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Biggest victory margins in ODIs

February 08, 2004 20:37 IST

Australia's [ Images ] 208-run victory in the second match of the best-of-three final of the VB tri-series is one of the biggest in the history of limited overs matches in terms of the margin.

It is also the second biggest defeat for India [ Images ] after the 245-run drubbing by Sri Lanka [ Images ] in the final of the Champions Trophy [ Images ] in 2000-01.

Biggest victories in Limited Overs Internationals:
Margin Winner Score Loser Score Venue Date
256 runs Australia 301-6 Namibia 45 Potchefstroom 27-02-03
245 runs Sri Lanka 299-5 India 54 Sharjah 29-10-00
233 runs Pakistan 320-3 Bangladesh 87-9 Dhaka 02-06-00
232 runs Australia 323-2 Sri Lanka 91 Adelaide 28-01-85
224 runs Australia 332-5 Pakistan 108 Nairobi Gym 30-08-02
217 runs Pakistan 295-6 Sri Lanka 78 Sharjah 17-04-02
209 runs South Africa [ Images ] 263-4 West Indies [ Images ] 54 Cape Town 25-01-04
208 runs South Africa 354-3 Kenya 146 Cape Town 22-10-01
208 runs Australia 359-5 India 151 Sydney [ Images ] 08-02-04
206 runs New Zealand [ Images ] 276-7 Australia 70 Adelaide 27-01-86
206 runs Sri Lanka 292-6 Netherlands 86 Colombo RPS 16-09-02
202 runs England [ Images ] 334-4 India 132-3 Lord's 07-06-75
202 runs South Africa 305-8 Kenya 103 Nairobi Gym 03-10-96
202 runs Zimbabwe 325-6 Kenya 123-9 Dhaka 27-03-99
200 runs India 276 Bangladesh 76 Dhaka 11-04-03

India's biggest defeats in Limited Overs Internationals:
Margin Winner Score Loser Score Venue Date
245 runs Sri Lanka 299-5 India 54 Sharjah 29-10-2000
208 runs Australia 359-5 India 151 Sydney 08-02-2004
202 runs England 334-4 India 132-3 Lord's 07-06-1975
162 runs Australia 320-9 India 158 Trent Bridge 13-06-1983
152 runs Australia 329-5 India 177 Adelaide 26-01-2000

Rajneesh Gupta  

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