In this article, we’ll examine the highest tournament victory margin in ODI history as well as the biggest win margin in cricket by balls remaining
Sri Lanka were all out at just 50 runs.
India won the eighth Asia Cup after pursuing 51 runs with a 10-wicket advantage after bowling Sri Lanka out for just 50 runs. Speaking of this match, Indian pacers totally destroyed Sri Lanka without showing any mercy, and players like Siraj and Hardik who had been rested in the previous match showed up fresh and gave their best-ever performances.
List of the biggest win margin in ODI cricket by balls and wins in terms of overs remaining
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— ICC (@ICC) September 17, 2023
After five years, India won the Asia Cup as Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill led their team to victory. Rains caused the match to be postponed, but no one realized that the main storm was still to come. Mohammed Siraj, who claimed six wickets in seven overs, tore through Sri Lankan hitters like a hurricane. The Sri Lankan squad is gone for just 50 runs after Hardik Pandya claimed three important wickets.
Siraj matched the records of Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka (against Bangladesh in 2003), Mohammad Sami of Pakistan (against New Zealand in 2003), and Adil Rashid of England (against the West Indies in 2019) by becoming the first player from India to capture four wickets in an over of men’s ODI since 2002. Siraj attained the milestone in a joint-faster time than Vaas and the American Ali Khan, requiring only 16 balls to claim his five wickets. Siraj has also taken the most Indian wickets in the first 10 overs of an ODI since 2002.
Largest margin of win (by balls left) in ODIs:
- Sri Lanka – 274 vs Zimbabwe in Colombo (SSC), 2001
- Sri Lanka – 272 vs Canada in Paarl, 2003
- Nepal – 268 vs USA in Kirtipur, 2020
- New Zealand – 264 vs Bangladesh in Queenstown, 2007
- India – 263 vs Sri Lanka in Colombo (RPS), 2023
Largest margin of win (by balls left) in an ODI final:
- India – 263 vs Sri Lanka in Colombo (RPS), 2023
- Australia – 226 vs England in Sydney, 2003
- Australia – 179 vs Pakistan in Lord’s, 1999
- England – 178 vs Pakistan in Lord’s, 2003
- Australia – 141 vs Pakistan in Lord’s, 2001
Shortest-ever ODI match (which ended on a result):
- Nepal vs USA – 104 balls in Kirtipur, 2020
- Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe – 120 balls in Colombo (SSC), 2001
- India vs Sri Lanka – 129 balls in Colombo (RPS), 2023
- Sri Lanka vs Canada – 140 balls in Paarl, 2003
- Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka – 164 balls in Harare, 2004