Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	5 runs	0	290	49.1	v Australia	Mohali	3 Nov 1996	ODI # 1137
Zimbabwe	7 runs	0	186	42.0	v England	Harare	1 Jan 1997	ODI # 1156
Australia	8 runs	0	259	50.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Apr 1997	ODI # 1195
New Zealand	9 runs	0	154	41.3	v England	Auckland	2 Mar 1997	ODI # 1182
Pakistan	11 runs	0	229	45.4	v New Zealand	Gujranwala	4 Dec 1996	ODI # 1146
Pakistan	12 runs	0	224	47.5	v Australia	Adelaide	15 Dec 1996	ODI # 1152
Australia	15 runs	0	212	48.1	v South Africa	Durban	5 Apr 1997	ODI # 1191
South Africa	17 runs	0	251	39.2	v India	Durban	13 Feb 1997	ODI # 1177
West Indies	18 runs	0	250	48.2	v India	Kingstown	30 Apr 1997	ODI # 1202
Sri Lanka	19 runs	0	244	50.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	4 Apr 1997	ODI # 1190
South Africa	27 runs	0	250	50.0	v India	Jaipur	23 Oct 1996	ODI # 1130
New Zealand	28 runs	0	229	47.5	v England	Wellington	4 Mar 1997	ODI # 1183
New Zealand	29 runs	0	207	49.1	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	7 Nov 1996	ODI # 1139
Pakistan	29 runs	0	150	41.3	v Australia	Hobart	7 Jan 1997	ODI # 1160
Pakistan	32 runs	0	152	40.1	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	9 Apr 1997	ODI # 1196
India	35 runs	0	221	47.2	v South Africa	Wankhede	6 Nov 1996	ODI # 1138
West Indies	38 runs	0	120	35.5	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
South Africa	39 runs	0	271	47.4	v India	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 1997	ODI # 1167
Pakistan	41 runs	0	161	36.5	v New Zealand	Sharjah	15 Nov 1996	ODI # 1145
New Zealand	44 runs	0	276	71.1	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
Pakistan	46 runs	0	278	42.1	v New Zealand	Sialkot	6 Dec 1996	ODI # 1148
South Africa	46 runs	0	246	44.5	v Australia	Cape Town	2 Apr 1997	ODI # 1188
South Africa	47 runs	0	262	46.3	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	17 Oct 1996	ODI # 1127
Zimbabwe	50 runs	0	204	46.1	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	8 Apr 1997	ODI # 1194
Sri Lanka	51 runs	0	252	45.4	v Pakistan	Sharjah	7 Apr 1997	ODI # 1193
South Africa	62 runs	0	322	42.3	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	29 Sep 1996	ODI # 1121
Pakistan	62 runs	0	166	40.3	v West Indies	Melbourne	20 Jan 1997	ODI # 1166
India	64 runs	0	170	38.5	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
New Zealand	69 runs	0	202	37.2	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	27 Mar 1997	ODI # 1185
India	74 runs	0	268	46.0	v South Africa	Wankhede	14 Dec 1996	ODI # 1151
Sri Lanka	75 runs	0	207	36.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	8 Nov 1996	ODI # 1140
Pakistan	78 runs	0	225	32.1	v Zimbabwe	Peshawar	3 Nov 1996	ODI # 1136
Pakistan	82 runs	0	372	49.5	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Oct 1996	ODI # 1125
Pakistan	93 runs	0	188	31.4	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	6 Apr 1997	ODI # 1192
South Africa	109 runs	0	311	37.0	v Australia	Bloemfontein	13 Apr 1997	ODI # 1199
New Zealand	120 runs	0	326	76.2	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
Australia	123 runs	0	420	106.5	v West Indies	Brisbane	22 Nov 1996	Test # 1340
Australia	124 runs	0	340	69.4	v West Indies	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
Zimbabwe	131 runs	0	250	30.0	v England	Harare	3 Jan 1997	ODI # 1158
South Africa	202 runs	0	306	25.1	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	3 Oct 1996	ODI # 1124
India	280 runs	0	461	96.1	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
South Africa	282 runs	0	427	66.2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
South Africa	328 runs	0	395	34.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
South Africa	329 runs	0	467	53.3	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	56	170	40.4	v South Africa	Nairobi (Club)	1 Oct 1996	ODI # 1122
India	2 wickets	7	216	48.5	v Australia	Bengaluru	21 Oct 1996	ODI # 1129
South Africa	2 wickets	16	216	47.2	v Australia	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
Zimbabwe	2 wickets	37	153	43.5	v England	Bulawayo	15 Dec 1996	ODI # 1153
Australia	2 wickets	0	270	93.3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
Pakistan	3 wickets	5	238	49.1	v Zimbabwe	Quetta	30 Oct 1996	ODI # 1133
Australia	3 wickets	3	182	49.3	v Pakistan	Melbourne	16 Jan 1997	ODI # 1164
Zimbabwe	3 wickets	2	171	33.4	v India	Centurion	7 Feb 1997	ODI # 1174
Pakistan	4 wickets	58	149	40.2	v Kenya	Nairobi (Aga)	2 Oct 1996	ODI # 1123
Pakistan	4 wickets	21	198	46.3	v New Zealand	Sharjah	10 Nov 1996	ODI # 1141
Pakistan	4 wickets	9	193	48.3	v New Zealand	Sharjah	13 Nov 1996	ODI # 1144
Pakistan	4 wickets	27	200	45.3	v Australia	Sydney	1 Jan 1997	ODI # 1155
West Indies	4 wickets	4	268	49.2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Jan 1997	ODI # 1162
Pakistan	4 wickets	70	180	38.2	v West Indies	Sydney	18 Jan 1997	ODI # 1165
South Africa	4 wickets	9	257	48.3	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
England	4 wickets	0	305	146.4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
England	4 wickets	7	223	48.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 1997	ODI # 1179
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	4	215	49.2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Apr 1997	ODI # 1198
South Africa	5 wickets	8	186	48.4	v India	Rajkot	29 Oct 1996	ODI # 1132
Australia	5 wickets	8	173	48.4	v West Indies	Melbourne	6 Dec 1996	ODI # 1147
West Indies	5 wickets	8	258	48.4	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	10 Jan 1997	ODI # 1161
South Africa	5 wickets	23	212	46.1	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	25 Jan 1997	ODI # 1168
South Africa	5 wickets	18	227	47.0	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
Australia	5 wickets	6	285	49.0	v South Africa	Centurion	10 Apr 1997	ODI # 1197
West Indies	6 wickets	0	87	23.5	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
West Indies	6 wickets	11	198	48.1	v Pakistan	Brisbane	3 Jan 1997	ODI # 1157
South Africa	6 wickets	29	180	45.1	v India	Gqeberha	2 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
South Africa	6 wickets	4	233	49.2	v India	East London	4 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
India	6 wickets	64	241	39.2	v Zimbabwe	Benoni	9 Feb 1997	ODI # 1175
England	6 wickets	39	132	19.3	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1997	ODI # 1180
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	85	202	35.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Mar 1997	ODI # 1184
South Africa	6 wickets	18	224	47.0	v Australia	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	116	189	30.4	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	28 Sep 1996	ODI # 1120
South Africa	7 wickets	64	204	39.2	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	6 Oct 1996	ODI # 1126
India	7 wickets	0	56	13.2	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
South Africa	7 wickets	23	220	46.1	v Australia	Indore	19 Oct 1996	ODI # 1128
New Zealand	7 wickets	29	235	45.1	v Pakistan	Karachi	8 Dec 1996	ODI # 1150
West Indies	7 wickets	83	177	36.1	v Pakistan	Adelaide	17 Dec 1996	ODI # 1154
West Indies	7 wickets	7	282	48.5	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Jan 1997	ODI # 1159
Australia	7 wickets	30	222	45.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	26	188	45.4	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	3 Apr 1997	ODI # 1189
South Africa	8 wickets	30	239	45.0	v Australia	Guwahati	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1134
Pakistan	8 wickets	20	190	46.4	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	12 Nov 1996	ODI # 1143
Australia	8 wickets	48	162	42.0	v West Indies	Sydney	8 Dec 1996	ODI # 1149
Pakistan	8 wickets	64	182	39.2	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Jan 1997	ODI # 1163
Zimbabwe	8 wickets	73	136	25.5	v India	Bulawayo	15 Feb 1997	ODI # 1178
South Africa	8 wickets	0	29	6.4	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
West Indies	8 wickets	31	146	27.5	v India	Port of Spain	26 Apr 1997	ODI # 1200
Pakistan	9 wickets	128	196	28.4	v Zimbabwe	Lahore	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1135
Pakistan	10 wickets	0	67	18.5	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337
West Indies	10 wickets	0	54	10.3	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
India	10 wickets	101	113	23.1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	27 Apr 1997	ODI # 1201
West Indies	10 wickets	32	200	44.4	v India	Bridgetown	3 May 1997	ODI # 1203

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	7 wickets	0	56	13.2	0.0	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
Pakistan	10 wickets	0	67	18.5	0.0	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337
West Indies	6 wickets	0	87	23.5	0.0	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
West Indies	10 wickets	0	54	10.3	0.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
England	4 wickets	0	305	146.4	0.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
Australia	2 wickets	0	270	93.3	0.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
South Africa	8 wickets	0	29	6.4	0.0	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
Zimbabwe	3 wickets	2	171	33.4	34.0	v India	Centurion	7 Feb 1997	ODI # 1174
Australia	3 wickets	3	182	49.3	50.0	v Pakistan	Melbourne	16 Jan 1997	ODI # 1164
West Indies	4 wickets	4	268	49.2	50.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Jan 1997	ODI # 1162
South Africa	6 wickets	4	233	49.2	50.0	v India	East London	4 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	4	215	49.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Apr 1997	ODI # 1198
Pakistan	3 wickets	5	238	49.1	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Quetta	30 Oct 1996	ODI # 1133
Australia	5 wickets	6	285	49.0	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	10 Apr 1997	ODI # 1197
India	2 wickets	7	216	48.5	50.0	v Australia	Bengaluru	21 Oct 1996	ODI # 1129
West Indies	7 wickets	7	282	48.5	50.0	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Jan 1997	ODI # 1159
England	4 wickets	7	223	48.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 1997	ODI # 1179
South Africa	5 wickets	8	186	48.4	50.0	v India	Rajkot	29 Oct 1996	ODI # 1132
Australia	5 wickets	8	173	48.4	50.0	v West Indies	Melbourne	6 Dec 1996	ODI # 1147
West Indies	5 wickets	8	258	48.4	50.0	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	10 Jan 1997	ODI # 1161
Pakistan	4 wickets	9	193	48.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	13 Nov 1996	ODI # 1144
South Africa	4 wickets	9	257	48.3	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
West Indies	6 wickets	11	198	48.1	50.0	v Pakistan	Brisbane	3 Jan 1997	ODI # 1157
South Africa	2 wickets	16	216	47.2	50.0	v Australia	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
South Africa	5 wickets	18	227	47.0	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
South Africa	6 wickets	18	224	47.0	50.0	v Australia	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
Pakistan	8 wickets	20	190	46.4	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	12 Nov 1996	ODI # 1143
Pakistan	4 wickets	21	198	46.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	10 Nov 1996	ODI # 1141
South Africa	7 wickets	23	220	46.1	50.0	v Australia	Indore	19 Oct 1996	ODI # 1128
South Africa	5 wickets	23	212	46.1	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	25 Jan 1997	ODI # 1168
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	26	188	45.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	3 Apr 1997	ODI # 1189
Pakistan	4 wickets	27	200	45.3	50.0	v Australia	Sydney	1 Jan 1997	ODI # 1155
New Zealand	7 wickets	29	235	45.1	50.0	v Pakistan	Karachi	8 Dec 1996	ODI # 1150
South Africa	6 wickets	29	180	45.1	50.0	v India	Gqeberha	2 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
South Africa	8 wickets	30	239	45.0	50.0	v Australia	Guwahati	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1134
Australia	7 wickets	30	222	45.0	50.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
West Indies	8 wickets	31	146	27.5	33.0	v India	Port of Spain	26 Apr 1997	ODI # 1200
West Indies	10 wickets	32	200	44.4	50.0	v India	Bridgetown	3 May 1997	ODI # 1203
Zimbabwe	2 wickets	37	153	43.5	50.0	v England	Bulawayo	15 Dec 1996	ODI # 1153
England	6 wickets	39	132	19.3	26.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1997	ODI # 1180
Australia	8 wickets	48	162	42.0	50.0	v West Indies	Sydney	8 Dec 1996	ODI # 1149
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	56	170	40.4	50.0	v South Africa	Nairobi (Club)	1 Oct 1996	ODI # 1122
Pakistan	4 wickets	58	149	40.2	50.0	v Kenya	Nairobi (Aga)	2 Oct 1996	ODI # 1123
South Africa	7 wickets	64	204	39.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	6 Oct 1996	ODI # 1126
Pakistan	8 wickets	64	182	39.2	50.0	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Jan 1997	ODI # 1163
India	6 wickets	64	241	39.2	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Benoni	9 Feb 1997	ODI # 1175
Pakistan	4 wickets	70	180	38.2	50.0	v West Indies	Sydney	18 Jan 1997	ODI # 1165
Zimbabwe	8 wickets	73	136	25.5	38.0	v India	Bulawayo	15 Feb 1997	ODI # 1178
West Indies	7 wickets	83	177	36.1	50.0	v Pakistan	Adelaide	17 Dec 1996	ODI # 1154
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	85	202	35.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Mar 1997	ODI # 1184
India	10 wickets	101	113	23.1	40.0	v West Indies	Port of Spain	27 Apr 1997	ODI # 1201
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	116	189	30.4	50.0	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	28 Sep 1996	ODI # 1120
Pakistan	9 wickets	128	196	28.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Lahore	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1135

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	Sri Lanka	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	11 Nov 1996	ODI # 1142
India	Zimbabwe	Boland Park, Paarl	27 Jan 1997	ODI # 1169
New Zealand	England	McLean Park, Napier	26 Feb 1997	ODI # 1181

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad, West Indies in India 1st Test, Oct 2-4, 2025 [Test # 2600]

Namibia vs Zimbabwe at Harare, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final Final, Oct 4, 2025 [T20I # 3503]

Uganda vs Nigeria at Harare, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 5th place play-off, Oct 4, 2025 [T20I # 3502]