Team Smallest Margins - England

Cricket Records in 2000s in ODI matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 run	246	46.2	v West Indies	Providence	20 Mar 2009	ODI # 2826
England	2 runs	272	50.0	v India	Delhi	31 Jan 2002	ODI # 1800
England	3 runs	116	20.0	v Ireland	Belfast	27 Aug 2009	ODI # 2878
England	5 runs	256	49.5	v India	Wankhede	3 Feb 2002	ODI # 1803
England	6 runs	207	50.0	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	21 Dec 2005	ODI # 2308
England	14 runs	271	50.0	v New Zealand	Brisbane	6 Feb 2007	ODI # 2510
England	16 runs	251	48.4	v India	Cuttack	22 Jan 2002	ODI # 1792
England	19 runs	280	49.2	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	17 Jan 2003	ODI # 1937
England	20 runs	276	49.4	v South Africa	Leeds	22 Aug 2008	ODI # 2748
England	22 runs	324	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Sep 2009	ODI # 2900
England	26 runs	78	25.1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Jan 2005	ODI # 2216
England	26 runs	173	28.0	v West Indies	Gros Islet	3 Apr 2009	ODI # 2833
England	33 runs	223	38.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 2002	ODI # 1812
England	34 runs	187	27.0	v Australia	Sydney	11 Feb 2007	ODI # 2519
England	38 runs	302	50.0	v Ireland	Belfast	13 Jun 2006	ODI # 2383
England	42 runs	328	46.5	v Pakistan	Lahore	10 Dec 2005	ODI # 2304
England	42 runs	282	48.1	v India	Birmingham	27 Aug 2007	ODI # 2616
England	43 runs	245	46.3	v New Zealand	Napier	20 Feb 2002	ODI # 1811
England	43 runs	293	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	17 Dec 2002	ODI # 1922
England	44 runs	294	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	27 Jun 2002	ODI # 1847
England	48 runs	267	48.1	v Ireland	Providence	30 Mar 2007	ODI # 2558
England	49 runs	145	24.0	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	17 Sep 2004	ODI # 2177
England	51 runs	280	50.0	v Canada	Gros Islet	18 Mar 2007	ODI # 2541
England	52 runs	263	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Birmingham	18 Jul 2000	ODI # 1617
England	55 runs	273	50.0	v Namibia	Gqeberha	19 Feb 2003	ODI # 1959
England	58 runs	329	49.4	v West Indies	Birmingham	26 May 2009	ODI # 2851
England	64 runs	230	29.1	v India	The Oval	9 Jul 2002	ODI # 1854
England	65 runs	235	44.3	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	4 Oct 2007	ODI # 2624
England	70 runs	281	44.3	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	10 Oct 2001	ODI # 1756
England	70 runs	308	46.3	v India	The Oval	3 Sep 2004	ODI # 2165
England	74 runs	262	48.4	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	5 Dec 2004	ODI # 2197
England	79 runs	226	39.5	v West Indies	Lord's	1 Jul 2007	ODI # 2594
England	85 runs	249	46.5	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20 Feb 2000	ODI # 1567
England	92 runs	293	38.5	v Australia	Sydney	2 Feb 2007	ODI # 2497
England	95 runs	259	43.4	v Sri Lanka	Perth	20 Dec 2002	ODI # 1924
England	104 runs	289	50.0	v India	Southampton	21 Aug 2007	ODI # 2611
England	108 runs	299	48.0	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	18 Sep 2002	ODI # 1880
England	112 runs	247	31.0	v Pakistan	Cape Town	22 Feb 2003	ODI # 1962
England	114 runs	308	42.5	v New Zealand	Chester-le-Street	15 Jun 2008	ODI # 2708
England	126 runs	297	42.4	v South Africa	The Oval	29 Aug 2008	ODI # 2757
England	152 runs	300	39.0	v Zimbabwe	Birmingham	10 Sep 2004	ODI # 2168
England	161 runs	264	36.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	1 Dec 2004	ODI # 2194
England	168 runs	392	45.2	v Bangladesh	Nottingham	21 Jun 2005	ODI # 2252

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	1 wicket	132	44.2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	18 Feb 2000	ODI # 1564
England	1 wicket	301	49.5	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2007	ODI # 2578
England	2 wickets	157	29.3	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Apr 2004	ODI # 2118
England	2 wickets	164	46.5	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	7 Oct 2007	ODI # 2626
England	3 wickets	241	31.2	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	2 Jul 2002	ODI # 1850
England	3 wickets	253	47.3	v Australia	Bristol	19 Jun 2005	ODI # 2251
England	3 wickets	155	31.0	v Pakistan	Birmingham	10 Sep 2006	ODI # 2412
England	3 wickets	273	48.3	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	28 Oct 2006	ODI # 2439
England	3 wickets	206	49.5	v New Zealand	Hobart	16 Jan 2007	ODI # 2475
England	3 wickets	213	48.0	v India	Manchester	30 Aug 2007	ODI # 2617
England	4 wickets	262	47.3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Oct 2001	ODI # 1754
England	4 wickets	230	48.3	v Pakistan	Lord's	22 Jun 2003	ODI # 2027
England	4 wickets	199	39.0	v South Africa	Birmingham	8 Jul 2003	ODI # 2035
England	4 wickets	253	49.3	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Feb 2007	ODI # 2515
England	4 wickets	144	44.5	v Bangladesh	Bridgetown	11 Apr 2007	ODI # 2568
England	4 wickets	177	40.0	v Australia	Chester-le-Street	20 Sep 2009	ODI # 2892
England	5 wickets	199	46.3	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	16 Feb 2000	ODI # 1562
England	5 wickets	305	47.2	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 2000	ODI # 1645
England	5 wickets	207	46.4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	3 Oct 2001	ODI # 1751
England	5 wickets	262	47.2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	5 May 2004	ODI # 2127
England	5 wickets	196	47.4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	28 Nov 2004	ODI # 2193
England	5 wickets	209	38.5	v Bangladesh	Leeds	26 Jun 2005	ODI # 2255
England	5 wickets	224	42.4	v India	Jamshedpur	12 Apr 2006	ODI # 2361
England	5 wickets	212	46.5	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	10 Oct 2007	ODI # 2628
England	6 wickets	170	45.2	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	22 Jul 2000	ODI # 1619
England	6 wickets	143	23.2	v Netherlands	East London	16 Feb 2003	ODI # 1953
England	6 wickets	265	45.5	v South Africa	The Oval	28 Jun 2003	ODI # 2029
England	6 wickets	93	17.5	v Zimbabwe	Bristol	6 Jul 2003	ODI # 2034
England	6 wickets	260	46.3	v Australia	Birmingham	21 Sep 2004	ODI # 2180
England	6 wickets	229	44.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	15 Feb 2008	ODI # 2678
England	6 wickets	161	36.0	v West Indies	Bristol	24 May 2009	ODI # 2850
England	6 wickets	213	45.0	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	25 Sep 2009	ODI # 2896
England	7 wickets	229	43.4	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	13 Oct 2001	ODI # 1759
England	7 wickets	186	22.0	v Pakistan	The Oval	20 Jun 2003	ODI # 2026
England	7 wickets	108	20.2	v South Africa	Lord's	12 Jul 2003	ODI # 2037
England	7 wickets	144	25.3	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	7 Nov 2003	ODI # 2057
England	7 wickets	135	27.4	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2003	ODI # 2059
England	7 wickets	183	39.3	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	12 Nov 2003	ODI # 2060
England	7 wickets	160	22.0	v West Indies	Leeds	1 Jul 2004	ODI # 2137
England	7 wickets	171	32.2	v India	Nottingham	1 Sep 2004	ODI # 2164
England	7 wickets	178	33.0	v Kenya	Gros Islet	24 Mar 2007	ODI # 2553
England	7 wickets	188	36.2	v India	Lord's	8 Sep 2007	ODI # 2620
England	7 wickets	137	17.4	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Aug 2008	ODI # 2759
England	7 wickets	251	46.0	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Nov 2009	ODI # 2929
England	7 wickets	120	31.2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	29 Nov 2009	ODI # 2931
England	8 wickets	162	32.1	v Zimbabwe	Kimberley	30 Jan 2000	ODI # 1553
England	8 wickets	115	20.3	v Zimbabwe	Manchester	13 Jul 2000	ODI # 1613
England	8 wickets	233	43.5	v Bangladesh	Nairobi (Gym)	5 Oct 2000	ODI # 1632
England	8 wickets	196	37.3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	6 Oct 2001	ODI # 1753
England	8 wickets	239	43.1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	4 Dec 2004	ODI # 2195
England	8 wickets	236	46.2	v Pakistan	Nottingham	8 Sep 2006	ODI # 2411
England	9 wickets	185	39.3	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 2000	ODI # 1546
England	9 wickets	220	46.0	v Australia	Leeds	7 Jul 2005	ODI # 2259
England	9 wickets	135	18.3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2009	ODI # 2829
England	10 wickets	170	35.2	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	15 Jul 2000	ODI # 1615
England	10 wickets	191	24.5	v Bangladesh	The Oval	16 Jun 2005	ODI # 2249
England	10 wickets	84	14.1	v South Africa	Nottingham	26 Aug 2008	ODI # 2754

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	3 wickets	1	206	49.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Hobart	16 Jan 2007	ODI # 2475
England	1 wicket	1	301	49.5	50.0	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2007	ODI # 2578
England	2 wickets	3	157	29.3	30.0	v West Indies	Georgetown	18 Apr 2004	ODI # 2118
England	4 wickets	3	253	49.3	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Feb 2007	ODI # 2515
England	3 wickets	4	241	31.2	32.0	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	2 Jul 2002	ODI # 1850
England	2 wickets	7	164	46.5	48.0	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	7 Oct 2007	ODI # 2626
England	5 wickets	9	199	46.3	48.0	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	16 Feb 2000	ODI # 1562
England	4 wickets	9	230	48.3	50.0	v Pakistan	Lord's	22 Jun 2003	ODI # 2027
England	3 wickets	9	273	48.3	50.0	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	28 Oct 2006	ODI # 2439
England	9 wickets	9	135	18.3	20.0	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2009	ODI # 2829
England	3 wickets	12	213	48.0	50.0	v India	Manchester	30 Aug 2007	ODI # 2617
England	5 wickets	14	196	47.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	28 Nov 2004	ODI # 2193
England	7 wickets	14	137	17.4	20.0	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Aug 2008	ODI # 2759
England	4 wickets	15	262	47.3	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Oct 2001	ODI # 1754
England	3 wickets	15	253	47.3	50.0	v Australia	Bristol	19 Jun 2005	ODI # 2251
England	5 wickets	16	305	47.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 2000	ODI # 1645
England	5 wickets	16	262	47.2	50.0	v West Indies	Bridgetown	5 May 2004	ODI # 2127
England	6 wickets	18	229	44.0	47.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	15 Feb 2008	ODI # 2678
England	5 wickets	19	212	46.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	10 Oct 2007	ODI # 2628
England	5 wickets	20	207	46.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	3 Oct 2001	ODI # 1751
England	6 wickets	21	260	46.3	50.0	v Australia	Birmingham	21 Sep 2004	ODI # 2180
England	1 wicket	22	132	44.2	48.0	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	18 Feb 2000	ODI # 1564
England	8 wickets	22	236	46.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Nottingham	8 Sep 2006	ODI # 2411
England	9 wickets	24	220	46.0	50.0	v Australia	Leeds	7 Jul 2005	ODI # 2259
England	7 wickets	24	251	46.0	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Nov 2009	ODI # 2929
England	6 wickets	25	265	45.5	50.0	v South Africa	The Oval	28 Jun 2003	ODI # 2029
England	6 wickets	28	170	45.2	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	22 Jul 2000	ODI # 1619
England	6 wickets	30	213	45.0	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	25 Sep 2009	ODI # 2896
England	4 wickets	31	144	44.5	50.0	v Bangladesh	Bridgetown	11 Apr 2007	ODI # 2568
England	8 wickets	37	233	43.5	50.0	v Bangladesh	Nairobi (Gym)	5 Oct 2000	ODI # 1632
England	7 wickets	38	229	43.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	13 Oct 2001	ODI # 1759
England	8 wickets	41	239	43.1	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	4 Dec 2004	ODI # 2195
England	5 wickets	44	224	42.4	50.0	v India	Jamshedpur	12 Apr 2006	ODI # 2361
England	7 wickets	60	178	33.0	43.0	v Kenya	Gros Islet	24 Mar 2007	ODI # 2553
England	4 wickets	60	177	40.0	50.0	v Australia	Chester-le-Street	20 Sep 2009	ODI # 2892
England	9 wickets	63	185	39.3	50.0	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 2000	ODI # 1546
England	7 wickets	63	183	39.3	50.0	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	12 Nov 2003	ODI # 2060
England	4 wickets	66	199	39.0	50.0	v South Africa	Birmingham	8 Jul 2003	ODI # 2035
England	5 wickets	67	209	38.5	50.0	v Bangladesh	Leeds	26 Jun 2005	ODI # 2255
England	8 wickets	75	196	37.3	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	6 Oct 2001	ODI # 1753
England	7 wickets	82	188	36.2	50.0	v India	Lord's	8 Sep 2007	ODI # 2620
England	6 wickets	84	161	36.0	50.0	v West Indies	Bristol	24 May 2009	ODI # 2850
England	10 wickets	88	170	35.2	50.0	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	15 Jul 2000	ODI # 1615
England	7 wickets	106	171	32.2	50.0	v India	Nottingham	1 Sep 2004	ODI # 2164
England	8 wickets	107	162	32.1	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Kimberley	30 Jan 2000	ODI # 1553
England	7 wickets	112	120	31.2	50.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	29 Nov 2009	ODI # 2931
England	3 wickets	114	155	31.0	50.0	v Pakistan	Birmingham	10 Sep 2006	ODI # 2412
England	7 wickets	134	135	27.4	50.0	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2003	ODI # 2059
England	7 wickets	147	144	25.3	50.0	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	7 Nov 2003	ODI # 2057
England	10 wickets	151	191	24.5	50.0	v Bangladesh	The Oval	16 Jun 2005	ODI # 2249
England	6 wickets	160	143	23.2	50.0	v Netherlands	East London	16 Feb 2003	ODI # 1953
England	7 wickets	168	186	22.0	50.0	v Pakistan	The Oval	20 Jun 2003	ODI # 2026
England	7 wickets	168	160	22.0	50.0	v West Indies	Leeds	1 Jul 2004	ODI # 2137
England	8 wickets	177	115	20.3	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Manchester	13 Jul 2000	ODI # 1613
England	7 wickets	178	108	20.2	50.0	v South Africa	Lord's	12 Jul 2003	ODI # 2037
England	6 wickets	193	93	17.5	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Bristol	6 Jul 2003	ODI # 2034
England	10 wickets	215	84	14.1	50.0	v South Africa	Nottingham	26 Aug 2008	ODI # 2754

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	England	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein	2 Feb 2005	ODI # 2219
England	Australia	Lord's, London	2 Jul 2005	ODI # 2258
New Zealand	England	McLean Park, Napier	20 Feb 2008	ODI # 2682

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Sri Lanka at Delhi, 5th ODI, Dec 27, 2009 [ODI # 2936]

India v Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, 4th ODI, Dec 24, 2009 [ODI # 2935]

India v Sri Lanka at Cuttack, 3rd ODI, Dec 21, 2009 [ODI # 2934]