Smallest victories by Sri Lanka in Tests+ODIs+T20Is
By runs
By wickets
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
8 wickets | 0 | 32 | 13.0 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 | Test # 1041 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 70 | 14.4 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Dec 1992 | Test # 1204 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 140 | 42.4 | 0.0 | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Mar 1993 | Test # 1219 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 27 | 6.4 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Sep 1996 | Test # 1334 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Kandy | 7 Jan 1998 | Test # 1394 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 326 | 113.5 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jan 1998 | Test # 1395 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 36 | 5.0 | 0.0 | v England | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 | Test # 1423 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 95 | 26.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | Kandy | 9 Sep 1999 | Test # 1459 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 35 | 15.2 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 | Test # 1473 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 220 | 83.5 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 26 Feb 2000 | Test # 1485 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | v India | Galle | 14 Aug 2001 | Test # 1555 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Galle | 13 Nov 2001 | Test # 1567 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 26 | 5.3 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Nov 2001 | Test # 1572 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 32 | 6.2 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 6 Mar 2002 | Test # 1592 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 172 | 38.3 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 163 | 37.0 | 0.0 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 28 Feb 2006 | Test # 1784 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 120 | 28.0 | 0.0 | v Bangladesh | Bogra | 8 Mar 2006 | Test # 1786 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 352 | 113.3 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Colombo (PSS) | 4 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 122 | 33.1 | 0.0 | v India | Colombo (PSS) | 8 Aug 2008 | Test # 1886 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 171 | 31.5 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 164 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v India | Gros Islet | 11 May 2010 | T20I # 173 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 95 | 14.1 | 0.0 | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 93 | 18.3 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 | Test # 2059 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 160 | 41.4 | 0.0 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Mar 2013 | Test # 2082 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 137 | 46.2 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 8 Jan 2014 | Test # 2114 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 121 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Feb 2014 | T20I # 358 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 99 | 16.2 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Galle | 6 Aug 2014 | Test # 2133 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 153 | 26.3 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Jun 2015 | Test # 2168 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 169 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 17 Feb 2017 | T20I # 596 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 174 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Australia | Geelong | 19 Feb 2017 | T20I # 597 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 388 | 114.5 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Jul 2017 | Test # 2263 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 144 | 40.2 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 23 Jun 2018 | Test # 2309 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 304 | 85.3 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Durban | 13 Feb 2019 | Test # 2347 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 197 | 45.4 | 0.0 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 21 Feb 2019 | Test # 2348 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 268 | 86.1 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Galle | 14 Aug 2019 | Test # 2354 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 14 | 3.0 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 19 Jan 2020 | Test # 2381 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 29 | 3.0 | 0.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 23 May 2022 | Test # 2463 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 252 | 42.0 | 42.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4644 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 144 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 14 Jan 2024 | T20I # 2432 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 56 | 7.2 | 0.0 | v Afghanistan | Colombo (SSC) | 2 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 219 | 40.3 | 0.0 | v England | The Oval | 6 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
3 wickets | 1 | 196 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Wellington | 2 Mar 1992 | ODI # 727 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 141 | 32.5 | 33.0 | v India | Jalandhar | 20 Feb 1994 | ODI # 883 | |
2 wickets | 1 | 313 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3229 | |
5 wickets | 1 | 170 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 25 Jan 2017 | T20I # 591 | |
5 wickets | 1 | 155 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 20 Feb 2022 | T20I # 1478 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 177 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v Australia | Pallekele | 11 Jun 2022 | T20I # 1564 | |
6 wickets | 1 | 174 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v India | Dubai (DICS) | 6 Sep 2022 | T20I # 1759 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 206 | 39.4 | 40.0 | v Pakistan | Multan | 17 Jan 1992 | ODI # 708 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 184 | 37.4 | 38.0 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 3 Oct 1995 | ODI # 1005 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 243 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 16 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1039 | |
1 wicket | 2 | 303 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1999 | ODI # 1391 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 248 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 18 Jun 2012 | ODI # 3277 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 285 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 20 Dec 2013 | ODI # 3446 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 233 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 27 Dec 2013 | ODI # 3450 | |
6 wickets | 2 | 266 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | Colombo (RPS) | 7 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3563 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 114 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 2017 | T20I # 590 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 133 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Jul 2021 | T20I # 1206 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 314 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Pallekele | 30 Nov 2022 | ODI # 4490 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 228 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v India | Moratuwa | 14 Aug 1993 | ODI # 835 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 211 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Hobart | 21 Jan 1999 | ODI # 1389 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 206 | 48.3 | 49.0 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 3 Feb 2001 | ODI # 1682 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 313 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 8 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2023 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 227 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 19 Jan 1985 | ODI # 291 | |
3 wickets | 4 | 242 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v India | Sharjah | 25 Apr 1990 | ODI # 623 | |
3 wickets | 4 | 313 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 | ODI # 716 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 248 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 15 Aug 1992 | ODI # 758 | |
7 wickets | 4 | 126 | 24.2 | 25.0 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 5 Sep 1994 | ODI # 922 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 215 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 11 Apr 1997 | ODI # 1198 | |
6 wickets | 4 | 241 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 9 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1608 | |
3 wickets | 4 | 281 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Hobart | 24 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3248 | |
2 wickets | 4 | 265 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v India | Fatullah | 28 Feb 2014 | ODI # 3476 | |
2 wickets | 4 | 184 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | Dubai (DICS) | 1 Sep 2022 | T20I # 1755 | |
2 wickets | 5 | 169 | 44.1 | 45.0 | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 13 Apr 1983 | ODI # 193 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 230 | 48.1 | 49.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (RPS) | 16 Dec 1993 | ODI # 864 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 302 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v India | Nagpur | 18 Dec 2009 | ODI # 2933 | |
1 wicket | 5 | 290 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 22 Feb 2020 | ODI # 4246 | |
4 wickets | 5 | 176 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Afghanistan | Sharjah | 3 Sep 2022 | T20I # 1757 | |
4 wickets | 6 | 282 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1286 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 264 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Aug 2004 | ODI # 2156 | |
5 wickets | 6 | 107 | 16.0 | 17.0 | v Zimbabwe | King City (NW) | 10 Oct 2008 | T20I # 69 | |
5 wickets | 6 | 133 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v Pakistan | King City (NW) | 13 Oct 2008 | T20I # 76 | |
6 wickets | 6 | 160 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v Australia | Nottingham | 8 Jun 2009 | T20I # 97 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 205 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 6 Mar 2014 | ODI # 3485 | |
2 wickets | 6 | 209 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 8 Jan 2024 | ODI # 4719 | |
4 wickets | 6 | 136 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v New Zealand | Dambulla | 9 Nov 2024 | T20I # 2939 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 210 | 46.0 | 47.0 | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 17 Nov 2024 | ODI # 4808 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 191 | 42.5 | 44.0 | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 4 Sep 1992 | ODI # 762 | |
7 wickets | 7 | 165 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 15 Sep 2007 | T20I # 30 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 138 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Jan 2013 | T20I # 299 | |
1 wicket | 7 | 163 | 24.5 | 26.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (RPS) | 1 Nov 2015 | ODI # 3701 | |
6 wickets | 7 | 154 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Afghanistan | Eden Gardens | 17 Mar 2016 | T20I # 538 | |
6 wickets | 7 | 156 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 4 Apr 2017 | T20I # 606 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 172 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | Sharjah | 24 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1357 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 163 | 34.4 | 36.0 | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 13 Sep 1994 | ODI # 926 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 272 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v India | Delhi | 2 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1070 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 300 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Kimberley | 20 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3228 | |
7 wickets | 8 | 322 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v India | The Oval | 8 Jun 2017 | ODI # 3882 | |
3 wickets | 9 | 223 | 45.3 | 47.0 | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 31 Dec 1989 | ODI # 598 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 237 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Jul 2001 | ODI # 1738 | |
4 wickets | 9 | 246 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v India | Mirpur | 13 Jan 2010 | ODI # 2943 | |
8 wickets | 9 | 225 | 36.3 | 38.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (RPS) | 4 Nov 2015 | ODI # 3702 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 175 | 18.3 | 20.0 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 6 Mar 2018 | T20I # 656 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 297 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 16 Jan 2022 | ODI # 4341 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 292 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 19 Jun 2022 | ODI # 4415 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 145 | 18.3 | 20.0 | v Afghanistan | Brisbane | 1 Nov 2022 | T20I # 1856 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 208 | 43.2 | 45.0 | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 16 Apr 1983 | ODI # 194 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 229 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v India | Margao | 28 Dec 1997 | ODI # 1269 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 213 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 24 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1284 | |
3 wickets | 10 | 206 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v India | Dambulla | 30 Jul 2005 | ODI # 2262 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 269 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v India | Harare | 5 Jun 2010 | ODI # 2988 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 247 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Lord's | 3 Jul 2011 | ODI # 3168 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 220 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Birmingham | 3 Jun 2014 | ODI # 3496 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 233 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Dunedin | 22 Feb 2015 | ODI # 3609 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 263 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Netherlands | Lucknow | 21 Oct 2023 | ODI # 4676 | |
2 wickets | 11 | 153 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 16 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2794 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 197 | 31.1 | 33.0 | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 6 Nov 2012 | ODI # 3306 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 164 | 18.1 | 20.0 | v South Africa | Hambantota | 6 Aug 2013 | T20I # 325 | |
2 wickets | 11 | 288 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Pallekele | 15 Jul 2015 | ODI # 3669 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 221 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v India | Dambulla | 3 Aug 2005 | ODI # 2265 | |
8 wickets | 12 | 154 | 19.0 | 21.0 | v India | Canberra | 12 Feb 2008 | ODI # 2676 | |
5 wickets | 12 | 280 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v India | Mirpur | 5 Jan 2010 | ODI # 2938 | |
5 wickets | 12 | 102 | 18.0 | 20.0 | v India | Pune | 9 Feb 2016 | T20I # 496 | |
9 wickets | 12 | 163 | 18.0 | 20.0 | v West Indies | Dambulla | 17 Oct 2024 | T20I # 2909 | |
3 wickets | 13 | 199 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Colombo (SSC) | 29 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2108 | |
5 wickets | 13 | 218 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3146 | |
8 wickets | 13 | 143 | 17.5 | 20.0 | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 21 Nov 2013 | T20I # 341 | |
6 wickets | 13 | 131 | 17.5 | 20.0 | v India | Mirpur | 6 Apr 2014 | T20I # 400 | |
5 wickets | 14 | 140 | 43.4 | 46.0 | v New Zealand | Dambulla | 13 May 2003 | ODI # 2010 | |
4 wickets | 14 | 192 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Dambulla | 25 Aug 2004 | ODI # 2160 | |
5 wickets | 14 | 286 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v India | Ahmedabad | 6 Nov 2005 | ODI # 2294 | |
6 wickets | 14 | 249 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Jan 2015 | ODI # 3577 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 188 | 43.3 | 46.0 | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 6 Apr 1984 | ODI # 259 | |
3 wickets | 15 | 214 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 9 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1032 | |
2 wickets | 15 | 147 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 28 Nov 2008 | ODI # 2784 | |
6 wickets | 15 | 241 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2014 | ODI # 3471 | |
5 wickets | 16 | 192 | 42.2 | 45.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Apr 1986 | ODI # 379 | |
7 wickets | 16 | 181 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 6 Aug 1994 | ODI # 915 | |
7 wickets | 16 | 211 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Sep 1994 | ODI # 925 | |
9 wickets | 16 | 137 | 17.2 | 20.0 | v England | Bristol | 25 Jun 2011 | T20I # 201 | |
9 wickets | 16 | 310 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v England | Wellington | 1 Mar 2015 | ODI # 3619 | |
8 wickets | 16 | 311 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Hambantota | 6 Jul 2017 | ODI # 3901 | |
4 wickets | 17 | 177 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Rajkot | 19 Oct 1989 | ODI # 576 | |
5 wickets | 17 | 256 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | East London | 18 Dec 1994 | ODI # 965 | |
5 wickets | 17 | 257 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v England | Lord's | 20 Aug 1998 | ODI # 1348 | |
7 wickets | 17 | 294 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 13 Jun 2013 | ODI # 3370 | |
3 wickets | 17 | 287 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 15 Mar 2024 | ODI # 4744 | |
6 wickets | 18 | 228 | 47.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 3 Sep 1996 | ODI # 1112 | |
7 wickets | 18 | 226 | 47.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 21 Oct 2000 | ODI # 1642 | |
4 wickets | 18 | 212 | 47.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 22 Aug 2011 | ODI # 3184 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 11 Nov 1996 | ODI # 1142 |
Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 15 Oct 1999 | ODI # 1514 |
South Africa | Sri Lanka | Kingsmead, Durban | 3 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1979 |
India | Sri Lanka | Adelaide Oval | 14 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3239 |
Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 27 Sep 2012 | T20I # 275 |
England | Sri Lanka | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 21 Jun 2016 | ODI # 3751 |
South Africa | Sri Lanka | Newlands, Cape Town | 19 Mar 2019 | T20I # 755 |
Australia | Sri Lanka | Sydney Cricket Ground | 13 Feb 2022 | T20I # 1463 |
New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Eden Park, Auckland | 2 Apr 2023 | T20I # 2039 |
Sri Lanka | India | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 30 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2769 |
Sri Lanka | India | R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo | 2 Aug 2024 | ODI # 4752 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Bangladesh Under-19s vs Sri Lanka Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Colombo (Colts), Bangladesh Under-19s in Sri Lanka 6th Youth ODI, May 8, 2025 [Youth ODI # 1561]
Sri Lanka Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs Bangladesh Under-19s at Colombo (SSC), Bangladesh Under-19s in Sri Lanka 5th Youth ODI, May 5, 2025 [Youth ODI # 1560]
Bangladesh Under-19s vs Sri Lanka Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Colombo (CCC), Bangladesh Under-19s in Sri Lanka 4th Youth ODI, May 3, 2025 [Youth ODI # 1559]