Teams in One Day International Cricket have won some high scoring and low-scoring matches, both with some exciting competitions and finish. Today, let’s talk about 10 teams with the lowest margin ODI wins by runs. These wins have “Biggest Target, Lowest Margin”
10. 2 Runs (Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka)
Date: November 5, 1994, Stadium: Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe, Match: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka (ODI, Bilateral Series): On November 5, 1994, Zimbabwe played an ODI Cricket match against Sri Lanka at Harare, Zimbabwe as a part of a bilateral series. Batting first, after winning the toss, the Zimbabwe team scored 290/5 from their overs with Alistair Campbell scoring 131 & Andy Flower scoring 76. Chaminda Vaas grabbed 3 wickets.
Chasing the target, the Sri Lanka team almost reached the target but couldn’t finish up the chase as they could manage only 288/8 with Roshan Mahanama scoring 108 & Aravinda de Silva scoring 97. Heath Streak took four and Guy Whittall took two wickets. The win happens to be among the lowest margin ODI wins by runs.
9. 1 Run (India v South Africa)
Date: February 21, 2010, Stadium: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, Match: India v South Africa (ODI, Bilateral Series): On February 21, 2010, India played an ODI Cricket match against South Africa at Jaipur, India as a part of a bilateral series. Batting first, after being put into bat by South Africa, the Indian team scored 298/9 from their overs with Suresh Raina scoring 58 & Virender Sehwag scoring 46. Jacques Kallis grabbed 3 wickets.
Chasing the target, the South Africa team couldn’t pace up the chase as they could reach only 297 with Jacques Kallis scoring 89. Praveen Kumar, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth & Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each. The win happens to be among the lowest margin ODI wins by runs.
8. 2 Runs (South Africa v New Zealand)
Date: January 9, 1998, Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Match: South Africa v New Zealand (ODI, Triangular Series): On January 9, 1998, South Africa played an ODI Cricket match against New Zealand at Brisbane, Australia as a part of a Triangular series in Australia. Batting first, after winning the toss, the Proteas team scored 300/6 from their overs with Gary Kirsten scoring 103 & Lance Klusener scoring 50. Chris Harris & Craig McMillan grabbed 2 wickets each.
Chasing the target, the Kiwi team couldn’t muster the final punch to the chase as they could manage only 298/9 with Adam Parore scoring 67 & Chris Cairns scoring 64. Allan Donald took four while Jacques Kallis took two wickets. The win happens to be among the lowest margin ODI wins by runs.
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7. 2 Runs (Sri Lanka v India)
Date: August 17, 1997, Stadium: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Match: Sri Lanka v India (ODI, Bilateral Series): On August 17, 1997, India played an ODI Cricket match against Sri Lanka at Colombo, Sri Lanka as a part of a bilateral series. Batting first, after being put into bat by India, the Sri Lankan team scored 302/4 from their overs with Marvan Atapattu scoring 118 & Sanath Jayasuriya scoring 73. Venkatesh Prasad grabbed 2 wickets.
Chasing the target, the Indian team couldn’t quite finish up the chase as they could manage only 300/7 with Ajay Jadeja scoring 119 & Mohd Azharuddin scoring 111. Chaminda Vaas took three wickets. The win happens to be among the lowest margin ODI wins by runs.
6. 1 Run (Australia v Zimbabwe)
Date: February 4, 2001, Stadium: WACA Ground, Perth, Match: Australia v Zimbabwe (ODI, Tri-Series): On February 4, 2001, Australia played an ODI Cricket match against Zimbabwe at Perth, Australia as a part of a Tri-Series. Batting first, after winning the toss, the Kangaroo team scored 302/5 from their overs with Damien Martyn scoring 144 & Michael Bevan scoring 44. Heath Streak got 2 wickets.
Chasing the target, the Zimbabwe team almost reached the target only to fail close to the chase as they could manage only 301/6 with Stuart Carlisle scoring 119 & Grant Flower scoring 85. Glenn McGrath took two wickets. The win happens to be among the lowest margin ODI wins by runs.
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5. 2 Runs (Australia v New Zealand)
Date: December 7, 2005, Stadium: Westpac Stadium, Wellington, Match: Australia v New Zealand (ODI, Bilateral Series): On December 7, 2005, Australia played an ODI Cricket match against New Zealand at Wellington, New Zealand as a part of a bilateral series. Batting first, after winning the toss, the Kangaroo team scored 322/5 from their overs with Andrew Symonds scoring 156 & Michael Clarke scoring 82. Kyle Mills grabbed 2 wickets.
Chasing the target, the Kiwi team came close to the target but squandered the chance to manage only 320 with Lou Vincent scoring 71 & Chris Cairns scoring 60. Mick Lewis took three while Brad Hogg took two wickets. The win happens to be among the lowest margin ODI wins by runs.
4. 2 Runs (England v South Africa)
Date: May 27, 2017, Stadium: The Rose Bowl, Southampton, Match: England v South Africa (ODI, Bilateral Series): On May 27, 2017, England played an ODI Cricket match against South Africa at Southampton, England as a part of a bilateral series in England. Batting first, after being put into bat by South Africa, the England team scored 330/6 from their overs with Ben Stokes scoring 101 & Jos Buttler scoring 65. Kagiso Rabada grabbed 2 wickets.
Chasing the target, the South African team was well on course to the target but couldn’t finish up the chase as they could manage only 328/5 with Quinton de Kock scoring 98 & AB de Villiers scoring 52. Liam Plunkett took three wickets. The win happens to be among the lowest margin ODI wins by runs. Also among England’s lowest margin ODI wins by runs.
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3. 1 Run (Sri Lanka v West Indies)
Date: November 23, 2016, Stadium: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Match: Sri Lanka v West Indies (ODI, Triangular Series): On December 15, 2009, India played an ODI Cricket match against Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Zimbabwe as a part of a triangular series. Batting first, after being put into bat by West Indies, the Sri Lankan team scored 330/7 from their overs with Niroshan Dickwella & Kusal Mendis both scoring 94. Jason Holder grabbed 3 wickets.
Chasing the target, the West Indies team almost reached the target but couldn’t finish up the chase as they could manage only 329/9 with Evin Lewis scoring 148 & Jason Holder scoring 45. Nuwan Kulasekara & Suranga Lakmal took two wickets each. The win happens to be among the lowest margin ODI wins by runs. Also among Sri Lanka’s lowest margin ODI wins by runs.
2. 3 Runs (Australia v India)
Date: November 5, 2009, Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, Match: Australia v India (ODI, Bilateral Series): On November 5, 2009, Australia played an ODI Cricket match against India at Hyderabad, India as a part of a bilateral series in India.
Batting first, after winning the toss, the Kangaroo team scored 350/4 from their overs with Shaun Marsh scoring 112 & Shane Watson scoring 93. Praveen Kumar grabbed 2 wickets.
Chasing the target, the Indian team came close to winning but couldn’t finish up the chase as they could manage only 347 with Sachin Tendulkar scoring 175 & Suresh Raina scoring 59. Clint McKay & Shane Watson took 3 wickets each. The win happens to be among the lowest margin ODI wins by runs. Also among Australia’s lowest margin ODI wins by runs.
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1. 3 Runs (India v Sri Lanka)
Date: December 15, 2009, Stadium: Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot, Match: India v Sri Lanka (ODI, Bilateral Series): On December 15, 2009, India played an ODI Cricket match against Sri Lanka at Rajkot, India as a part of a bilateral series in India.
Batting first, after being put into bat by Sri Lanka, the Indian team scored a mammoth 414/7 from their overs with Virender Sehwag scoring 146 & MS Dhoni scoring 72. Nuwan Kulasekara, Chanaka Welegedara & Dilhara Fernando grabbed 2 wickets each.
Chasing the target, the Sri Lanka team almost reached the target but couldn’t finish up the chase as they could manage only 411/8 with Dilshan scoring 160 & Kumar Sangakkara scoring 90. Harbhajan Singh took two wickets. The win happens to be among the lowest margin ODI wins by runs. Also among India’s lowest margin ODI wins by runs.
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