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In the recently completed 2nd ODI match between Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Colombo(RPS), Sri Lanka went on to win a close thriller match by just 2 wickets with six balls to be spared with the help of Janith Liyange's 95-run knock and 39-run partnership for 9th wicket between Dushmantha Chameera and Jeffrey Vandersay respectively.
Here, in this article, we will have a look at SL's smallest margin of victory in ODIs and more.
Sri Lanka's smallest margin of win in ODIs:
- 1 wicket vs ENG in Adelaide, 1999
- 1 wicket vs AUS in Melbourne, 2010
- 1 wicket vs WI in Colombo(RPS), 2015
- 1 wicket vs WI in Colombo(SSC), 2020
- 2 wickets vs AUS in Colombo(PSS), 1983
- 2 wickets vs SA in Nairobi, 1996
- 2 wickets vs ZIM in Harare, 2008
- 2 wickets vs BAN in Mirpur, 2009
- 2 wickets vs SA in Johannesburg, 2012
- 2 wickets vs PAK in Colombo(RPS), 2012
- 2 wickets vs PAK in Dubai, 2013
- 2 wickets vs PAK in Abu Dhabi, 2013
- 2 wickets vs IND in Fatullah, 2014
- 2 wickets vs PAK in Pallekele, 2015
- 2 wickets vs PAK in Colombo(RPS), 2023
- 2 wickets vs ZIM in Colombo(RPS), 2024
F or second time Sri Lanka have won an ODI match by a small margin of just 2 wickets against Zimbabwe
Most runs for Sri Lanka in the first two ODI innings:
- Sidath Wettimuny - 132 runs (in 1982)
- Dinesh Chandimal - 121 runs (in 2010)
- Kumar Sangakkara - 120 runs (in 2000)
- Janith Liyanage - 119 runs (in 2024)
- Sanjeeva Ranatunga - 101 runs (in 1994)
Highest Score for Sri Lanka in the first two ODI innings:
- Dinesh Chandimal - 111 vs India at Harare Sports Club, 2010
- Janith Liyange - 95 vs Zimbabwe at Colombo(RPS), 2024
- Sidath Wettimuny - 86* vs England at Colombo(SSC), 1982
