Top 10 biggest margin of defeats in the history of ODI among Test nations

Top 10 highest margin defeat among the Test playing teams in the history of ODI cricket

South Africa sealed their first ever series win India as they defeated India by a huge 214 run margin at Wankhede, Mumbai. This was South Africa’s third 200 run plus victory in 2015.

The last four matches of the series had split between India and South Africa. But, in the series decider Faf du Plessis hit his first,  Quinton de Kock hit his second and AB de Villiers notched up his third ODI hundred in this series that helped South Africa to set a formidable target 439 for India.

Nevertheless, in an important match under the pressure Indian batting line-up succumbed to the pressure as they folded up inside 224 runs in just 36 overs.

Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan offered a challenge to South African bowlers built an 112 runs partnership. But, 20 year Rabada and Dale Steyn strike in back to back overs to scalp the wickets of Dhawan and Rahane that opened the floodgates of India’s lower middle order and  toothless tailenders slumped to a massive 214 run loss, the highest margin defeat at home.

This is indeed a humiliation for India. South Africa played five ODI series in India, now their performance looks like this- one draw, three losses  and a victory. On the contrary, India is yet to win any bilateral ODI series in South  Africa.

 

However, in the history of ODI cricket India’s 214 run defeat was the 21^st highest in the list And 11^th among the Test cricket playing nations. So, Sportzwiki, now, is looking  at top 10 highest margin defeat handed to a Test playing team by a Test playing team in the history of ODI cricket.

Here is the list:

Winner	Opposition	Target	Margin	Ground	Match date
South Africa	Zimbabwe	400	272	Benoni	22 Oct 2010
South Africa	Sri Lanka	302	258	Paarl	11 Jan 2012
South Africa	West Indies	409	257	Sydney	27 Feb 2015
Sri Lanka	India	300	245	Sharjah	29 Oct 2000
Sri Lanka	Pakistan	310	234	Lahore	24 Jan 2009
Pakistan	Bangladesh	321	233	Dhaka	2 Jun 2000
Australia	Sri Lanka	324	232	Adelaide	28 Jan 1985
Australia	Pakistan	333	224	Nairobi	30 Aug 2002
Pakistan	Sri Lanka	296	217	Sharjah	17 Apr 2002
Australia	New Zealand	349	215	St George’s	20 Apr 2007