Team Smallest Margins - England

Players - England

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	26 runs	-	78	25.1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Jan 2005	ODI # 2216
England	74 runs	-	262	48.4	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	5 Dec 2004	ODI # 2197
England	161 runs	-	264	36.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	1 Dec 2004	ODI # 2194

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	5 wickets	14	196	47.4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	28 Nov 2004	ODI # 2193
England XI	6 wickets	46	252	42.2	v SA A	Kimberley	27 Jan 2005	List A
England	8 wickets	41	239	43.1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	4 Dec 2004	ODI # 2195

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	5 wickets	14	196	47.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	28 Nov 2004	ODI # 2193
England	8 wickets	41	239	43.1	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	4 Dec 2004	ODI # 2195
England XI	6 wickets	46	252	42.2	50.0	v SA A	Kimberley	27 Jan 2005	List A

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	England	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein	2 Feb 2005	ODI # 2219

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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]