Whilst the world cup has witnessed some of the most exciting matches ever since it came into existence, there have been few one-sided games as well. All these matches have been won quite convincingly by the victorious teams and this is where they got themselves registered in the records books in the process. With that been said, let’s take a look at the world cup largest victories ( by ball remaining in the second innings).
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
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England | 8 wickets | 277 | 46 | 13.5 | 60.0 | v Canada | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 |
Sri Lanka | 9 wickets | 272 | 37 | 4.4 | 50.0 | v Canada | Paarl | 19 Feb 2003 |
New Zealand | 10 wickets | 252 | 70 | 8.0 | 50.0 | v Kenya | Chennai | 20 Feb 2011 |
Sri Lanka | 8 wickets | 240 | 78 | 10.0 | 50.0 | v Ireland | St George's | 18 Apr 2007 |
West Indies | 8 wickets | 239 | 69 | 10.1 | 50.0 | v Scotland | Leicester | 27 May 1999 |
West Indies | 9 wickets | 236 | 87 | 20.4 | 60.0 | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 7 Jun 1975 |
South Africa | 10 wickets | 228 | 109 | 12.0 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 22 Feb 2003 |
Australia | 9 wickets | 226 | 92 | 12.2 | 50.0 | v Ireland | Bridgetown | 13 Apr 2007 |
West Indies | 9 wickets | 226 | 59 | 12.2 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 4 Mar 2011 |
New Zealand | 8 wickets | 226 | 124 | 12.2 | 50.0 | v England | Wellington | 20 Feb 2015 |
England | 9 wickets | 215 | 137 | 24.1 | 60.0 | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 20 Jun 1983 |
Australia | 7 wickets | 208 | 131 | 15.2 | 50.0 | v Scotland | Hobart | 14 Mar 2015 |
Australia | 7 wickets | 204 | 106 | 26.0 | 60.0 | v Canada | Birmingham | 16 Jun 1979 |
New Zealand | 6 wickets | 193 | 122 | 17.5 | 50.0 | v Scotland | Edinburgh | 31 May 1999 |
South Africa | 9 wickets | 192 | 134 | 18.0 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 18 Mar 2015 |
Australia | 4 wickets | 188 | 94 | 28.4 | 60.0 | v England | Leeds | 18 Jun 1975 |
Sri Lanka | 9 wickets | 188 | 143 | 18.4 | 50.0 | v Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 1 Mar 2011 |
India | 9 wickets | 187 | 103 | 18.5 | 50.0 | v U.A.E. | Perth | 28 Feb 2015 |
South Africa | 9 wickets | 184 | 155 | 19.2 | 50.0 | v England | Bridgetown | 17 Apr 2007 |
India | 10 wickets | 181 | 121 | 29.5 | 60.0 | v East Africa | Leeds | 11 Jun 1975 |
Australia | 7 wickets | 181 | 179 | 19.5 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Chester-le-Street | 27 May 1999 |
Australia | 8 wickets | 179 | 133 | 20.1 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Lord's | 20 Jun 1999 |
West Indies | 7 wickets | 177 | 203 | 20.3 | 50.0 | v Canada | Centurion | 23 Feb 2003 |
Pakistan | 10 wickets | 175 | 113 | 20.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Dhaka | 23 Mar 2011 |
Sri Lanka | 10 wickets | 173 | 125 | 21.1 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Pietermaritzburg | 14 Feb 2003 |
South Africa | 10 wickets | 172 | 141 | 21.2 | 50.0 | v Kenya | Potchefstroom | 12 Feb 2003 |
Australia | 9 wickets | 166 | 126 | 22.2 | 50.0 | v India | Centurion | 15 Feb 2003 |
New Zealand | 5 wickets | 162 | 197 | 23.0 | 50.0 | v Canada | Benoni | 3 Mar 2003 |
New Zealand | 1 wicket | 161 | 152 | 23.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Auckland | 28 Feb 2015 |
Top 10 Largest victories by balls in World Cup
#1. England vs Canada(1979 world cup)
This was the match where the English team completely demolished the opposition whilst securing a victory by 8 wickets at the Manchester ground. Moreover, one of the most interesting things here was the total number of balls remaining (277) as the matches those days used to be of 60 over each side.
#2. Sri Lanka vs Canada (2003 world cup)
This was another match in the world cup 2003 which came out to be a one-sided affair. The Canadian team posted only 37 runs on board which was easily been chased by the Sri Lankan team with 272 balls remaining. They won the match by 9 wickets and the victory was quite special in terms of the 50 over format.
#3. New Zealand vs Kenya (2011 world cup)
This was one of another match where the Kiwis almost thrashed the Kenyan team by 10 wickets whilst chasing a target of 70 runs. One of the most interesting facts about this victory was the number of balls left in the Kiwi chase ( 252) which made it a splendid effort altogether.
#4. Srilanka vs Ireland (2007 world cup)
The Lankan team played this match against the Irish team in the world cup 2007 and it also came as a one-sided affair in the process. Ireland got bundled out for a paltry score of 77 runs which was been chased without any issue by the Lankan team with 8 wickets and 240 balls to spare.
#5. West Indies vs Scotland (1999 world cup)
West Indies didn’t have much to take form their world cup 1999 campaign but they at least got this victory against the Scottish team in a convincing manner. The Caribbean side easily chased down the 69 runs target set by the Scotland team with 8 wickets remaining along with 239 deliveries.
#6. West Indies vs Srilanka (1975 world cup)
Those were the days when the Windies team used to be the world superpower and won every match without any big effort on the line. Such was their clash against the minnow’s Sri Lankan team in the world cup 1975 where they chased the 87 runs target with 9 wickets and 236 balls to spare.
#7. South Africa vs Bangladesh (2003 world cup)
The South African team was playing at their own backyard and they were almost certain to win the trophy until been beaten in the semifinals. This was their match against the Bangladesh team where they scored an easy chase of 109 runs with 10 wickets remaining and 228 balls to spare.
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#8. Australia vs Ireland (2007 world cup)
Australia won the 2007 world cup quite easily and they stayed unbeaten during their whole campaign. One of their victories against the Irish team came in a convincing passion when the Aussie team chased down the 92 runs scored with 9 wickets remaining and 226 balls to spare.
#9. West Indies vs Bangladesh (2011 world cup)
This was a debacle for the Bangladeshi team when they were bundled out for just 58 runs and the West Indian team easily won the match by 9 wickets in the process. Moreover, there were 226 balls to spare and that is what makes this win more brutal in the whole context.
#10. New Zealand vs England (2015 world cup)
The Kiwis were on a role in the world cup 2015 and they thrashed every team in the process of reaching to the finals of the tournament. One of their group matches involved a convincing victory against the English team where they easily chased down the 124 runs target with 8 wickets and 226 balls to spare.
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