The 2024 ODI World Cup has begun, and teams are on a roll. Many records were broken in the first week, and some teams created history. Some teams scored more than 400 runs, whereas others were bowled out for 150. With more than six weeks of consistent and best performances by each team, many records are set to be broken and created. So, let’s take a look at one of the records that was recently broken. The closest win margin in ODI World Cup history.
Closest Win Margin in ODI World Cup History
- Australia vs India: 1 run
- Australia vs India: 1 run
- Sri Lanka vs England: 2 runs
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Closest Win Margin in ODI World Cup History
1. Australia vs India: 1 run
The closest win margin in ODI World Cup history is 1 run by Australia against India. This match took place in the 1987 ODI World Cup.
Winning the toss, the Indian cricket team decided to bowl first. It was a good batting surface, and the Australian opener got off to a great start. They had a partnership of 110 runs when Ravi Shastri bowled an absolute stunner to David Boon and broke the partnership. Since then, wickets kept falling at regular intervals, but Australia managed to set a target of 270 runs against India. Thanks to an amazing century by the Australian opener, Geoff Marsh.
In return, the Indian batters responded with great partnerships and good hits. Two of their top-order batsmen scored more than 70 runs and had the game in control. But it was the Australian all-rounder, Craig McDermott, who picked up wickets at regular intervals and broke down the Indian middle order. It all came down in the final over, but the impressive spell by Steve Waugh led them to win the match by one run.
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2. Australia vs India: 1 run
This was the second time in World Cup history that a team won the match by one run, and it was the same team that did it again against the same opponent. This match took place during the 1992 ODI World Cup in Australia.
The home team won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a bowling pitch, which made it difficult for the batters to score runs. Well, the Indian bowling started well and picked up two wickets in quick sessions. Then it was the partnership between David Boon and Dean Jones that scored 43 and 90 runs, respectively. This helped Australia post a total of 274 runs at a loss of nine wickets.
Likewise, Australia started well with a wicket at a score of 6. After the fall of Kris Srikkanth, the captain of the Indian cricket team, Mohammad Azharuddin, stepped on the field. He looked confident from the very first ball and was striking the ball quite well. On the other hand, no players were able to support Azharuddin and kept losing their wickets.
Later, he was at a score of 93 when he got run not which made things difficult for India. With some rain in the match, the target was revised to 236 runs. India needed 13 runs in the final over, and Tom Moody was the bowler. He managed to defend the total, and Australia won the game by one run.
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3. Sri Lanka vs England: 2 runs
The third-closest win margin in ODI World Cup history is 2 runs. It was the 2007 ODI World Cup, when Sri Lanka defeated England by two runs.
The England team won the toss and decided to field first. The Sri Lankan team got off to a steady start, and the top order made an important contribution to the team. But with impressive bowling by Sajid Mahmood and Andrew Flintoff, who picked up 4 and 3 wickets, respectively, Sri Lankan batting never looked good. However, they managed to post a target of 236 runs for England.
Similarly, the Sri Lankan bowlers, Dilhara Fernando and Lasith Malinga, trouble the English batsmen. They picked up 3 and 2 wickets, respectively, at regular intervals. As a result, the England team never looked good in the chase and lost the match by two runs.
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