Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 run	246	46.2	v West Indies	Providence	20 Mar 2009	ODI # 2826
Sri Lanka	5 runs	172	28.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	24 Nov 2008	ODI # 2782
Australia	5 runs	250	50.0	v South Africa	Hobart	18 Jan 2009	ODI # 2796
New Zealand	9 runs	203	35.0	v West Indies	Napier	13 Jan 2009	ODI # 2792
India	15 runs	257	49.2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	31 Jan 2009	ODI # 2810
India	16 runs	183	40.0	v England	Kanpur	20 Nov 2008	ODI # 2778
India	19 runs	198	22.0	v England	Bengaluru	23 Nov 2008	ODI # 2781
Sri Lanka	19 runs	153	44.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	30 Nov 2008	ODI # 2785
West Indies	21 runs	265	48.2	v England	Providence	22 Mar 2009	ODI # 2827
Pakistan	24 runs	233	48.5	v West Indies	Abu Dhabi	14 Nov 2008	ODI # 2775
South Africa	25 runs	290	50.0	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Apr 2009	ODI # 2839
England	26 runs	173	28.0	v West Indies	Gros Islet	3 Apr 2009	ODI # 2833
Pakistan	31 runs	274	46.3	v West Indies	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2008	ODI # 2776
Australia	32 runs	302	47.3	v New Zealand	Sydney	8 Feb 2009	ODI # 2817
Zimbabwe	38 runs	206	46.2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	10 Jan 2009	ODI # 2790
South Africa	39 runs	289	49.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Jan 2009	ODI # 2808
Australia	47 runs	304	45.5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Apr 2009	ODI # 2841
India	53 runs	216	28.0	v New Zealand	Napier	3 Mar 2009	ODI # 2821
India	54 runs	293	47.0	v England	Indore	17 Nov 2008	ODI # 2777
India	58 runs	393	45.1	v New Zealand	Christchurch	8 Mar 2009	ODI # 2823
South Africa	61 runs	284	44.2	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	7 Nov 2008	ODI # 2771
South Africa	61 runs	318	45.5	v Australia	Gqeberha	13 Apr 2009	ODI # 2840
Zimbabwe	66 runs	286	49.0	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	1 Feb 2009	ODI # 2812
India	67 runs	333	48.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	5 Feb 2009	ODI # 2815
Sri Lanka	68 runs	321	48.5	v India	Colombo (RPS)	8 Feb 2009	ODI # 2818
New Zealand	75 runs	213	42.4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Oct 2008	ODI # 2764
New Zealand	79 runs	250	50.0	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	14 Oct 2008	ODI # 2765
India	84 runs	118	23.3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	11 Mar 2009	ODI # 2824
Ireland	86 runs	286	44.0	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	18 Oct 2008	ODI # 2767
Kenya	95 runs	286	38.1	v Zimbabwe	Nairobi (Gym)	19 Oct 2008	ODI # 2768
Zimbabwe	109 runs	307	46.2	v Kenya	Mombasa	27 Jan 2009	ODI # 2805
South Africa	128 runs	359	49.2	v Bangladesh	Benoni	9 Nov 2008	ODI # 2772
Sri Lanka	129 runs	291	34.5	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Jan 2009	ODI # 2800
Sri Lanka	130 runs	211	28.2	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	12 Jan 2009	ODI # 2791
Australia	141 runs	287	33.1	v South Africa	Durban	3 Apr 2009	ODI # 2832
India	147 runs	364	41.4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	3 Feb 2009	ODI # 2813
Zimbabwe	151 runs	352	45.1	v Kenya	Mombasa	29 Jan 2009	ODI # 2807
Zimbabwe	156 runs	304	46.1	v Ireland	Nairobi (Gym)	17 Oct 2008	ODI # 2766
India	158 runs	388	37.4	v England	Rajkot	14 Nov 2008	ODI # 2774
South Africa	159 runs	337	49.1	v Kenya	Bloemfontein	31 Oct 2008	ODI # 2769
Sri Lanka	234 runs	310	22.5	v Pakistan	Lahore	24 Jan 2009	ODI # 2803

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	147	47.3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	28 Nov 2008	ODI # 2784
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	153	48.1	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	16 Jan 2009	ODI # 2794
Zimbabwe	2 wickets	125	49.2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	19 Jan 2009	ODI # 2797
New Zealand	2 wickets	182	50.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 2009	ODI # 2811
South Africa	3 wickets	272	49.3	v Australia	Melbourne	16 Jan 2009	ODI # 2795
South Africa	3 wickets	270	46.3	v Australia	Sydney	23 Jan 2009	ODI # 2802
Pakistan	4 wickets	295	49.5	v West Indies	Abu Dhabi	12 Nov 2008	ODI # 2773
Zimbabwe	4 wickets	235	48.2	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	31 Jan 2009	ODI # 2809
West Indies	5 wickets	158	27.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Jan 2009	ODI # 2787
Bangladesh	5 wickets	148	23.5	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	14 Jan 2009	ODI # 2793
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	128	33.2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20 Nov 2008	ODI # 2779
India	6 wickets	271	43.4	v England	Cuttack	26 Nov 2008	ODI # 2783
Bangladesh	6 wickets	161	44.5	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	21 Jan 2009	ODI # 2799
Bangladesh	6 wickets	120	32.3	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	23 Jan 2009	ODI # 2801
India	6 wickets	247	48.1	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	28 Jan 2009	ODI # 2806
New Zealand	6 wickets	226	48.5	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 2009	ODI # 2816
Australia	6 wickets	245	48.2	v New Zealand	Adelaide	10 Feb 2009	ODI # 2819
Bangladesh	7 wickets	202	45.3	v New Zealand	Mirpur	9 Oct 2008	ODI # 2763
South Africa	7 wickets	223	35.3	v Kenya	Kimberley	2 Nov 2008	ODI # 2770
New Zealand	7 wickets	129	20.3	v West Indies	Wellington	7 Jan 2009	ODI # 2788
Zimbabwe	7 wickets	200	35.0	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Feb 2009	ODI # 2814
South Africa	7 wickets	132	26.2	v Australia	Centurion	5 Apr 2009	ODI # 2834
Pakistan	8 wickets	220	45.5	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	20 Jan 2009	ODI # 2798
South Africa	8 wickets	223	38.1	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 2009	ODI # 2804
New Zealand	8 wickets	150	23.2	v India	Auckland	14 Mar 2009	ODI # 2825
West Indies	8 wickets	117	14.4	v England	Bridgetown	27 Mar 2009	ODI # 2828
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	68	17.4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	22 Nov 2008	ODI # 2780
England	9 wickets	135	18.3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2009	ODI # 2829

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	2 wickets	-	182	50.0	50.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 2009	ODI # 2811
Pakistan	4 wickets	1	295	49.5	50.0	v West Indies	Abu Dhabi	12 Nov 2008	ODI # 2773
West Indies	5 wickets	1	158	27.5	28.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Jan 2009	ODI # 2787
South Africa	3 wickets	3	272	49.3	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	16 Jan 2009	ODI # 2795
Zimbabwe	2 wickets	4	125	49.2	50.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	19 Jan 2009	ODI # 2797
New Zealand	6 wickets	7	226	48.5	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 2009	ODI # 2816
England	9 wickets	9	135	18.3	20.0	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2009	ODI # 2829
Zimbabwe	4 wickets	10	235	48.2	50.0	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	31 Jan 2009	ODI # 2809
Australia	6 wickets	10	245	48.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Adelaide	10 Feb 2009	ODI # 2819
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	11	153	48.1	50.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	16 Jan 2009	ODI # 2794
India	6 wickets	11	247	48.1	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	28 Jan 2009	ODI # 2806
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	15	147	47.3	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	28 Nov 2008	ODI # 2784
South Africa	3 wickets	21	270	46.3	50.0	v Australia	Sydney	23 Jan 2009	ODI # 2802
Pakistan	8 wickets	25	220	45.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	20 Jan 2009	ODI # 2798
Bangladesh	7 wickets	27	202	45.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Mirpur	9 Oct 2008	ODI # 2763
Bangladesh	6 wickets	27	120	32.3	37.0	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	23 Jan 2009	ODI # 2801
Bangladesh	6 wickets	31	161	44.5	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	21 Jan 2009	ODI # 2799
India	6 wickets	38	271	43.4	50.0	v England	Cuttack	26 Nov 2008	ODI # 2783
Bangladesh	5 wickets	43	148	23.5	31.0	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	14 Jan 2009	ODI # 2793
South Africa	8 wickets	71	223	38.1	50.0	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 2009	ODI # 2804
South Africa	7 wickets	87	223	35.3	50.0	v Kenya	Kimberley	2 Nov 2008	ODI # 2770
Zimbabwe	7 wickets	90	200	35.0	50.0	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Feb 2009	ODI # 2814
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	100	128	33.2	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20 Nov 2008	ODI # 2779
New Zealand	8 wickets	118	150	23.2	43.0	v India	Auckland	14 Mar 2009	ODI # 2825
South Africa	7 wickets	142	132	26.2	50.0	v Australia	Centurion	5 Apr 2009	ODI # 2834
West Indies	8 wickets	176	117	14.4	44.0	v England	Bridgetown	27 Mar 2009	ODI # 2828
New Zealand	7 wickets	177	129	20.3	50.0	v West Indies	Wellington	7 Jan 2009	ODI # 2788
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	194	68	17.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	22 Nov 2008	ODI # 2780

Tied matches

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

South Africa vs India at Visakhapatnam, South Africa in India 3rd ODI, Dec 6, 2025 [ODI # 4936]

India vs South Africa at Raipur, South Africa in India 2nd ODI, Dec 3, 2025 [ODI # 4935]

India vs South Africa at Ranchi, South Africa in India 1st ODI, Nov 30, 2025 [ODI # 4934]