Narrowest wins for India

India won a thriller against hosts Sri Lanka to gain entry into the final of Asia Cup. In a match of pulsating fortunes, Indians kept their nerves and emerged victorious despite tremendous onslaught by Sanath Jayasuriya.

India have now successfully defended their total on six occasions in a match stretched up to the last ball. India's victory by 4 runs is also one of their narrowest in terms of margins of runs. The details:

India's wins off the last ball of the match (while defending a target)

Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue	Date	Margin
India	170-7	Pakistan	166-8	Quetta	01-10-1978	4 runs
India	195	South Africa	193-9	Calcutta	24-11-1993	2 runs
India	260-4	West Indies	256-7	Visakhapatnam	07-11-1994	4 runs
India	280-7	Zimbabwe	277-6	Adelaide	24-01-2004	3 runs
India	349-7	Pakistan	344-8	Karachi	13-03-2004	5 runs
India	271-6	Sri Lanka	267-9	Colombo RPS	27-07-2004	4 runs

India's narrowest wins in terms of runs

Margin	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue	Date
1 run	India	221	New Zealand	220	Wellington	06-03-1990
1 run	India	212-8	Sri Lanka	211	Colombo RPS	25-07-1993
2 runs	India	195	South Africa	193-9	Calcutta	24-11-1993
3 runs	India	280-7	Zimbabwe	277-6	Adelaide	24-01-2004
4 runs	India	170-7	Pakistan	166-8	Quetta	01-10-1978
4 runs	India	260-4	West Indies	256-7	Visakhapatnam	07-11-1994
4 runs	India	271-6	Sri Lanka	267-9	Colombo RPS	27-07-2004
5 runs	India	162	New Zealand	157	Perth	09-12-1980
5 runs	India	259-5	West Indies	254	Jaipur	11-11-1994
5 runs	India	289-6	Australia	284	Mohali	03-11-1996
5 runs	India	349-7	Pakistan	344-8	Karachi	13-03-2004
6 runs	India	230-7	New Zealand	224	Adelaide	23-12-1980
6 runs	India	227-8	Sri Lanka	221	Ahmedabad GS	22-10-1989
6 runs	India	307-6	Sri Lanka	301	Colombo RPS	07-07-1998
8 runs	India	246-5	Sri Lanka	238-8	Rajkot	15-02-1994
9 runs	India	239-6	England	230	Sharjah	11-04-1999
10 runs	India	299-4	Sri Lanka	289-7	Mumbai WS	17-01-1987
10 runs	India	262-4	West Indies	252	Adelaide	14-12-1991
10 runs	India	261-9	South Africa	251-6	Colombo RPS	25-09-2002