Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records in 1970s in ODI matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	1 run	199	35.0x8	v Pakistan	Sialkot	16 Oct 1976	ODI # 40
England	2 runs	199	47.0	v West Indies	Sydney	28 Nov 1979	ODI # 76
India	4 runs	171	40.0	v Pakistan	Quetta	1 Oct 1978	ODI # 54
Australia	7 runs	177	42.5	v West Indies	Sydney	21 Dec 1979	ODI # 80
England	9 runs	222	60.0	v New Zealand	Manchester	20 Jun 1979	ODI # 72
England	14 runs	166	56.0	v Pakistan	Leeds	16 Jun 1979	ODI # 71
West Indies	17 runs	292	58.4	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1975	ODI # 33
England	19 runs	207	55.0	v New Zealand	Scarborough	15 Jul 1978	ODI # 52
New Zealand	22 runs	188	33.3x8	v Pakistan	Christchurch	11 Feb 1973	ODI # 5
Australia	31 runs	266	35.0x8	v New Zealand	Christchurch	31 Mar 1974	ODI # 11
West Indies	32 runs	245	60.0	v New Zealand	Nottingham	16 Jun 1979	ODI # 69
West Indies	36 runs	222	45.3	v England	Lord's	28 Aug 1976	ODI # 38
Pakistan	36 runs	159	31.6x8	v England	Lahore	13 Jan 1978	ODI # 47
West Indies	43 runs	294	56.2	v Pakistan	The Oval	20 Jun 1979	ODI # 73
West Indies	44 runs	226	36.0	v Australia	St John's	22 Feb 1978	ODI # 48
Sri Lanka	47 runs	239	54.1	v India	Manchester	16 Jun 1979	ODI # 68
West Indies	50 runs	224	31.4	v England	Birmingham	30 Aug 1976	ODI # 39
Australia	52 runs	329	60.0	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	11 Jun 1975	ODI # 25
England	72 runs	265	47.2	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1979	ODI # 79
Australia	73 runs	279	53.0	v Pakistan	Leeds	7 Jun 1975	ODI # 21
England	80 runs	267	60.0	v New Zealand	Nottingham	11 Jun 1975	ODI # 23
New Zealand	80 runs	237	31.6x8	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1976	ODI # 36
West Indies	80 runs	272	48.0	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Dec 1979	ODI # 78
Pakistan	89 runs	287	57.1	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jun 1979	ODI # 66
West Indies	92 runs	287	51.0	v England	Lord's	23 Jun 1979	ODI # 74
England	94 runs	249	55.0	v Pakistan	The Oval	26 May 1978	ODI # 51
England	101 runs	172	25.2	v Australia	Birmingham	4 Jun 1977	ODI # 43
England	126 runs	279	41.2	v New Zealand	Manchester	17 Jul 1978	ODI # 53
England	132 runs	218	47.0	v Pakistan	Manchester	24 May 1978	ODI # 50
New Zealand	181 runs	310	60.0	v East Africa	Birmingham	7 Jun 1975	ODI # 20
Pakistan	192 runs	331	50.1	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	14 Jun 1975	ODI # 30
England	196 runs	291	52.3	v East Africa	Birmingham	14 Jun 1975	ODI # 27
England	202 runs	335	60.0	v India	Lord's	7 Jun 1975	ODI # 19

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 wicket	182	54.3	v West Indies	Leeds	5 Sep 1973	ODI # 8
West Indies	1 wicket	267	59.4	v Pakistan	Birmingham	11 Jun 1975	ODI # 26
England	2 wickets	180	51.3	v Australia	Birmingham	28 Aug 1972	ODI # 4
England	2 wickets	170	45.2	v Australia	Manchester	2 Jun 1977	ODI # 42
Australia	2 wickets	243	53.2	v England	The Oval	6 Jun 1977	ODI # 44
Australia	2 wickets	140	35.0	v West Indies	Castries	12 Apr 1978	ODI # 49
England	3 wickets	191	37.1x8	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1975	ODI # 16
England	3 wickets	209	35.0x8	v Pakistan	Sahiwal	23 Dec 1977	ODI # 45
England	3 wickets	208	49.0	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Dec 1979	ODI # 77
England	4 wickets	266	51.1	v India	Leeds	13 Jul 1974	ODI # 12
New Zealand	4 wickets	231	58.5	v India	Manchester	14 Jun 1975	ODI # 28
Australia	4 wickets	94	28.4	v England	Leeds	18 Jun 1975	ODI # 31
West Indies	4 wickets	177	43.2	v Pakistan	Albion	16 Mar 1977	ODI # 41
Australia	4 wickets	213	38.6x8	v England	Melbourne	4 Feb 1979	ODI # 59
England	4 wickets	195	45.1	v Australia	Sydney	26 Dec 1979	ODI # 82
Australia	5 wickets	191	34.6x8	v England	Melbourne	5 Jan 1971	ODI # 1
Australia	5 wickets	237	51.3	v England	Lord's	26 Aug 1972	ODI # 3
West Indies	5 wickets	159	40.1	v New Zealand	The Oval	18 Jun 1975	ODI # 32
Australia	5 wickets	225	31.5x8	v West Indies	Adelaide	20 Dec 1975	ODI # 34
Australia	5 wickets	194	47.1	v West Indies	Sydney	27 Nov 1979	ODI # 75
England	6 wickets	223	49.1	v Australia	Manchester	24 Aug 1972	ODI # 2
England	6 wickets	172	48.5	v India	The Oval	15 Jul 1974	ODI # 13
West Indies	6 wickets	203	41.0	v England	Scarborough	26 Aug 1976	ODI # 37
England	6 wickets	152	32.7x8	v Pakistan	Sialkot	30 Dec 1977	ODI # 46
Australia	6 wickets	95	21.5x8	v England	Melbourne	7 Feb 1979	ODI # 60
England	6 wickets	160	47.1	v Australia	Lord's	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 63
England	7 wickets	159	45.3	v New Zealand	Swansea	18 Jul 1973	ODI # 6
Australia	7 wickets	195	24.3x8	v New Zealand	Dunedin	30 Mar 1974	ODI # 10
Pakistan	7 wickets	245	42.5	v England	Nottingham	31 Aug 1974	ODI # 14
West Indies	7 wickets	193	46.0	v Australia	The Oval	14 Jun 1975	ODI # 29
England	7 wickets	102	28.2x8	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Jan 1979	ODI # 58
Australia	7 wickets	106	26.0	v Canada	Birmingham	16 Jun 1979	ODI # 70
West Indies	8 wickets	190	42.2	v England	The Oval	7 Sep 1973	ODI # 9
Pakistan	8 wickets	82	18.0	v England	Birmingham	3 Sep 1974	ODI # 15
Pakistan	8 wickets	80	16.5	v India	Sialkot	13 Oct 1978	ODI # 55
Pakistan	8 wickets	140	40.1	v Canada	Leeds	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 64
New Zealand	8 wickets	183	57.0	v India	Leeds	13 Jun 1979	ODI # 65
England	8 wickets	46	13.5	v Canada	Manchester	13 Jun 1979	ODI # 67
West Indies	9 wickets	87	20.4	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	7 Jun 1975	ODI # 22
New Zealand	9 wickets	155	30.3x8	v India	Christchurch	21 Feb 1976	ODI # 35
West Indies	9 wickets	191	51.3	v India	Birmingham	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 61
New Zealand	9 wickets	190	47.4	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 62
West Indies	9 wickets	218	46.5	v England	Brisbane	23 Dec 1979	ODI # 81
India	10 wickets	121	29.5	v East Africa	Leeds	11 Jun 1975	ODI # 24

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	3 wickets	0	209	35.0x8	35.0x8	v Pakistan	Sahiwal	23 Dec 1977	ODI # 45
Australia	2 wickets	0	140	35.0	35.0	v West Indies	Castries	12 Apr 1978	ODI # 49
West Indies	1 wicket	2	267	59.4	60.0	v Pakistan	Birmingham	11 Jun 1975	ODI # 26
England	1 wicket	3	182	54.3	55.0	v West Indies	Leeds	5 Sep 1973	ODI # 8
England	3 wickets	6	208	49.0	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Dec 1979	ODI # 77
New Zealand	4 wickets	7	231	58.5	60.0	v India	Manchester	14 Jun 1975	ODI # 28
West Indies	4 wickets	10	177	43.2	45.0	v Pakistan	Albion	16 Mar 1977	ODI # 41
Australia	2 wickets	10	243	53.2	55.0	v England	The Oval	6 Jun 1977	ODI # 44
Australia	4 wickets	10	213	38.6x8	40.0x8	v England	Melbourne	4 Feb 1979	ODI # 59
England	4 wickets	11	195	45.1	47.0	v Australia	Sydney	26 Dec 1979	ODI # 82
England	6 wickets	17	152	32.7x8	35.0x8	v Pakistan	Sialkot	30 Dec 1977	ODI # 46
Australia	5 wickets	17	194	47.1	50.0	v West Indies	Sydney	27 Nov 1979	ODI # 75
New Zealand	8 wickets	18	183	57.0	60.0	v India	Leeds	13 Jun 1979	ODI # 65
West Indies	9 wickets	19	218	46.5	50.0	v England	Brisbane	23 Dec 1979	ODI # 81
Australia	5 wickets	21	237	51.3	55.0	v England	Lord's	26 Aug 1972	ODI # 3
England	2 wickets	21	180	51.3	55.0	v Australia	Birmingham	28 Aug 1972	ODI # 4
England	4 wickets	23	266	51.1	55.0	v India	Leeds	13 Jul 1974	ODI # 12
England	3 wickets	23	191	37.1x8	40.0x8	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1975	ODI # 16
England	6 wickets	35	223	49.1	55.0	v Australia	Manchester	24 Aug 1972	ODI # 2
England	6 wickets	37	172	48.5	55.0	v India	The Oval	15 Jul 1974	ODI # 13
New Zealand	9 wickets	37	155	30.3x8	35.0x8	v India	Christchurch	21 Feb 1976	ODI # 35
Australia	5 wickets	42	191	34.6x8	40.0x8	v England	Melbourne	5 Jan 1971	ODI # 1
Pakistan	7 wickets	43	245	42.5	50.0	v England	Nottingham	31 Aug 1974	ODI # 14
West Indies	9 wickets	51	191	51.3	60.0	v India	Birmingham	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 61
England	7 wickets	57	159	45.3	55.0	v New Zealand	Swansea	18 Jul 1973	ODI # 6
England	2 wickets	58	170	45.2	55.0	v Australia	Manchester	2 Jun 1977	ODI # 42
Australia	5 wickets	67	225	31.5x8	40.0x8	v West Indies	Adelaide	20 Dec 1975	ODI # 34
New Zealand	9 wickets	74	190	47.4	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 62
West Indies	8 wickets	76	190	42.2	55.0	v England	The Oval	7 Sep 1973	ODI # 9
England	6 wickets	77	160	47.1	60.0	v Australia	Lord's	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 63
West Indies	7 wickets	84	193	46.0	60.0	v Australia	The Oval	14 Jun 1975	ODI # 29
West Indies	6 wickets	84	203	41.0	55.0	v England	Scarborough	26 Aug 1976	ODI # 37
Australia	7 wickets	85	195	24.3x8	35.0x8	v New Zealand	Dunedin	30 Mar 1974	ODI # 10
England	7 wickets	94	102	28.2x8	40.0x8	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Jan 1979	ODI # 58
Pakistan	8 wickets	102	82	18.0	35.0	v England	Birmingham	3 Sep 1974	ODI # 15
West Indies	5 wickets	119	159	40.1	60.0	v New Zealand	The Oval	18 Jun 1975	ODI # 32
Pakistan	8 wickets	119	140	40.1	60.0	v Canada	Leeds	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 64
Pakistan	8 wickets	139	80	16.5	40.0	v India	Sialkot	13 Oct 1978	ODI # 55
Australia	6 wickets	147	95	21.5x8	40.0x8	v England	Melbourne	7 Feb 1979	ODI # 60
India	10 wickets	181	121	29.5	60.0	v East Africa	Leeds	11 Jun 1975	ODI # 24
Australia	4 wickets	188	94	28.4	60.0	v England	Leeds	18 Jun 1975	ODI # 31
Australia	7 wickets	204	106	26.0	60.0	v Canada	Birmingham	16 Jun 1979	ODI # 70
West Indies	9 wickets	236	87	20.4	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	7 Jun 1975	ODI # 22
England	8 wickets	277	46	13.5	60.0	v Canada	Manchester	13 Jun 1979	ODI # 67

Tied matches

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

Australia v England at Sydney, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 8th match, Dec 26, 1979 [ODI # 82]

England v West Indies at Brisbane, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 7th match, Dec 23, 1979 [ODI # 81]

Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 6th match, Dec 21, 1979 [ODI # 80]