Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records in World Cup

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	11 runs	0	236	58.3	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	16 Jun 1983	ODI # 211
Pakistan	11 runs	0	278	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	26 Feb 2011	ODI # 3109
Pakistan	15 runs	0	268	49.2	v Sri Lanka	Hyderabad (Sind)	8 Oct 1987	ODI # 451
West Indies	25 runs	0	237	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	21 Oct 1987	ODI # 464
England	47 runs	0	334	58.0	v Sri Lanka	Taunton	11 Jun 1983	ODI # 201
Australia	48 runs	0	172	38.1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	18 Mar 2003	ODI # 1991
Pakistan	50 runs	0	339	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Swansea	9 Jun 1983	ODI # 198
Australia	52 runs	0	329	60.0	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	11 Jun 1975	ODI # 25
Kenya	53 runs	0	211	45.0	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	24 Feb 2003	ODI # 1965
Australia	53 runs	0	269	36.0	v Sri Lanka	Bridgetown	28 Apr 2007	ODI # 2581
Australia	64 runs	0	377	46.2	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	8 Mar 2015	ODI # 3629
Australia	87 runs	0	335	45.5	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	15 Jun 2019	ODI # 4159
South Africa	89 runs	0	200	35.2	v Sri Lanka	Northampton	19 May 1999	ODI # 1451
West Indies	91 runs	0	269	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Berri	13 Mar 1992	ODI # 742
Australia	96 runs	0	320	47.4	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	7 Mar 2003	ODI # 1982
New Zealand	98 runs	0	332	46.1	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	14 Feb 2015	ODI # 3599
South Africa	102 runs	0	429	44.5	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	7 Oct 2023	ODI # 4661
England	106 runs	0	281	44.0	v Sri Lanka	Ballarat	9 Mar 1992	ODI # 736
England	108 runs	0	267	45.0	v Sri Lanka	Peshawar	17 Oct 1987	ODI # 460
Pakistan	113 runs	0	298	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	25 Oct 1987	ODI # 467
India	157 runs	0	374	42.3	v Sri Lanka	Taunton	26 May 1999	ODI # 1463
India	183 runs	0	293	23.0	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	10 Mar 2003	ODI # 1985
West Indies	191 runs	0	361	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	13 Oct 1987	ODI # 457
Pakistan	192 runs	0	331	50.1	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	14 Jun 1975	ODI # 30
India	302 runs	0	358	19.4	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	2 Nov 2023	ODI # 4690

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 wicket	10	210	48.2	v Sri Lanka	Providence	28 Mar 2007	ODI # 2556
Bangladesh	3 wickets	53	280	41.1	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	6 Nov 2023	ODI # 4695
Pakistan	4 wickets	5	213	49.1	v Sri Lanka	Perth	15 Mar 1992	ODI # 746
New Zealand	5 wickets	124	207	39.2	v Sri Lanka	Bristol	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 206
Australia	5 wickets	88	210	35.2	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	16 Oct 2023	ODI # 4671
New Zealand	5 wickets	160	172	23.2	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	9 Nov 2023	ODI # 4698
New Zealand	6 wickets	10	207	48.2	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	25 Feb 1992	ODI # 718
India	6 wickets	10	275	48.2	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	2 Apr 2011	ODI # 3148
Pakistan	6 wickets	10	345	48.2	v Sri Lanka	Hyderabad	10 Oct 2023	ODI # 4665
Australia	7 wickets	36	190	44.0	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	7 Mar 1992	ODI # 733
Australia	7 wickets	44	227	42.4	v Sri Lanka	St George's	16 Apr 2007	ODI # 2573
India	7 wickets	39	265	43.3	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	6 Jul 2019	ODI # 4187
Afghanistan	7 wickets	28	242	45.2	v Sri Lanka	Pune	30 Oct 2023	ODI # 4687
England	8 wickets	52	219	41.2	v Sri Lanka	Pune	30 Oct 1987	ODI # 472
England	8 wickets	19	205	46.5	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	14 May 1999	ODI # 1443
West Indies	9 wickets	236	87	20.4	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	7 Jun 1975	ODI # 22
New Zealand	9 wickets	74	190	47.4	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 62
England	9 wickets	215	137	24.1	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 1983	ODI # 217
South Africa	9 wickets	192	134	18.0	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	18 Mar 2015	ODI # 3640
South Africa	9 wickets	76	204	37.2	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	28 Jun 2019	ODI # 4176
New Zealand	10 wickets	203	137	16.1	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	1 Jun 2019	ODI # 4145

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	4 wickets	5	213	49.1	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Perth	15 Mar 1992	ODI # 746
New Zealand	6 wickets	10	207	48.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	25 Feb 1992	ODI # 718
South Africa	1 wicket	10	210	48.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Providence	28 Mar 2007	ODI # 2556
India	6 wickets	10	275	48.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	2 Apr 2011	ODI # 3148
Pakistan	6 wickets	10	345	48.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Hyderabad	10 Oct 2023	ODI # 4665
England	8 wickets	19	205	46.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	14 May 1999	ODI # 1443
Afghanistan	7 wickets	28	242	45.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Pune	30 Oct 2023	ODI # 4687
Australia	7 wickets	36	190	44.0	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	7 Mar 1992	ODI # 733
India	7 wickets	39	265	43.3	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	6 Jul 2019	ODI # 4187
Australia	7 wickets	44	227	42.4	50.0	v Sri Lanka	St George's	16 Apr 2007	ODI # 2573
England	8 wickets	52	219	41.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Pune	30 Oct 1987	ODI # 472
Bangladesh	3 wickets	53	280	41.1	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	6 Nov 2023	ODI # 4695
New Zealand	9 wickets	74	190	47.4	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	9 Jun 1979	ODI # 62
South Africa	9 wickets	76	204	37.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	28 Jun 2019	ODI # 4176
Australia	5 wickets	88	210	35.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	16 Oct 2023	ODI # 4671
New Zealand	5 wickets	124	207	39.2	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Bristol	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 206
New Zealand	5 wickets	160	172	23.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	9 Nov 2023	ODI # 4698
South Africa	9 wickets	192	134	18.0	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	18 Mar 2015	ODI # 3640
New Zealand	10 wickets	203	137	16.1	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	1 Jun 2019	ODI # 4145
England	9 wickets	215	137	24.1	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 1983	ODI # 217
West Indies	9 wickets	236	87	20.4	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	7 Jun 1975	ODI # 22

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:

India v Australia at Ahmedabad, ICC Cricket World Cup final, Nov 19, 2023 [ODI # 4705]

Australia v South Africa at Eden Gardens, ICC Cricket World Cup 2nd semi final, Nov 16, 2023 [ODI # 4704]

India v New Zealand at Wankhede, ICC Cricket World Cup 1st semi final, Nov 15, 2023 [ODI # 4703]