Smallest victories by England in ODIs
By runs
By wickets
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
3 wickets | 0 | 209 | 35.0x8 | 35.0x8 | v Pakistan | Sahiwal | 23 Dec 1977 | ODI # 45 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 230 | 37.0 | 37.0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 4 Mar 1986 | ODI # 366 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 224 | 48.0 | 48.0 | v India | Jaipur | 18 Jan 1993 | ODI # 794 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 160 | 27.0 | 27.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 1999 | ODI # 1390 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 192 | 40.0 | 40.0 | v New Zealand | Napier | 26 Mar 1999 | ODI # 1421 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 257 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 4 Nov 2000 | ODI # 1655 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 239 | 49.0 | 49.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | ODI # 1875 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 249 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 25 Nov 2007 | ODI # 2648 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 304 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Roseau | 30 May 2010 | ODI # 2984 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 261 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Potchefstroom | 25 Jan 2013 | ODI # 3328 | |
3 wickets | 1 | 234 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 22 Jan 1987 | ODI # 422 | |
3 wickets | 1 | 226 | 40.5 | 41.0 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 12 Mar 1992 | ODI # 741 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 435 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2349 | |
3 wickets | 1 | 206 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Hobart | 16 Jan 2007 | ODI # 2475 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 301 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2007 | ODI # 2578 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 208 | 33.5 | 34.0 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2017 | ODI # 3836 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 230 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 5 Jan 1987 | ODI # 413 | |
6 wickets | 2 | 138 | 25.4 | 26.0 | v India | Jamshedpur | 1 Mar 1993 | ODI # 811 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 232 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | East London | 4 Feb 2000 | ODI # 1557 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 305 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 4 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2096 | |
5 wickets | 2 | 226 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2099 | |
1 wicket | 2 | 253 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 3 Jun 2010 | ODI # 2987 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 297 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v India | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3128 | |
1 wicket | 3 | 182 | 54.3 | 55.0 | v West Indies | Leeds | 5 Sep 1973 | ODI # 8 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 236 | 54.3 | 55.0 | v West Indies | Lord's | 30 May 1980 | ODI # 90 | |
1 wicket | 3 | 214 | 54.3 | 55.0 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 25 May 1987 | ODI # 450 | |
2 wickets | 3 | 244 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Gujranwala | 9 Oct 1987 | ODI # 452 | |
2 wickets | 3 | 167 | 44.3 | 45.0 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 18 Nov 1987 | ODI # 478 | |
6 wickets | 3 | 185 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v India | Cape Town | 7 Dec 1992 | ODI # 770 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 208 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 11 Jan 1999 | ODI # 1380 | |
2 wickets | 3 | 157 | 29.3 | 30.0 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 18 Apr 2004 | ODI # 2118 | |
2 wickets | 3 | 250 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Bloemfontein | 23 Oct 2005 | ODI # 2285 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 253 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 9 Feb 2007 | ODI # 2515 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 243 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v India | Belfast | 26 Jun 2007 | ODI # 2592 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 272 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 16 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2795 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 295 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 12 Sep 2010 | ODI # 3044 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 228 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Cardiff | 14 Sep 2013 | ODI # 3415 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 341 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 17 May 2019 | ODI # 4138 | |
5 wickets | 4 | 205 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 9 Mar 1988 | ODI # 504 | |
6 wickets | 4 | 233 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v India | East London | 4 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1173 | |
3 wickets | 4 | 241 | 31.2 | 32.0 | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 2 Jul 2002 | ODI # 1850 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 244 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 30 Oct 2005 | ODI # 2289 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 238 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 21 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3247 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 372 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 5 Oct 2016 | ODI # 3790 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 187 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 12 Feb 1992 | ODI # 712 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 181 | 29.1 | 30.0 | v India | Adelaide | 15 Mar 1992 | ODI # 745 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 268 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Gqeberha | 4 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2221 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 139 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 15 May 2005 | ODI # 2245 | |
1 wicket | 5 | 213 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 Jun 2010 | ODI # 3003 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 188 | 22.1 | 23.0 | v India | Southampton | 6 Sep 2011 | ODI # 3187 | |
5 wickets | 5 | 240 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 10 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3565 | |
5 wickets | 5 | 343 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Bloemfontein | 29 Jan 2023 | ODI # 4513 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 208 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 8 Dec 1979 | ODI # 77 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 206 | 45.0 | 46.0 | v India | Bengaluru | 20 Jan 1985 | ODI # 293 | |
6 wickets | 6 | 216 | 54.0 | 55.0 | v South Africa | Birmingham | 25 Aug 1994 | ODI # 919 | |
6 wickets | 6 | 270 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Lord's | 25 May 1997 | ODI # 1213 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 221 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 5 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1474 | |
2 wickets | 6 | 249 | 48.0 | 49.0 | v India | Faridabad | 15 Mar 2000 | ODI # 1574 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 241 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v England | Centurion | 13 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2226 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 192 | 25.0 | 26.0 | v New Zealand | Chester-le-Street | 20 Jun 2015 | ODI # 3659 | |
2 wickets | 7 | 164 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Jan 1980 | ODI # 83 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 255 | 53.5 | 55.0 | v India | Manchester | 26 May 1986 | ODI # 387 | |
4 wickets | 7 | 237 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v India | Manchester | 26 May 1996 | ODI # 1104 | |
4 wickets | 7 | 223 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 20 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1179 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 288 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Kimberley | 28 Oct 2000 | ODI # 1651 | |
8 wickets | 7 | 248 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Paarl | 9 Jan 2001 | ODI # 1666 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 250 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v India | Hyderabad | 16 Nov 2005 | ODI # 2297 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 229 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 15 Jan 2006 | ODI # 2314 | |
2 wickets | 7 | 164 | 46.5 | 48.0 | v Sri Lanka | Dambulla | 7 Oct 2007 | ODI # 2626 | |
2 wickets | 7 | 261 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 2 Mar 2010 | ODI # 2965 | |
3 wickets | 7 | 218 | 41.5 | 43.0 | v India | The Oval | 9 Sep 2011 | ODI # 3189 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 305 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 14 Jan 2018 | ODI # 3951 | |
3 wickets | 7 | 309 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Cardiff | 1 Jun 2025 | ODI # 4881 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 164 | 38.4 | 40.0 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 26 Mar 1984 | ODI # 256 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 285 | 53.4 | 55.0 | v New Zealand | Manchester | 18 Jul 1986 | ODI # 389 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 194 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 15 Oct 1989 | ODI # 571 | |
7 wickets | 8 | 190 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 9 Dec 1993 | ODI # 860 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 186 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v India | Rajkot | 29 Oct 1996 | ODI # 1132 | |
3 wickets | 8 | 224 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 21 May 1998 | ODI # 1331 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 216 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v India | Dhaka | 18 Apr 2003 | ODI # 2006 | |
7 wickets | 8 | 253 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 27 Jan 2008 | ODI # 2666 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 293 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Netherlands | Nagpur | 22 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3104 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 237 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | East London | 14 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3226 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 236 | 33.4 | 35.0 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 3 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3561 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 361 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 20 Feb 2019 | ODI # 4096 | |
3 wickets | 8 | 210 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 1 Mar 2023 | ODI # 4525 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 162 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v India | Johannesburg | 13 Dec 1992 | ODI # 779 | |
4 wickets | 9 | 257 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Johannesburg | 31 Jan 1997 | ODI # 1171 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 199 | 46.3 | 48.0 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 16 Feb 2000 | ODI # 1562 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 153 | 30.3 | 32.0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 1 Nov 2000 | ODI # 1654 | |
4 wickets | 9 | 199 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Jan 2002 | ODI # 1784 | |
4 wickets | 9 | 230 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Lord's | 22 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2027 | |
3 wickets | 9 | 273 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Ahmedabad | 28 Oct 2006 | ODI # 2439 | |
9 wickets | 9 | 135 | 18.3 | 20.0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 29 Mar 2009 | ODI # 2829 | |
1 wicket | 9 | 206 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Manchester | 24 Jun 2018 | ODI # 4013 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 272 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bloemfontein | 4 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4252 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 215 | 43.2 | 45.0 | v India | Pune | 5 Dec 1984 | ODI # 279 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 263 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 11 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1034 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 185 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Durban | 17 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1040 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 250 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | The Oval | 24 May 1997 | ODI # 1211 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 280 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v India | Johannesburg | 5 Oct 2001 | ODI # 1752 | |
1 wicket | 10 | 210 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Providence | 28 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2556 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 241 | 32.2 | 34.0 | v India | Cardiff | 16 Sep 2011 | ODI # 3195 | |
3 wickets | 10 | 300 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Leeds | 11 Sep 2015 | ODI # 3683 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 226 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v West Indies | North Sound | 5 Mar 2017 | ODI # 3848 | |
4 wickets | 11 | 195 | 45.1 | 47.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Dec 1979 | ODI # 82 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 233 | 53.1 | 55.0 | v Pakistan | The Oval | 21 May 1987 | ODI # 448 | |
3 wickets | 11 | 199 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1036 | |
5 wickets | 11 | 294 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Lahore | 3 Nov 1997 | ODI # 1249 | |
3 wickets | 11 | 236 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Sharjah | 19 Dec 1997 | ODI # 1266 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 227 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Johannesburg | 21 Jan 2000 | ODI # 1544 | |
5 wickets | 11 | 140 | 28.1 | 30.0 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 6 Nov 2005 | ODI # 2293 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 174 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 12 Mar 2008 | ODI # 2691 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 138 | 27.1 | 29.0 | v Australia | Manchester | 10 Jul 2012 | ODI # 3286 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 231 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 21 Oct 2014 | ODI # 3536 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 308 | 40.1 | 42.0 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 29 Jun 2016 | ODI # 3757 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 288 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v India | Paarl | 21 Jan 2022 | ODI # 4346 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 218 | 53.0 | 55.0 | v West Indies | Birmingham | 19 May 1988 | ODI # 518 | |
7 wickets | 12 | 273 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v England | Centurion | 14 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1038 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 241 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 12 Apr 2000 | ODI # 1587 | |
3 wickets | 12 | 213 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v India | Manchester | 30 Aug 2007 | ODI # 2617 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 176 | 34.0 | 36.0 | v West Indies | Centurion | 20 Jan 2008 | ODI # 2661 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 212 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | The Oval | 31 Aug 2012 | ODI # 3300 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 248 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 1 Sep 2016 | ODI # 3775 | |
3 wickets | 12 | 332 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 13 Jul 2021 | ODI # 4303 | |
5 wickets | 13 | 157 | 43.5 | 46.0 | v India | Ahmedabad | 25 Nov 1981 | ODI # 125 | |
3 wickets | 13 | 180 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 2 Jun 1984 | ODI # 265 | |
6 wickets | 13 | 187 | 42.5 | 45.0 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 12 Mar 1988 | ODI # 505 | |
9 wickets | 13 | 171 | 46.5 | 49.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Feb 1992 | ODI # 719 | |
4 wickets | 13 | 206 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 16 Apr 2000 | ODI # 1591 | |
5 wickets | 13 | 264 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Durban | 1 Feb 2008 | ODI # 2668 | |
8 wickets | 13 | 211 | 28.5 | 31.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 3 Feb 2008 | ODI # 2671 | |
8 wickets | 13 | 201 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Chester-le-Street | 7 Jul 2012 | ODI # 3284 | |
4 wickets | 13 | 278 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 12 Oct 2016 | ODI # 3794 | |
5 wickets | 14 | 243 | 52.4 | 55.0 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 4 Sep 1988 | ODI # 521 | |
5 wickets | 14 | 196 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 28 Nov 2004 | ODI # 2193 | |
7 wickets | 14 | 137 | 17.4 | 20.0 | v South Africa | Lord's | 31 Aug 2008 | ODI # 2759 | |
8 wickets | 14 | 270 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Napier | 20 Feb 2013 | ODI # 3336 | |
7 wickets | 14 | 259 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v England | Cape Town | 4 Feb 2020 | ODI # 4234 | |
7 wickets | 15 | 243 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 19 Oct 1989 | ODI # 575 | |
6 wickets | 15 | 159 | 39.3 | 42.0 | v India | Leeds | 25 May 1996 | ODI # 1103 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 236 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 11 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1272 | |
4 wickets | 15 | 262 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Oct 2001 | ODI # 1754 | |
7 wickets | 15 | 224 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v England | Manchester | 3 Jul 2003 | ODI # 2032 | |
3 wickets | 15 | 253 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bristol | 19 Jun 2005 | ODI # 2251 | |
4 wickets | 15 | 252 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Lord's | 27 Aug 2016 | ODI # 3771 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 202 | 25.3 | 28.0 | v India | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 2018 | ODI # 3973 | |
7 wickets | 15 | 151 | 18.3 | 21.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 17 Oct 2018 | ODI # 4054 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 245 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Ahmedabad | 10 Nov 2023 | ODI # 4699 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 329 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v West Indies | North Sound | 2 Nov 2024 | ODI # 4792 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
England | Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 27 May 1989 | ODI # 567 |
New Zealand | England | McLean Park, Napier | 26 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1181 |
Australia | South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 17 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1483 |
Australia | South Africa | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 18 Aug 2000 | ODI # 1621 |
South Africa | Australia | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | 27 Mar 2002 | ODI # 1821 |
South Africa | Sri Lanka | Kingsmead, Durban | 3 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1979 |
South Africa | England | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | 2 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2219 |
England | Australia | Lord's, London | 2 Jul 2005 | ODI # 2258 |
New Zealand | England | McLean Park, Napier | 20 Feb 2008 | ODI # 2682 |
India | England | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2011 | ODI # 3110 |
England | India | Lord's, London | 11 Sep 2011 | ODI # 3191 |
South Africa | West Indies | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 14 Jun 2013 | ODI # 3371 |
England | Sri Lanka | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 21 Jun 2016 | ODI # 3751 |
England | New Zealand | Lord's, London | 14 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4192 |
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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]
South Africa vs England at Lord's, South Africa in England 2nd ODI, Sep 4, 2025 [ODI # 4904]
England vs South Africa at Leeds, South Africa in England 1st ODI, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4902]