Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	50 runs	235	33.0	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	7 Sep 1996	ODI # 1114
Australia	125 runs	264	41.0	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	26 Aug 1996	ODI # 1105

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	3 wickets	202	44.3	v India	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1996	ODI # 1113
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	229	45.5	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	30 Aug 1996	ODI # 1108
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	228	47.0	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	3 Sep 1996	ODI # 1112
India	7 wickets	227	43.5	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	1 Sep 1996	ODI # 1110
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	227	44.2	v India	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1996	ODI # 1106

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	3 wickets	3	202	44.3	45.0	v India	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1996	ODI # 1113
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	18	228	47.0	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	3 Sep 1996	ODI # 1112
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	25	229	45.5	50.0	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	30 Aug 1996	ODI # 1108
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	34	227	44.2	50.0	v India	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1996	ODI # 1106
India	7 wickets	37	227	43.5	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	1 Sep 1996	ODI # 1110

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]