Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	107 runs	293	37.5	v Pakistan	Birmingham	31 Aug 1996	ODI # 1109

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	2 wickets	247	49.4	v England	Nottingham	1 Sep 1996	ODI # 1111
England	4 wickets	237	48.5	v India	Manchester	26 May 1996	ODI # 1104
England	5 wickets	226	46.4	v Pakistan	Manchester	29 Aug 1996	ODI # 1107
England	6 wickets	159	39.3	v India	Leeds	25 May 1996	ODI # 1103

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	2 wickets	2	247	49.4	50.0	v England	Nottingham	1 Sep 1996	ODI # 1111
England	4 wickets	7	237	48.5	50.0	v India	Manchester	26 May 1996	ODI # 1104
England	6 wickets	15	159	39.3	42.0	v India	Leeds	25 May 1996	ODI # 1103
England	5 wickets	20	226	46.4	50.0	v Pakistan	Manchester	29 Aug 1996	ODI # 1107

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]