South Africa take over Sri Lanka’s unwanted ODI record

September 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM

England crushed South Africa by 342 runs, recording the biggest ever victory margin in men’s One-Day International cricket.

The result means Sri Lanka’s unwanted record of the heaviest ODI defeat — a 317-run loss to India has now been surpassed.

That humiliation, where Sri Lanka were bowled out for just 73 chasing 390, stood for nearly two years as the heaviest defeat in ODI history.