Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records in 1981 in ODI matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	1 run	221	50.0	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1981	ODI # 107
West Indies	2 runs	128	48.2	v England	Kingstown	4 Feb 1981	ODI # 115
Australia	2 runs	250	54.5	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1981	ODI # 120
Australia	6 runs	236	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	1 Feb 1981	ODI # 113
Pakistan	8 runs	141	38.5	v West Indies	Adelaide	5 Dec 1981	ODI # 126
West Indies	18 runs	246	50.0	v Pakistan	Melbourne	21 Nov 1981	ODI # 122
New Zealand	22 runs	243	48.1	v India	Brisbane	18 Jan 1981	ODI # 109
Australia	27 runs	243	50.0	v India	Sydney	15 Jan 1981	ODI # 108
Australia	38 runs	209	50.0	v Pakistan	Adelaide	6 Dec 1981	ODI # 127
New Zealand	57 runs	211	45.2	v India	Hamilton	15 Feb 1981	ODI # 117
Australia	71 runs	237	46.5	v England	Leeds	8 Jun 1981	ODI # 121
New Zealand	78 runs	234	39.3	v Australia	Sydney	29 Jan 1981	ODI # 111
New Zealand	78 runs	219	45.0	v India	Auckland	14 Feb 1981	ODI # 116

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	4 wickets	210	49.2	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Nov 1981	ODI # 123
England	5 wickets	157	43.5	v India	Ahmedabad	25 Nov 1981	ODI # 125
Australia	6 wickets	216	47.4	v New Zealand	Sydney	3 Feb 1981	ODI # 114
West Indies	6 wickets	138	39.3	v England	Albion	26 Feb 1981	ODI # 118
England	6 wickets	211	51.4	v Australia	Lord's	4 Jun 1981	ODI # 119
Pakistan	6 wickets	223	43.2	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1981	ODI # 128
India	6 wickets	162	35.3	v England	Jalandhar	20 Dec 1981	ODI # 131
Australia	7 wickets	193	47.2	v India	Melbourne	11 Jan 1981	ODI # 106
Australia	7 wickets	127	39.3	v New Zealand	Melbourne	31 Jan 1981	ODI # 112
Australia	7 wickets	237	47.0	v West Indies	Sydney	24 Nov 1981	ODI # 124
West Indies	7 wickets	161	42.2	v Pakistan	Perth	19 Dec 1981	ODI # 129
West Indies	8 wickets	189	30.0	v Australia	Perth	20 Dec 1981	ODI # 130
Australia	9 wickets	64	21.0	v India	Sydney	8 Jan 1981	ODI # 104
New Zealand	10 wickets	113	29.0	v India	Melbourne	10 Jan 1981	ODI # 105

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	6 wickets	3	162	35.3	36.0	v England	Jalandhar	20 Dec 1981	ODI # 131
Pakistan	4 wickets	4	210	49.2	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Nov 1981	ODI # 123
Australia	7 wickets	12	237	47.0	49.0	v West Indies	Sydney	24 Nov 1981	ODI # 124
England	5 wickets	13	157	43.5	46.0	v India	Ahmedabad	25 Nov 1981	ODI # 125
Australia	6 wickets	14	216	47.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	3 Feb 1981	ODI # 114
Australia	7 wickets	16	193	47.2	50.0	v India	Melbourne	11 Jan 1981	ODI # 106
England	6 wickets	20	211	51.4	55.0	v Australia	Lord's	4 Jun 1981	ODI # 119
New Zealand	10 wickets	30	113	29.0	34.0	v India	Melbourne	10 Jan 1981	ODI # 105
Pakistan	6 wickets	40	223	43.2	50.0	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1981	ODI # 128
West Indies	7 wickets	46	161	42.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Perth	19 Dec 1981	ODI # 129
Australia	7 wickets	63	127	39.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	31 Jan 1981	ODI # 112
West Indies	6 wickets	63	138	39.3	50.0	v England	Albion	26 Feb 1981	ODI # 118
West Indies	8 wickets	120	189	30.0	50.0	v Australia	Perth	20 Dec 1981	ODI # 130
Australia	9 wickets	174	64	21.0	50.0	v India	Sydney	8 Jan 1981	ODI # 104

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Jalandhar, 2nd ODI, Dec 20, 1981 [ODI # 131]

Australia v West Indies at Perth, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 8th match, Dec 20, 1981 [ODI # 130]

Pakistan v West Indies at Perth, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 7th match, Dec 19, 1981 [ODI # 129]