Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	1 run	0	195	50.0	v Australia	Hobart	18 Dec 1990	ODI # 654
Sri Lanka A	1 run	0	165	40.0	v England A	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1991	List A
Australia	3 runs	0	223	50.0	v England	Melbourne	10 Jan 1991	ODI # 662
Queensland	4 runs	0	242	50.0	v Tasmania	Brisbane	13 Oct 1990	List A
Pakistan	6 runs	0	212	40.0	v West Indies	Karachi	9 Nov 1990	ODI # 639
New Zealand	7 runs	0	200	40.0	v England	Adelaide	1 Dec 1990	ODI # 643
New Zealand	7 runs	0	225	49.5	v England	Auckland	16 Feb 1991	ODI # 670
New Zealand	9 runs	0	197	48.0	v England	Wellington	13 Feb 1991	ODI # 669
England	14 runs	0	231	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	9 Feb 1991	ODI # 668
Pakistan	19 runs	0	197	39.2	v New Zealand	Lahore	2 Nov 1990	ODI # 636
India	19 runs	0	246	45.0	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	1 Dec 1990	ODI # 644
E. Province	22 runs	0	223	54.4	v Border	East London	24 Nov 1990	List A
Karachi	29 runs	0	177	40.0	v England A	Karachi	11 Jan 1991	List A
Pakistan	31 runs	0	169	40.0	v West Indies	Multan	13 Nov 1990	ODI # 641
England	33 runs	0	195	48.1	v New Zealand	Sydney	13 Dec 1990	ODI # 651
Australia	35 runs	0	245	46.0	v West Indies	Kingston	26 Feb 1991	ODI # 671
Sri Lanka	36 runs	0	215	45.5	v India	Cuttack	28 Dec 1990	ODI # 658
Australia	37 runs	0	284	50.0	v England	Brisbane	16 Dec 1990	ODI # 653
Australia	37 runs	0	284	47.0	v West Indies	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1991	ODI # 674
Australia	39 runs	0	264	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	11 Dec 1990	ODI # 650
Sri Lanka A	40 runs	0	174	42.2	v England A	Kurunegala	4 Feb 1991	List A
New Zealand	41 runs	0	243	44.4	v Sri Lanka	Auckland	28 Jan 1991	ODI # 666
Australia	45 runs	0	173	31.1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1991	ODI # 672
Pakistan	50 runs	0	182	43.0	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	21 Dec 1990	ODI # 656
England A	51 runs	0	247	45.0	v Sri Lanka A	Colombo (RPS)	8 Mar 1991	List A
E. Province	54 runs	0	248	55.0	v Border	Gqeberha	17 Nov 1990	List A
Transvaal	54 runs	0	192	49.2	v OFS	Johannesburg	1 Dec 1990	List A
Australia	61 runs	0	236	40.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	29 Nov 1990	ODI # 642
Natal	67 runs	0	212	47.4	v Transvaal	Johannesburg	10 Nov 1990	List A
Australia	68 runs	0	222	45.5	v England	Sydney	1 Jan 1991	ODI # 660
Sri Lanka	71 runs	0	250	45.0	v Bangladesh	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1990	ODI # 659
Transvaal	85 runs	0	237	46.0	v Natal	Johannesburg	11 Nov 1990	List A
NSW	88 runs	0	283	46.3	v Tasmania	Sydney	16 Oct 1990	List A
OFS	89 runs	0	266	55.0	v	Vereeniging	27 Oct 1990	List A
West Aust	95 runs	0	211	20.0	v South Aust	W.A.C.A	12 Oct 1990	List A
Pakistan	105 runs	0	224	25.0	v New Zealand	Sialkot	6 Nov 1990	ODI # 638
New Zealand	107 runs	0	273	33.1	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	6 Feb 1991	ODI # 667
Victoria	113 runs	0	241	40.2	v South Aust	Adelaide	17 Oct 1990	List A
Transvaal	121 runs	0	301	55.0	v NTCD	Pietersburg	27 Oct 1990	List A
Border	141 runs	0	261	46.4	v	Oudtshoorn	27 Oct 1990	List A
Natal	145 runs	0	364	55.0	v Border C Dis	King William's Town	27 Oct 1990	List A
W Province	167 runs	0	241	30.2	v	Cradock	27 Oct 1990	List A
W Province	172 runs	0	236	20.5	v Boland	Stellenbosch	10 Nov 1990	List A
E. Province	269 runs	0	316	20.1	v Natal CD	Empangeni	27 Oct 1990	List A

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
United Bank	1 wicket	4	273	49.2	v PIA	Peshawar	21 Sep 1990	List A
Boland	2 wickets	20	223	51.4	v Griq West	Kimberley	27 Oct 1990	List A
West Aust	3 wickets	6	283	49.0	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	14 Oct 1990	List A
WA Comb. XI	3 wickets	9	181	48.3	v England XI	W.A.C.A	30 Oct 1990	List A
OFS	3 wickets	6	186	54.0	v N. Transvaal	Centurion	18 Nov 1990	List A
NSW	4 wickets	31	156	44.5	v Queensland	Brisbane	14 Oct 1990	List A
England	4 wickets	37	159	43.5	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	7 Dec 1990	ODI # 647
Sri Lanka A	4 wickets	1	172	44.5	v England A	Galle	2 Feb 1991	List A
Pakistan	5 wickets	11	177	37.1	v West Indies	Lahore	11 Nov 1990	ODI # 640
E. Province	5 wickets	6	207	54.0	v W Province	Cape Town	1 Dec 1990	List A
E. Province	5 wickets	3	205	54.3	v W Province	Cape Town	2 Dec 1990	List A
New Zealand	5 wickets	45	178	42.3	v Sri Lanka	Napier	26 Jan 1991	ODI # 665
NSW	6 wickets	38	161	43.4	v Victoria	Sydney	20 Oct 1990	List A
W Province	6 wickets	110	126	36.4	v Boland	Cape Town	3 Nov 1990	List A
Transvaal	6 wickets	156	106	29.0	v Natal	Durban	4 Nov 1990	List A
Australia	6 wickets	18	209	47.0	v New Zealand	Adelaide	2 Dec 1990	ODI # 645
India	6 wickets	21	228	45.3	v Sri Lanka	Pune	5 Dec 1990	ODI # 646
Australia	6 wickets	54	193	41.0	v England	W.A.C.A	9 Dec 1990	ODI # 649
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	31	171	39.5	v Pakistan	Sharjah	20 Dec 1990	ODI # 655
Australia	6 wickets	5	200	49.1	v New Zealand	Sydney	13 Jan 1991	ODI # 663
Australia	6 wickets	9	252	48.3	v West Indies	Georgetown	20 Mar 1991	ODI # 675
West Aust	7 wickets	25	236	44.5	v NSW	W.A.C.A	27 Oct 1990	List A
Transvaal	7 wickets	26	245	50.4	v OFS	Bloemfontein	28 Nov 1990	List A
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	103	137	32.5	v India	Margao	8 Dec 1990	ODI # 648
Transvaal	7 wickets	62	181	44.4	v E. Province	Gqeberha	15 Dec 1990	List A
India	7 wickets	17	205	42.1	v Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	4 Jan 1991	ODI # 661
Australia	7 wickets	27	209	45.3	v New Zealand	Melbourne	15 Jan 1991	ODI # 664
West Indies	7 wickets	15	181	33.3	v Australia	Port of Spain	10 Mar 1991	ODI # 673
N. Transvaal	8 wickets	22	219	51.2	v Western Tran	Potchefstroom (Uni)	27 Oct 1990	List A
Pakistan	8 wickets	65	128	29.1	v New Zealand	Peshawar	4 Nov 1990	ODI # 637
England XI	8 wickets	24	174	46.0	v Tasmania	Hobart	14 Nov 1990	List A
New Zealand	8 wickets	33	204	44.3	v England	Brisbane	15 Dec 1990	ODI # 652
Sri Lanka A	8 wickets	7	227	43.5	v England A	Moratuwa	23 Feb 1991	List A
West Aust	9 wickets	23	220	46.1	v Queensland	W.A.C.A	21 Oct 1990	List A
OFS	9 wickets	79	150	41.5	v N. Transvaal	Bloemfontein	24 Nov 1990	List A
India	9 wickets	79	171	36.5	v Bangladesh	Chandigarh	25 Dec 1990	ODI # 657

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka A	4 wickets	1	172	44.5	45.0	v England A	Galle	2 Feb 1991	List A
E. Province	5 wickets	3	205	54.3	55.0	v W Province	Cape Town	2 Dec 1990	List A
United Bank	1 wicket	4	273	49.2	50.0	v PIA	Peshawar	21 Sep 1990	List A
Australia	6 wickets	5	200	49.1	50.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	13 Jan 1991	ODI # 663
West Aust	3 wickets	6	283	49.0	50.0	v Victoria	W.A.C.A	14 Oct 1990	List A
OFS	3 wickets	6	186	54.0	55.0	v N. Transvaal	Centurion	18 Nov 1990	List A
E. Province	5 wickets	6	207	54.0	55.0	v W Province	Cape Town	1 Dec 1990	List A
Sri Lanka A	8 wickets	7	227	43.5	45.0	v England A	Moratuwa	23 Feb 1991	List A
WA Comb. XI	3 wickets	9	181	48.3	50.0	v England XI	W.A.C.A	30 Oct 1990	List A
Australia	6 wickets	9	252	48.3	50.0	v West Indies	Georgetown	20 Mar 1991	ODI # 675
Pakistan	5 wickets	11	177	37.1	39.0	v West Indies	Lahore	11 Nov 1990	ODI # 640
West Indies	7 wickets	15	181	33.3	36.0	v Australia	Port of Spain	10 Mar 1991	ODI # 673
India	7 wickets	17	205	42.1	45.0	v Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	4 Jan 1991	ODI # 661
Australia	6 wickets	18	209	47.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Adelaide	2 Dec 1990	ODI # 645
Boland	2 wickets	20	223	51.4	55.0	v Griq West	Kimberley	27 Oct 1990	List A
India	6 wickets	21	228	45.3	49.0	v Sri Lanka	Pune	5 Dec 1990	ODI # 646
N. Transvaal	8 wickets	22	219	51.2	55.0	v Western Tran	Potchefstroom (Uni)	27 Oct 1990	List A
West Aust	9 wickets	23	220	46.1	50.0	v Queensland	W.A.C.A	21 Oct 1990	List A
England XI	8 wickets	24	174	46.0	50.0	v Tasmania	Hobart	14 Nov 1990	List A
West Aust	7 wickets	25	236	44.5	49.0	v NSW	W.A.C.A	27 Oct 1990	List A
Transvaal	7 wickets	26	245	50.4	55.0	v OFS	Bloemfontein	28 Nov 1990	List A
Australia	7 wickets	27	209	45.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	15 Jan 1991	ODI # 664
NSW	4 wickets	31	156	44.5	50.0	v Queensland	Brisbane	14 Oct 1990	List A
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	31	171	39.5	45.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	20 Dec 1990	ODI # 655
New Zealand	8 wickets	33	204	44.3	50.0	v England	Brisbane	15 Dec 1990	ODI # 652
England	4 wickets	37	159	43.5	50.0	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	7 Dec 1990	ODI # 647
NSW	6 wickets	38	161	43.4	50.0	v Victoria	Sydney	20 Oct 1990	List A
New Zealand	5 wickets	45	178	42.3	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Napier	26 Jan 1991	ODI # 665
Australia	6 wickets	54	193	41.0	50.0	v England	W.A.C.A	9 Dec 1990	ODI # 649
Transvaal	7 wickets	62	181	44.4	55.0	v E. Province	Gqeberha	15 Dec 1990	List A
Pakistan	8 wickets	65	128	29.1	40.0	v New Zealand	Peshawar	4 Nov 1990	ODI # 637
OFS	9 wickets	79	150	41.5	55.0	v N. Transvaal	Bloemfontein	24 Nov 1990	List A
India	9 wickets	79	171	36.5	50.0	v Bangladesh	Chandigarh	25 Dec 1990	ODI # 657
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	103	137	32.5	50.0	v India	Margao	8 Dec 1990	ODI # 648
W Province	6 wickets	110	126	36.4	55.0	v Boland	Cape Town	3 Nov 1990	List A
Transvaal	6 wickets	156	106	29.0	55.0	v Natal	Durban	4 Nov 1990	List A

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]