Opening a partnership in cricket matches is very crucial. Since they get to open the innings, they get the highest no. of balls to play. So with that those batsmen usually have time to build a big partnership. They play till they finish the matches and win by 10 wicket margins. All the teams in this list had won their matches with a 10 wicket margin, but they all come in order by the no. of balls remaining in the innings. The greatest partnership is made with less number of balls and with a huge opening batsmen partnership. Here are the Top 10 teams who have the largest victory margin by wickets.
1. New Zealand – 10 Wickets – 264 Balls Remaining
At no.1 is NEW ZEALAND in the year 2007. This was in an ODI series between New Zealand and Bangladesh on 31 December 2007. They won by 10 wickets and with 264 balls remaining. This was one of the greatest victories by the openers of the New Zealand team. This match was played in the Queenstown stadium.
2. New Zealand – 10 Wickets – 252 Balls Remaining
At no.2 is team NEW ZEALAND in the year 2011. This was during a match between New Zealand and Kenya on 20 February 2011 in Chennai, India. They won by 10 wicket margin with 252 balls remaining in the match. This was one of the greatest margin wins by wickets for the New Zealand team.
3. New Zealand – 10 Wickets – 250 Balls Remaining
At no.3 is the NEW ZEALAND team in the year2015. This was during an ODI match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka on 28 December 2015. This match was played at Christchurch ground. They won by 10 wicket margin and with 250 balls remaining. This was the 3rd highest victory margin by wickets for New Zealand.
4. India – 10 Wickets – 231 Balls Remaining
At no.4 is team INDIA in the year 2001. This was in an ODI match between India and Kenya on 12 October 2001. This was one of the pretty huge wins by the Indian openers. They won by 10 wicket margin and with 231 balls remaining. This was the biggest win by the Indian team in cricket.
5. Sri Lanka – 10 Wickets – 229 Balls Remaining
At no.5 is team Sri Lanka in the year. This was in an ODI match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on 25 January 2018. This match was played at the Mirpur ground. They won by 10 wicket margin and with 229 balls remaining. This was the biggest victory margin by wickets for the Sri Lankan team.
6. South Africa – 10 Wickets – 228 Balls Remaining
At no.6 is the team SOUTH AFRICA in the 2003 world cup march. This was a league match between South Africa and Bangladesh on 22 February 2003 in the world cup ODI series. They won by 10 wicket margin and with 228 balls remaining in the match. This was the biggest opening partnership by South African openers in the ICC ODI matches.
7. England – 10 Wickets – 227 Balls Remaining
At no.7 is team ENGLAND in the year 2014. This was in an ODI match between England and Sri Lanka at Manchester ground on 28 May 2014. This was the biggest opening partnership by English batsmen in ICC ODI. They won by 10 wicket margin with 227 balls remaining. This was the biggest victory margin by wickets for team England.
8. Australia – 10 Wickets – 226 Balls Remaining
At no.8 is the AUSTRALIAN TEAM in the 2003 world cup match. This was during a world cup ODI match between Australia and England on 23 January 2003. They won by 10 wicket margin and with 226 balls remaining. This was the highest opening partnership for the Australian batting lineup in ICC ODI matches.
9. West Indies – 10 Wickets – 221 Balls Remaining
At no.9 is the team WEST INDIES in the year 1992. This was in an ODI match between West Indies and Pakistan. This was the biggest victory margin for West Indies by wickets. They won by 10 wicket margin and with 221 balls remaining. This match was played on the famous Melbourne ground.
10. Sri Lanka – 10 Wickets - 217 Balls Remaining
At no.10 is the team SRI LANKA in the year 2003. This was is in an ODI match between Sri Lanka and England on 18 November 2003. This match was played at the Dambulla ground. They won by 10 wicket margin and with 217 balls remaining. This was a pretty big partnership by the Sri Lankan openers.
