Biggest Win Margin in ODI history

One-day international cricket, commonly called ODI cricket, is one of the oldest formats of cricket. It is a 50-over format game for each side and is played under the lights. This format of cricket has seen many wonders, like teams scoring more than 400 runs, batters scoring double centuries, bowlers picking up five wickets, and many more. Well, where teams have scored over 400 runs in 50 overs, there are teams that have even failed to score less than 50 runs. So let us take a look at the biggest win margin in ODI history.

Biggest win margin in ODI history

1. India vs Sri Lanka (317 runs)
2. Zimbabwe vs USA (304 runs)
3. New Zealand vs Ireland (290 runs)

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India vs Sri Lanka (317 runs)

If you’re an Indian cricket team fan, you have this innings in your heart. India posted a total of 390 runs, which included centuries by the King and Prince of Cricket. You have guessed it right: Virat Kohli scored 166 runs off just 110 balls, and Shubman Gill scored 116 runs off 97 balls. With some handy contributions from Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer.

Sri Lanka had 391 runs to chase, but they weren’t ready for the havoc the Indian bowlers were about to create. The Sri Lankan batting lineup had no answers to the questions raised by Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, and Kuldeep Yadav. They struggled from the very first over and were all out for just 73 runs. Which resulted in India winning the match by 317 runs, which is the biggest win margin in ODI history.

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Zimbabwe vs USA (304 runs)

The second-biggest win margin in ODI cricket is 304 runs by Zimbabwe against the USA. Zimbabwe posted a total of 408 runs, thanks to their captain, Sean Williams, who scored 174 runs off just 101 balls.

On the other hand, the USA cricket team managed to score only 104 runs and were all out in the 26th over of the game. Surprisingly, every five bowlers used by the Zimbabwe team had wickets in their tally. Later, Sean Williams was awarded the Player of the Match award.

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New Zealand vs Ireland (290 runs)

This match took place on July 1, 2008, in the Associates Tri-Series. New Zealand defeated Ireland by 290 runs after they posted a total of 402 runs.

The New Zealand openers, James Marshall and Brendon McCullum, had a partnership of 274 runs for the first wicket. Both the batsmen scored over 150 runs each, followed by a quick fifty by Ross Taylor, which helped them give Ireland a target of 403 runs.

On the other hand, Ireland’s batters failed miserably and got all out for just 112 runs. As a result, New Zealand won the match by 290 runs, which was the highest win margin at that time.

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FAQs

Q: What is the biggest win margin in ODI history?

Ans: A 317-run victory for India against Sri Lanka is the biggest win margin in ODI history.

Q: What is the biggest win margin in T20i history?

Ans: A 257-run victory for the Czech Republic against Turkey is the biggest win margin in T20i history.

Q: What is the biggest win margin in test history?

Ans: A 675-run victory for England against Australia is the biggest win margin in test history.

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