World Cup / Records / Smallest victories (including ties)

By runs
Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	1 run	271	v India	Chennai	9 Oct 1987	ODI # 453
Australia	1 run	236	v India	Brisbane	1 Mar 1992	ODI # 725
Sri Lanka	2 runs	236	v England	North Sound	4 Apr 2007	ODI # 2563
New Zealand	3 runs	243	v Zimbabwe	Hyderabad (Deccan)	10 Oct 1987	ODI # 454
Australia	3 runs	200	v New Zealand	Indore	18 Oct 1987	ODI # 462
Zimbabwe	3 runs	253	v India	Leicester	19 May 1999	ODI # 1450
West Indies	3 runs	279	v South Africa	Cape Town	9 Feb 2003	ODI # 1942
Australia	5 runs	208	v West Indies	Mohali	14 Mar 1996	ODI # 1082
Sri Lanka	6 runs	229	v West Indies	Cape Town	28 Feb 2003	ODI # 1973
England	6 runs	172	v South Africa	Chennai	6 Mar 2011	ODI # 3120
Australia	7 runs	254	v England	Kolkata	8 Nov 1987	ODI # 477
England	9 runs	222	v New Zealand	Manchester	20 Jun 1979	ODI # 72
England	9 runs	237	v India	Perth	22 Feb 1992	ODI # 715
Zimbabwe	9 runs	135	v England	Albury	18 Mar 1992	ODI # 748
Pakistan	10 runs	276	v Australia	Leeds	23 May 1999	ODI # 1458
Pakistan	11 runs	236	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	16 Jun 1983	ODI # 211
Pakistan	11 runs	262	v New Zealand	Nottingham	20 Jun 1983	ODI # 218
New Zealand	11 runs	240	v England	Ahmedabad	14 Feb 1996	ODI # 1048
Pakistan	11 runs	278	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	26 Feb 2011	ODI # 3109
Zimbabwe	13 runs	240	v Australia	Nottingham	9 Jun 1983	ODI # 199
England	14 runs	166	v Pakistan	Leeds	16 Jun 1979	ODI # 71
Pakistan	15 runs	268	v Sri Lanka	Hyderabad (Sind)	8 Oct 1987	ODI # 451
India	16 runs	253	v New Zealand	Bangalore	14 Oct 1987	ODI # 458
Australia	16 runs	259	v India	Mumbai	27 Feb 1996	ODI # 1065
West Indies	17 runs	292	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jun 1975	ODI # 33
Australia	17 runs	252	v New Zealand	Chandigarh	27 Oct 1987	ODI # 470
Pakistan	18 runs	240	v England	Rawalpindi	12 Oct 1987	ODI # 455
Australia	18 runs	268	v Pakistan	Lahore	4 Nov 1987	ODI # 475
England	18 runs	244	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Mar 2011	ODI # 3135
England	19 runs	252	v South Africa	Sydney	22 Mar 1992	ODI # 751
West Indies	19 runs	265	v South Africa	Karachi	11 Mar 1996	ODI # 1079
South Africa	20 runs	194	v Pakistan	Brisbane	8 Mar 1992	ODI # 735
New Zealand	20 runs	242	v West Indies	Port Elizabeth	13 Feb 2003	ODI # 1949
Pakistan	22 runs	250	v England	Melbourne	25 Mar 1992	ODI # 752
Bangladesh	22 runs	186	v Scotland	Edinburgh	24 May 1999	ODI # 1459
West Indies	25 runs	237	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	21 Oct 1987	ODI # 464
Pakistan	27 runs	230	v West Indies	Bristol	16 May 1999	ODI # 1447
Bangladesh	27 runs	206	v Ireland	Dhaka	25 Feb 2011	ODI # 3108
West Indies	28 runs	259	v Pakistan	Karachi	30 Oct 1987	ODI # 473
India	29 runs	261	v Pakistan	Mohali	30 Mar 2011	ODI # 3147

By wickets
Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	1 wicket	2	267	59.4	v Pakistan	Birmingham	11 Jun 1975	ODI # 26
Pakistan	1 wicket	0	217	50.0	v West Indies	Lahore	16 Oct 1987	ODI # 459
South Africa	1 wicket	10	210	48.2	v Sri Lanka	Providence	28 Mar 2007	ODI # 2556
England	1 wicket	1	301	49.5	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2007	ODI # 2578
New Zealand	2 wickets	1	235	59.5	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1983	ODI # 209
England	2 wickets	3	244	49.3	v West Indies	Gujranwala	9 Oct 1987	ODI # 452
Australia	2 wickets	2	205	49.4	v England	Port Elizabeth	2 Mar 2003	ODI # 1976
Bangladesh	2 wickets	6	226	49.0	v England	Chittagong	11 Mar 2011	ODI # 3127
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	43	182	52.5	v New Zealand	Derby	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 214
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	4	313	49.2	v Zimbabwe	New Plymouth	23 Feb 1992	ODI # 716
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	1	196	49.5	v South Africa	Wellington	2 Mar 1992	ODI # 727
England	3 wickets	1	226	40.5	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Mar 1992	ODI # 741
South Africa	3 wickets	6	221	49.0	v Pakistan	Nottingham	5 Jun 1999	ODI # 1474
Ireland	3 wickets	32	128	41.4	v Pakistan	Kingston	17 Mar 2007	ODI # 2539
Ireland	3 wickets	5	328	49.1	v England	Bangalore	2 Mar 2011	ODI # 3114
South Africa	3 wickets	2	297	49.4	v India	Nagpur	12 Mar 2011	ODI # 3128
New Zealand	4 wickets	7	231	58.5	v India	Manchester	14 Jun 1975	ODI # 28
Australia	4 wickets	188	94	28.4	v England	Leeds	18 Jun 1975	ODI # 31
New Zealand	4 wickets	14	228	47.4	v Zimbabwe	Kolkata	23 Oct 1987	ODI # 466
New Zealand	4 wickets	17	231	47.1	v India	Dunedin	12 Mar 1992	ODI # 740
Pakistan	4 wickets	5	213	49.1	v Sri Lanka	Perth	15 Mar 1992	ODI # 746
Pakistan	4 wickets	6	263	49.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	21 Mar 1992	ODI # 750
West Indies	4 wickets	7	230	48.5	v Australia	Jaipur	4 Mar 1996	ODI # 1072
South Africa	4 wickets	16	254	47.2	v India	Hove	15 May 1999	ODI # 1444
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	24	198	46.0	v Zimbabwe	Worcester	22 May 1999	ODI # 1456
Kenya	4 wickets	9	198	48.3	v Canada	Cape Town	15 Feb 2003	ODI # 1952
England	4 wickets	31	144	44.5	v Bangladesh	Bridgetown	11 Apr 2007	ODI # 2568
Pakistan	4 wickets	54	177	41.0	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	19 Mar 2011	ODI # 3139

By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	1 wicket	0	217	50.0	50.0	v West Indies	Lahore	16 Oct 1987	ODI # 459
New Zealand	2 wickets	1	235	59.5	60.0	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1983	ODI # 209
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	1	196	49.5	50.0	v South Africa	Wellington	2 Mar 1992	ODI # 727
England	3 wickets	1	226	40.5	41.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Mar 1992	ODI # 741
England	1 wicket	1	301	49.5	50.0	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2007	ODI # 2578
West Indies	1 wicket	2	267	59.4	60.0	v Pakistan	Birmingham	11 Jun 1975	ODI # 26
Australia	5 wickets	2	272	49.4	50.0	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jun 1999	ODI # 1481
Australia	2 wickets	2	205	49.4	50.0	v England	Port Elizabeth	2 Mar 2003	ODI # 1976
South Africa	3 wickets	2	297	49.4	50.0	v India	Nagpur	12 Mar 2011	ODI # 3128
England	2 wickets	3	244	49.3	50.0	v West Indies	Gujranwala	9 Oct 1987	ODI # 452
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	4	313	49.2	50.0	v Zimbabwe	New Plymouth	23 Feb 1992	ODI # 716
South Africa	6 wickets	5	181	29.1	30.0	v India	Adelaide	15 Mar 1992	ODI # 745
Pakistan	4 wickets	5	213	49.1	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Perth	15 Mar 1992	ODI # 746
Ireland	3 wickets	5	328	49.1	50.0	v England	Bangalore	2 Mar 2011	ODI # 3114
Pakistan	7 wickets	6	245	49.0	50.0	v England	Karachi	20 Oct 1987	ODI # 463
Pakistan	4 wickets	6	263	49.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	21 Mar 1992	ODI # 750
South Africa	3 wickets	6	221	49.0	50.0	v Pakistan	Nottingham	5 Jun 1999	ODI # 1474
Bangladesh	2 wickets	6	226	49.0	50.0	v England	Chittagong	11 Mar 2011	ODI # 3127
New Zealand	4 wickets	7	231	58.5	60.0	v India	Manchester	14 Jun 1975	ODI # 28
West Indies	4 wickets	7	230	48.5	50.0	v Australia	Jaipur	4 Mar 1996	ODI # 1072
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	8	272	48.4	50.0	v India	Delhi	2 Mar 1996	ODI # 1070
England	6 wickets	8	293	48.4	50.0	v Netherlands	Nagpur	22 Feb 2011	ODI # 3104
New Zealand	5 wickets	9	204	48.3	50.0	v West Indies	Auckland	8 Mar 1992	ODI # 734
Kenya	4 wickets	9	198	48.3	50.0	v Canada	Cape Town	15 Feb 2003	ODI # 1952
Bangladesh	5 wickets	9	192	48.3	50.0	v India	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2007	ODI # 2538
New Zealand	6 wickets	10	207	48.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	25 Feb 1992	ODI # 718
New Zealand	5 wickets	10	252	48.2	50.0	v India	Nottingham	12 Jun 1999	ODI # 1480
South Africa	1 wicket	10	210	48.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Providence	28 Mar 2007	ODI # 2556
New Zealand	5 wickets	10	194	48.2	50.0	v South Africa	St George's	14 Apr 2007	ODI # 2571
India	6 wickets	10	275	48.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai	2 Apr 2011	ODI # 3148
West Indies	7 wickets	13	274	57.5	60.0	v Australia	Lord's	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 215
South Africa	9 wickets	13	171	46.5	49.0	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1992	ODI # 719
Australia	6 wickets	13	287	47.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Chennai	11 Mar 1996	ODI # 1080
New Zealand	9 wickets	13	226	36.5	39.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Feb 2003	ODI # 1955
India	6 wickets	13	226	47.5	50.0	v Kenya	Cape Town	7 Mar 2003	ODI # 1983
West Indies	6 wickets	13	203	47.5	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	19 Mar 2007	ODI # 2543
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	13	218	47.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	29 Mar 2011	ODI # 3146

Tied matches
Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	South Africa	Edgbaston, Birmingham	17 Jun 1999	ODI # 1483
South Africa	Sri Lanka	Kingsmead, Durban	3 Mar 2003	ODI # 1979
Ireland	Zimbabwe	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	15 Mar 2007	ODI # 2535
India	England	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	27 Feb 2011	ODI # 3110

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai, ICC Cricket World Cup final, Apr 2, 2011 [ODI # 3148]

India v Pakistan at Mohali, ICC Cricket World Cup 2nd semi final, Mar 30, 2011 [ODI # 3147]

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), ICC Cricket World Cup 1st semi final, Mar 29, 2011 [ODI # 3146]