Highest win Margin by Runs in One Day International
By Ravi - Sep 08, 2025 01:34 PMLast updated on Sep 08, 2025 01:34 PM
England has created a world record by defeating South Africa by 342 runs. This is the biggest victory in terms of runs in ODI cricket history. In this match, England batted first and scored 414 runs, in response, the entire South African team was reduced to just 72 runs and lost the match by a historic margin of 342 runs. Jofra Archer took the maximum of 4 wickets for England.
England scored 414 runs while playing first. Joe Root made a big contribution in taking his team's score past 400 by scoring 100 runs and Jacob Bethell made 110 runs. Jos Butler also played a stormy innings of 62 runs in 32 balls in the last 10 overs. When the South African team came out to chase the target, 8 of its batsmen could not even touch the double digit mark in terms of runs.
England broke India's record
England defeated South Africa by 342 runs to register the biggest win by a margin of runs in ODIs. Earlier this record was in the name of India, which defeated Sri Lanka by a margin of 317 runs in 2023. In the history of ODI cricket, India is the only country that has defeated a team by a margin of 300 or more runs more than once. Team India has achieved this feat twice.
Largest win by runs in ODI
England has registered the biggest win ever in ODIs by defeating South Africa by 342 runs. Team India, which registered a victory of 317 runs over Sri Lanka, is in second place. The third biggest victory belongs to Australia, which defeated the Netherlands by 309 runs. In 2023, Zimbabwe defeated the USA by 304 runs. India created a new record by defeating Sri Lanka by 302 runs.
- 342 runs - England (vs South Africa)
- 317 runs - India (vs Sri Lanka)
- 309 runs - Australia (vs Netherlands)
- 304 runs - Zimbabwe (vs USA)
- 302 runs - India (vs Sri Lanka)
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