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Team Smallest Margins - Sri Lanka

Smallest victories For World Cup - Sri Lanka

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	2 runs	236	50.0	v England	North Sound	4 Apr 2007	ODI # 2563
Sri Lanka	6 runs	229	50.0	v West Indies	Cape Town	28 Feb 2003	ODI # 1973
Sri Lanka	20 runs	233	47.0	v England	Leeds	21 Jun 2019	ODI # 4168
Sri Lanka	23 runs	339	50.0	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	1 Jul 2019	ODI # 4180
Sri Lanka	34 runs	187	32.4	v Afghanistan	Cardiff	4 Jun 2019	ODI # 4149
Sri Lanka	45 runs	276	50.0	v Kenya	Southampton	30 May 1999	ODI # 1469
Sri Lanka	47 runs	239	54.1	v India	Manchester	16 Jun 1979	ODI # 68
Sri Lanka	47 runs	273	45.3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	10 Feb 2003	ODI # 1944
Sri Lanka	69 runs	255	43.3	v India	Port of Spain	23 Mar 2007	ODI # 2550
Sri Lanka	74 runs	257	41.5	v Zimbabwe	East London	15 Mar 2003	ODI # 1989
Sri Lanka	81 runs	290	41.4	v New Zealand	Kingston	24 Apr 2007	ODI # 2579
Sri Lanka	92 runs	333	47.0	v Bangladesh	Melbourne	26 Feb 2015	ODI # 3615
Sri Lanka	112 runs	266	35.0	v New Zealand	Wankhede	18 Mar 2011	ODI # 3137
Sri Lanka	113 runs	304	44.3	v West Indies	Providence	1 Apr 2007	ODI # 2560
Sri Lanka	139 runs	328	39.0	v Zimbabwe	Pallekele	10 Mar 2011	ODI # 3125
Sri Lanka	144 runs	399	50.0	v Kenya	Kandy	6 Mar 1996	ODI # 1074
Sri Lanka	148 runs	364	43.1	v Scotland	Hobart	11 Mar 2015	ODI # 3632
Sri Lanka	198 runs	311	37.0	v Bangladesh	Port of Spain	21 Mar 2007	ODI # 2546
Sri Lanka	210 runs	333	36.5	v Canada	Hambantota	20 Feb 2011	ODI # 3102
Sri Lanka	243 runs	322	24.4	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	15 Mar 2007	ODI # 2534

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	182	52.5	v New Zealand	Derby	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 214
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	313	49.2	v Zimbabwe	New Plymouth	23 Feb 1992	ODI # 716
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	196	49.5	v South Africa	Wellington	2 Mar 1992	ODI # 727
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	198	46.0	v Zimbabwe	Worcester	22 May 1999	ODI # 1456
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	233	48.2	v Afghanistan	Dunedin	22 Feb 2015	ODI # 3609
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	236	40.4	v England	Faisalabad	9 Mar 1996	ODI # 1077
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	218	47.5	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	29 Mar 2011	ODI # 3146
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	263	48.2	v Netherlands	Lucknow	21 Oct 2023	ODI # 4676
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	229	37.0	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	21 Feb 1996	ODI # 1055
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	272	48.4	v India	Delhi	2 Mar 1996	ODI # 1070
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	220	45.1	v New Zealand	St George's	12 Apr 2007	ODI # 2569
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	242	46.2	v Australia	Lahore	17 Mar 1996	ODI # 1083
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	78	10.0	v Ireland	St George's	18 Apr 2007	ODI # 2575
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	157	25.4	v England	Bengaluru	26 Oct 2023	ODI # 4682
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	37	4.4	v Canada	Paarl	19 Feb 2003	ODI # 1958
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	143	18.4	v Kenya	Colombo (RPS)	1 Mar 2011	ODI # 3113
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	310	47.2	v England	Wellington	1 Mar 2015	ODI # 3619
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	125	21.1	v Bangladesh	Pietermaritzburg	14 Feb 2003	ODI # 1950
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	230	39.3	v England	Colombo (RPS)	26 Mar 2011	ODI # 3145

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	1	196	49.5	50.0	v South Africa	Wellington	2 Mar 1992	ODI # 727
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	4	313	49.2	50.0	v Zimbabwe	New Plymouth	23 Feb 1992	ODI # 716
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	8	272	48.4	50.0	v India	Delhi	2 Mar 1996	ODI # 1070
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	10	233	48.2	50.0	v Afghanistan	Dunedin	22 Feb 2015	ODI # 3609
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	10	263	48.2	50.0	v Netherlands	Lucknow	21 Oct 2023	ODI # 4676
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	13	218	47.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	29 Mar 2011	ODI # 3146
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	16	310	47.2	50.0	v England	Wellington	1 Mar 2015	ODI # 3619
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	22	242	46.2	50.0	v Australia	Lahore	17 Mar 1996	ODI # 1083
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	24	198	46.0	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Worcester	22 May 1999	ODI # 1456
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	29	220	45.1	50.0	v New Zealand	St George's	12 Apr 2007	ODI # 2569
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	43	182	52.5	60.0	v New Zealand	Derby	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 214
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	56	236	40.4	50.0	v England	Faisalabad	9 Mar 1996	ODI # 1077
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	63	230	39.3	50.0	v England	Colombo (RPS)	26 Mar 2011	ODI # 3145
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	78	229	37.0	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	21 Feb 1996	ODI # 1055
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	146	157	25.4	50.0	v England	Bengaluru	26 Oct 2023	ODI # 4682
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	173	125	21.1	50.0	v Bangladesh	Pietermaritzburg	14 Feb 2003	ODI # 1950
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	188	143	18.4	50.0	v Kenya	Colombo (RPS)	1 Mar 2011	ODI # 3113
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	240	78	10.0	50.0	v Ireland	St George's	18 Apr 2007	ODI # 2575
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	272	37	4.4	50.0	v Canada	Paarl	19 Feb 2003	ODI # 1958

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	Sri Lanka	Kingsmead, Durban	3 Mar 2003	ODI # 1979

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs Australia at Mackay, South Africa in Australia 2nd ODI, Aug 22, 2025 [ODI # 4896]

South Africa vs Australia at Cairns, South Africa in Australia 1st ODI, Aug 19, 2025 [ODI # 4895]

West Indies vs Pakistan at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 3rd ODI, Aug 12, 2025 [ODI # 4894]