Team Smallest Margins - Australia

Players - Australia

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	1 run	271	49.5	v India	Chennai	9 Oct 1987	ODI # 453
Australia	3 runs	200	30.0	v New Zealand	Indore	18 Oct 1987	ODI # 462
Australia	6 runs	217	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	7 Jan 1988	ODI # 488
Australia	7 runs	254	50.0	v England	Eden Gardens	8 Nov 1987	ODI # 477
Australia	17 runs	252	48.4	v New Zealand	Chandigarh	27 Oct 1987	ODI # 470
Australia	18 runs	268	49.0	v Pakistan	Lahore	4 Nov 1987	ODI # 475
Australia	22 runs	236	48.0	v England	Melbourne	4 Feb 1988	ODI # 503
Australia	38 runs	244	44.5	v Sri Lanka	Melbourne	14 Jan 1988	ODI # 493
Australia	70 runs	267	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Cuttack	30 Oct 1987	ODI # 471
Australia	78 runs	222	44.5	v New Zealand	Sydney	20 Jan 1988	ODI # 498
Australia	81 runs	250	44.2	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	2 Jan 1988	ODI # 484
Australia	81 runs	290	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	10 Jan 1988	ODI # 491
Australia	96 runs	236	42.4	v Zimbabwe	Chennai	13 Oct 1987	ODI # 456

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	3 wickets	189	49.3	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	19 Jan 1988	ODI # 496
Australia	5 wickets	177	33.2	v New Zealand	Brisbane	17 Jan 1988	ODI # 495
Australia	6 wickets	169	34.1	v New Zealand	Sydney	24 Jan 1988	ODI # 501
Australia	8 wickets	178	44.5	v New Zealand	Melbourne	22 Jan 1988	ODI # 499

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	3 wickets	3	189	49.3	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	19 Jan 1988	ODI # 496
Australia	6 wickets	23	169	34.1	38.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	24 Jan 1988	ODI # 501
Australia	8 wickets	31	178	44.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	22 Jan 1988	ODI # 499
Australia	5 wickets	64	177	33.2	44.0	v New Zealand	Brisbane	17 Jan 1988	ODI # 495

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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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]