Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	1 run	246	50.0	v Australia	Dambulla	22 Feb 2004	ODI # 2103
New Zealand	2 runs	178	29.0	v South Africa	Auckland	29 Feb 2004	ODI # 2107
India	3 runs	281	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Adelaide	24 Jan 2004	ODI # 2087
New Zealand	4 runs	308	49.3	v Pakistan	Wellington	17 Jan 2004	ODI # 2083
New Zealand	5 runs	255	38.0	v South Africa	Wellington	20 Feb 2004	ODI # 2101
India	5 runs	350	50.0	v Pakistan	Karachi	13 Mar 2004	ODI # 2112
Pakistan	8 runs	278	50.0	v South Africa	Lahore	3 Oct 2003	ODI # 2046
Bangladesh	8 runs	239	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	10 Mar 2004	ODI # 2110
Pakistan	12 runs	330	48.4	v India	Rawalpindi	16 Mar 2004	ODI # 2114
South Africa	13 runs	209	45.0	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Oct 2003	ODI # 2048
Australia	13 runs	280	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Adelaide	26 Jan 2004	ODI # 2089
Zimbabwe	14 runs	243	49.2	v Bangladesh	Harare	12 Mar 2004	ODI # 2111
South Africa	16 runs	180	42.4	v West Indies	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2004	ODI # 2090
Australia	18 runs	289	49.0	v India	Melbourne	9 Jan 2004	ODI # 2077
India	19 runs	304	49.4	v Australia	Brisbane	18 Jan 2004	ODI # 2084
Zimbabwe	21 runs	230	47.2	v West Indies	Harare	26 Nov 2003	ODI # 2067
India	24 runs	256	47.1	v Zimbabwe	Brisbane	20 Jan 2004	ODI # 2085
India	37 runs	284	50.0	v Australia	Gwalior	26 Oct 2003	ODI # 2052
Australia	37 runs	236	41.5	v India	Eden Gardens	18 Nov 2003	ODI # 2064
Australia	40 runs	234	43.4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 Feb 2004	ODI # 2106
India	40 runs	294	47.5	v Pakistan	Lahore	24 Mar 2004	ODI # 2117
Pakistan	42 runs	268	50.0	v South Africa	Lahore	5 Oct 2003	ODI # 2047
Australia	44 runs	226	45.3	v New Zealand	Guwahati	9 Nov 2003	ODI # 2058
Pakistan	49 runs	278	50.0	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	7 Dec 2003	ODI # 2074
West Indies	51 runs	225	34.5	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	22 Nov 2003	ODI # 2065
Pakistan	51 runs	315	50.0	v New Zealand	Faisalabad	3 Dec 2003	ODI # 2072
Australia	61 runs	348	50.0	v India	Bengaluru	12 Nov 2003	ODI # 2061
West Indies	72 runs	223	32.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Nov 2003	ODI # 2069
Australia	77 runs	287	46.2	v India	Wankhede	1 Nov 2003	ODI # 2054
Australia	84 runs	263	43.3	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	20 Feb 2004	ODI # 2102
Australia	99 runs	226	37.3	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	11 Jan 2004	ODI # 2079
Pakistan	124 runs	282	38.5	v New Zealand	Lahore	1 Dec 2003	ODI # 2071
India	145 runs	354	47.0	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	15 Nov 2003	ODI # 2062
Australia	148 runs	345	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Hobart	16 Jan 2004	ODI # 2082
Australia	208 runs	360	33.2	v India	Sydney	8 Feb 2004	ODI # 2098
South Africa	209 runs	264	23.2	v West Indies	Cape Town	25 Jan 2004	ODI # 2088

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	2 wickets	259	49.5	v New Zealand	Pune	3 Nov 2003	ODI # 2055
Australia	2 wickets	225	33.5	v India	Sydney	22 Jan 2004	ODI # 2086
England	2 wickets	157	29.3	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Apr 2004	ODI # 2118
Pakistan	3 wickets	292	48.0	v New Zealand	Lahore	29 Nov 2003	ODI # 2068
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	199	47.5	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	29 Feb 2004	ODI # 2108
Zimbabwe	3 wickets	184	42.3	v Bangladesh	Harare	14 Mar 2004	ODI # 2113
New Zealand	4 wickets	247	47.3	v India	Cuttack	6 Nov 2003	ODI # 2056
New Zealand	4 wickets	230	49.1	v Pakistan	Auckland	3 Jan 2004	ODI # 2075
India	4 wickets	136	30.3	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	3 Feb 2004	ODI # 2095
South Africa	4 wickets	305	49.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2004	ODI # 2096
Pakistan	4 wickets	245	47.2	v India	Peshawar	19 Mar 2004	ODI # 2115
West Indies	4 wickets	281	47.1	v England	Gros Islet	2 May 2004	ODI # 2126
Australia	5 wickets	204	32.0	v India	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 2004	ODI # 2093
South Africa	5 wickets	226	49.4	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Feb 2004	ODI # 2099
New Zealand	5 wickets	254	45.1	v South Africa	Christchurch	17 Feb 2004	ODI # 2100
Australia	5 wickets	227	48.3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Feb 2004	ODI # 2105
New Zealand	5 wickets	187	46.0	v South Africa	Napier	2 Mar 2004	ODI # 2109
India	5 wickets	294	45.0	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Mar 2004	ODI # 2116
West Indies	5 wickets	282	48.0	v England	Gros Islet	1 May 2004	ODI # 2125
England	5 wickets	262	47.2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	5 May 2004	ODI # 2127
South Africa	6 wickets	158	38.5	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	10 Oct 2003	ODI # 2049
Zimbabwe	6 wickets	126	29.4	v West Indies	Bulawayo	23 Nov 2003	ODI # 2066
Pakistan	6 wickets	236	47.0	v New Zealand	Queenstown	7 Jan 2004	ODI # 2076
New Zealand	6 wickets	260	49.0	v South Africa	Dunedin	25 Feb 2004	ODI # 2104
South Africa	7 wickets	193	45.5	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	12 Oct 2003	ODI # 2050
England	7 wickets	144	25.3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	7 Nov 2003	ODI # 2057
England	7 wickets	135	27.4	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2003	ODI # 2059
England	7 wickets	183	39.3	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	12 Nov 2003	ODI # 2060
Pakistan	7 wickets	184	41.2	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	5 Dec 2003	ODI # 2073
New Zealand	7 wickets	256	46.2	v Pakistan	Christchurch	10 Jan 2004	ODI # 2078
India	7 wickets	209	37.4	v Zimbabwe	Hobart	14 Jan 2004	ODI # 2080
West Indies	7 wickets	298	45.0	v South Africa	Centurion	1 Feb 2004	ODI # 2094
Australia	7 wickets	223	40.1	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 2004	ODI # 2097
Australia	8 wickets	98	16.4	v New Zealand	Faridabad	29 Oct 2003	ODI # 2053
West Indies	8 wickets	197	25.4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	30 Nov 2003	ODI # 2070
New Zealand	8 wickets	127	22.5	v Pakistan	Napier	14 Jan 2004	ODI # 2081
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	89	13.5	v England	Dambulla	18 Nov 2003	ODI # 2063

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	2 wickets	1	259	49.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Pune	3 Nov 2003	ODI # 2055
Australia	2 wickets	1	225	33.5	34.0	v India	Sydney	22 Jan 2004	ODI # 2086
South Africa	4 wickets	2	305	49.4	50.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2004	ODI # 2096
South Africa	5 wickets	2	226	49.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Feb 2004	ODI # 2099
England	2 wickets	3	157	29.3	30.0	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Apr 2004	ODI # 2118
New Zealand	4 wickets	5	230	49.1	50.0	v Pakistan	Auckland	3 Jan 2004	ODI # 2075
New Zealand	6 wickets	6	260	49.0	50.0	v South Africa	Dunedin	25 Feb 2004	ODI # 2104
Australia	5 wickets	9	227	48.3	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Feb 2004	ODI # 2105
Pakistan	3 wickets	12	292	48.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Lahore	29 Nov 2003	ODI # 2068
West Indies	5 wickets	12	282	48.0	50.0	v England	Gros Islet	1 May 2004	ODI # 2125
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	13	199	47.5	50.0	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	29 Feb 2004	ODI # 2108
New Zealand	4 wickets	15	247	47.3	50.0	v India	Cuttack	6 Nov 2003	ODI # 2056
Pakistan	4 wickets	16	245	47.2	50.0	v India	Peshawar	19 Mar 2004	ODI # 2115
England	5 wickets	16	262	47.2	50.0	v West Indies	Bridgetown	5 May 2004	ODI # 2127
West Indies	4 wickets	17	281	47.1	50.0	v England	Gros Islet	2 May 2004	ODI # 2126
Pakistan	6 wickets	18	236	47.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Queenstown	7 Jan 2004	ODI # 2076
New Zealand	7 wickets	22	256	46.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Christchurch	10 Jan 2004	ODI # 2078
New Zealand	5 wickets	24	187	46.0	50.0	v South Africa	Napier	2 Mar 2004	ODI # 2109
South Africa	7 wickets	25	193	45.5	50.0	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	12 Oct 2003	ODI # 2050
New Zealand	5 wickets	29	254	45.1	50.0	v South Africa	Christchurch	17 Feb 2004	ODI # 2100
West Indies	7 wickets	30	298	45.0	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	1 Feb 2004	ODI # 2094
India	5 wickets	30	294	45.0	50.0	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Mar 2004	ODI # 2116
Zimbabwe	3 wickets	45	184	42.3	50.0	v Bangladesh	Harare	14 Mar 2004	ODI # 2113
Pakistan	7 wickets	52	184	41.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	5 Dec 2003	ODI # 2073
Australia	7 wickets	59	223	40.1	50.0	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 2004	ODI # 2097
England	7 wickets	63	183	39.3	50.0	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	12 Nov 2003	ODI # 2060
South Africa	6 wickets	67	158	38.5	50.0	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	10 Oct 2003	ODI # 2049
India	7 wickets	74	209	37.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Hobart	14 Jan 2004	ODI # 2080
Australia	5 wickets	108	204	32.0	50.0	v India	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 2004	ODI # 2093
India	4 wickets	117	136	30.3	50.0	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	3 Feb 2004	ODI # 2095
Zimbabwe	6 wickets	122	126	29.4	50.0	v West Indies	Bulawayo	23 Nov 2003	ODI # 2066
England	7 wickets	134	135	27.4	50.0	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2003	ODI # 2059
West Indies	8 wickets	146	197	25.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	30 Nov 2003	ODI # 2070
England	7 wickets	147	144	25.3	50.0	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	7 Nov 2003	ODI # 2057
New Zealand	8 wickets	163	127	22.5	50.0	v Pakistan	Napier	14 Jan 2004	ODI # 2081
Australia	8 wickets	200	98	16.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Faridabad	29 Oct 2003	ODI # 2053
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	217	89	13.5	50.0	v England	Dambulla	18 Nov 2003	ODI # 2063

Tied matches

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

England vs South Africa at Southampton, South Africa in England 3rd ODI, Sep 7, 2025 [ODI # 4906]

Scotland vs Namibia at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 83rd Match, Sep 4, 2025 [ODI # 4905]

South Africa vs England at Lord's, South Africa in England 2nd ODI, Sep 4, 2025 [ODI # 4904]