Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	10 runs	0	262	50.0	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	25 Sep 2002	ODI # 1886
India	14 runs	0	289	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Sep 2002	ODI # 1876
West Indies	29 runs	0	262	49.1	v Kenya	Colombo (SSC)	17 Sep 2002	ODI # 1879
England	108 runs	0	299	48.0	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	18 Sep 2002	ODI # 1880
Australia	164 runs	0	297	26.2	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	15 Sep 2002	ODI # 1877
New Zealand	167 runs	0	245	19.3	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	23 Sep 2002	ODI # 1885
South Africa	176 runs	0	317	46.5	v Kenya	Colombo (RPS)	20 Sep 2002	ODI # 1882
Sri Lanka	206 runs	0	293	29.3	v Netherlands	Colombo (RPS)	16 Sep 2002	ODI # 1878

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	2 wickets	0	239	49.0	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002	ODI # 1875
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	60	163	40.0	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	27 Sep 2002	ODI # 1887
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	83	201	36.1	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2002	ODI # 1874
India	8 wickets	63	270	39.3	v England	Colombo (RPS)	22 Sep 2002	ODI # 1884
Australia	9 wickets	176	130	20.4	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	19 Sep 2002	ODI # 1881
Pakistan	9 wickets	202	137	16.2	v Netherlands	Colombo (SSC)	21 Sep 2002	ODI # 1883

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	2 wickets	0	239	49.0	49.0	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002	ODI # 1875
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	60	163	40.0	50.0	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	27 Sep 2002	ODI # 1887
India	8 wickets	63	270	39.3	50.0	v England	Colombo (RPS)	22 Sep 2002	ODI # 1884
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	83	201	36.1	50.0	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2002	ODI # 1874
Australia	9 wickets	176	130	20.4	50.0	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	19 Sep 2002	ODI # 1881
Pakistan	9 wickets	202	137	16.2	50.0	v Netherlands	Colombo (SSC)	21 Sep 2002	ODI # 1883

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs Australia at Perth, India in Australia 1st ODI, Oct 19, 2025 [ODI # 4911 - Live]
>> 14/1 (5.0 ov, Shubman Gill 5*, V Kohli 0*, MA Starc 0/9)

Bangladesh vs West Indies at Mirpur, West Indies in Bangladesh 1st ODI, Oct 18, 2025 [ODI # 4910]

England vs New Zealand at Christchurch, England in New Zealand 1st T20I, Oct 18, 2025 [T20I # 3527]