432
West Indies	6 wickets	6	214	49.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	21 Mar 1987	ODI # 437
Pakistan	6 wickets	28	121	37.2	v India	Pune	22 Mar 1987	ODI # 438
Pakistan	6 wickets	20	177	46.4	v Australia	Sharjah	3 Apr 1987	ODI # 443
India	7 wickets	36	251	41.0	v Australia	Jaipur	7 Sep 1986	ODI # 390
Australia	7 wickets	9	261	46.3	v India	Rajkot	7 Oct 1986	ODI # 395
India	7 wickets	21	215	41.3	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	27 Nov 1986	ODI # 401
West Indies	7 wickets	10	182	48.2	v Australia	Melbourne	20 Jan 1987	ODI # 421
India	7 wickets	48	177	42.0	v Australia	Sharjah	5 Apr 1987	ODI # 444
SAf XI	8 wickets	210	86	15.0	v Aust XI	Cape Town	10 Dec 1986	List A
India	8 wickets	111	146	27.3	v Sri Lanka	Guwahati	11 Jan 1987	ODI # 415
SAf XI	8 wickets	27	188	40.3	v Aust XI	Cape Town	10 Feb 1987	List A
Pakistan	8 wickets	50	184	41.4	v India	Sharjah	10 Apr 1987	ODI # 447
Queensland	9 wickets	29	193	35.1	v South Aust	Adelaide	18 Oct 1986	List A
West Indies	9 wickets	70	144	33.2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	28 Nov 1986	ODI # 402
West Indies	10 wickets	64	192	39.2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Mar 1987	ODI # 441

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Aust XI	1 wicket	1	149	39.5	40.0	v SABP XI	Virginia	30 Nov 1986	List A
Pakistan	1 wicket	1	274	49.5	50.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	2 Jan 1987	ODI # 410
England	3 wickets	1	234	49.5	50.0	v Australia	Sydney	22 Jan 1987	ODI # 422
England	3 wickets	2	230	49.4	50.0	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	5 Jan 1987	ODI # 413
West Indies	4 wickets	3	149	44.3	45.0	v Pakistan	Sialkot	14 Nov 1986	ODI # 398
Tasmania	4 wickets	3	267	49.3	50.0	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	15 Feb 1987	List A
Pakistan	2 wickets	3	239	39.3	40.0	v India	Eden Gardens	18 Feb 1987	ODI # 434
Pakistan	5 wickets	4	266	43.2	44.0	v India	Jamshedpur	26 Mar 1987	ODI # 440
Aust XI	6 wickets	5	153	39.1	40.0	v SAf XI	Durban	17 Dec 1986	List A
Australia	2 wickets	5	193	49.1	50.0	v West Indies	Sydney	6 Feb 1987	ODI # 431
Australia	3 wickets	6	223	46.0	47.0	v India	Srinagar	9 Sep 1986	ODI # 391
Pakistan	4 wickets	6	165	44.0	45.0	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	2 Dec 1986	ODI # 404
Pakistan	3 wickets	6	197	44.0	45.0	v India	Indore	27 Jan 1987	ODI # 426
West Indies	6 wickets	6	214	49.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	21 Mar 1987	ODI # 437
Aust XI	5 wickets	7	238	48.5	50.0	v SAf XI	Centurion	12 Feb 1987	List A
West Indians	5 wickets	7	222	43.5	45.0	v Auckland	Auckland	14 Feb 1987	List A
India	3 wickets	7	212	48.5	50.0	v England	Sharjah	2 Apr 1987	ODI # 442
India	3 wickets	9	239	43.3	45.0	v Australia	Delhi	2 Oct 1986	ODI # 393
Australia	7 wickets	9	261	46.3	48.0	v India	Rajkot	7 Oct 1986	ODI # 395
Pakistan	3 wickets	9	145	43.3	45.0	v India	Sharjah	5 Dec 1986	ODI # 406
West Indies	6 wickets	9	148	48.3	50.0	v England	Melbourne	30 Jan 1987	ODI # 428
West Indies	7 wickets	10	182	48.2	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	20 Jan 1987	ODI # 421
India	6 wickets	15	209	41.3	44.0	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	13 Jan 1987	ODI # 416
England	5 wickets	16	218	47.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	7 Apr 1987	ODI # 445
SAf XI	6 wickets	17	239	41.1	44.0	v Aust XI	Centurion	6 Dec 1986	List A
Pakistan	6 wickets	20	177	46.4	50.0	v Australia	Sharjah	3 Apr 1987	ODI # 443
West Indies	4 wickets	21	165	45.3	49.0	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Oct 1986	ODI # 396
India	7 wickets	21	215	41.3	45.0	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	27 Nov 1986	ODI # 401
SAf XI	8 wickets	27	188	40.3	45.0	v Aust XI	Cape Town	10 Feb 1987	List A
Pakistan	6 wickets	28	121	37.2	42.0	v India	Pune	22 Mar 1987	ODI # 438
Queensland	9 wickets	29	193	35.1	40.0	v South Aust	Adelaide	18 Oct 1986	List A
India	7 wickets	36	251	41.0	47.0	v Australia	Jaipur	7 Sep 1986	ODI # 390
SAf XI	4 wickets	38	176	43.4	50.0	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1987	List A
England	6 wickets	41	155	43.1	50.0	v West Indies	Brisbane	17 Jan 1987	ODI # 418
England	6 wickets	48	172	36.0	44.0	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Feb 1987	ODI # 432
India	7 wickets	48	177	42.0	50.0	v Australia	Sharjah	5 Apr 1987	ODI # 444
Pakistan	8 wickets	50	184	41.4	50.0	v India	Sharjah	10 Apr 1987	ODI # 447
England	5 wickets	59	167	40.1	50.0	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	7 Jan 1987	ODI # 414
West Indies	10 wickets	64	192	39.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Mar 1987	ODI # 441
West Indies	9 wickets	70	144	33.2	45.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	28 Nov 1986	ODI # 402
India	8 wickets	111	146	27.3	46.0	v Sri Lanka	Guwahati	11 Jan 1987	ODI # 415
SAf XI	8 wickets	210	86	15.0	50.0	v Aust XI	Cape Town	10 Dec 1986	List A

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Aust	NSW	W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth	2 Nov 1986	List A
South Aust	Victoria	Adelaide Oval	15 Feb 1987	List A

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