Team Smallest Margins IN South Africa

Smallest victories in 1990s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is IN South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	1 run	0	204	50.0	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	8 Apr 1994	ODI # 903
South Africa	4 runs	0	141	47.0	v West Indies	Cape Town	17 Feb 1993	ODI # 804
South Africa	5 runs	0	233	50.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1994	ODI # 882
South Africa	6 runs	0	212	49.5	v England	Cape Town	9 Jan 1996	ODI # 1033
Australia	8 runs	0	259	50.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Apr 1997	ODI # 1195
Pakistan	9 runs	0	172	30.1	v South Africa	East London	15 Feb 1993	ODI # 803
Pakistan	10 runs	0	209	50.0	v South Africa	Durban	9 Feb 1993	ODI # 800
Pakistan	12 runs	0	246	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	4 Dec 1994	ODI # 954
South Africa	14 runs	0	130	43.4	v England	East London	19 Jan 1996	ODI # 1042
Australia	15 runs	0	212	48.1	v South Africa	Durban	5 Apr 1997	ODI # 1191
South Africa	17 runs	0	251	39.2	v India	Durban	13 Feb 1997	ODI # 1177
Pakistan	22 runs	0	221	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Feb 1993	ODI # 806
South Africa	26 runs	0	228	49.1	v Australia	Gqeberha	4 Apr 1994	ODI # 901
Pakistan	29 runs	0	255	88.2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
Sri Lanka	35 runs	0	227	47.5	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	15 Dec 1994	ODI # 963
Australia	36 runs	0	243	50.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	6 Apr 1994	ODI # 902
South Africa	37 runs	0	216	42.5	v Pakistan	Cape Town	10 Jan 1995	ODI # 970
South Africa	39 runs	0	217	47.5	v India	Durban	17 Dec 1992	ODI # 783
South Africa	39 runs	0	271	47.4	v India	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 1997	ODI # 1167
West Indies	43 runs	0	293	46.5	v South Africa	East London	24 Jan 1999	ODI # 1393
South Africa	44 runs	0	184	34.0	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Dec 1994	ODI # 967
South Africa	46 runs	0	246	44.5	v Australia	Cape Town	2 Apr 1997	ODI # 1188
South Africa	50 runs	0	227	44.5	v West Indies	Centurion	7 Feb 1999	ODI # 1404
South Africa	52 runs	0	281	47.4	v Pakistan	Durban	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1303
South Africa	55 runs	0	275	43.1	v West Indies	Durban	27 Jan 1999	ODI # 1395
South Africa	56 runs	0	266	42.4	v Australia	Centurion	20 Feb 1994	ODI # 884
South Africa	57 runs	0	267	46.3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
South Africa	64 runs	0	219	46.1	v England	Gqeberha	21 Jan 1996	ODI # 1044
South Africa	69 runs	0	204	39.5	v New Zealand	Cape Town	6 Dec 1994	ODI # 956
South Africa	70 runs	0	377	95.3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
South Africa	81 runs	0	315	40.3	v New Zealand	Centurion	11 Dec 1994	ODI # 960
Australia	88 runs	0	282	43.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	22 Feb 1994	ODI # 885
South Africa	89 runs	0	222	42.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Feb 1999	ODI # 1399
South Africa	99 runs	0	279	41.3	v West Indies	Gqeberha	30 Jan 1999	ODI # 1397
South Africa	109 runs	0	311	37.0	v Australia	Bloemfontein	13 Apr 1997	ODI # 1199
Pakistan	110 runs	0	250	34.2	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Apr 1998	ODI # 1312
South Africa	114 runs	0	274	40.3	v West Indies	Bloemfontein	5 Feb 1999	ODI # 1402
Sri Lanka	115 runs	0	289	39.2	v Pakistan	Benoni	15 Apr 1998	ODI # 1317
West Indies	124 runs	0	269	46.5	v Pakistan	Durban	19 Feb 1993	ODI # 805
New Zealand	137 runs	0	327	78.4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
South Africa	149 runs	0	421	91.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
South Africa	157 runs	0	267	32.3	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	12 Jan 1995	ODI # 971
South Africa	178 runs	0	320	38.2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
South Africa	197 runs	0	454	96.3	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
South Africa	259 runs	0	394	60.5	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
South Africa	282 runs	0	427	66.2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
South Africa	324 runs	0	490	69.3	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
South Africa	328 runs	0	395	34.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
South Africa	351 runs	0	569	75.2	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	2 wickets	0	270	93.3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
South Africa	2 wickets	0	160	27.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1999	ODI # 1390
South Africa	3 wickets	11	199	48.1	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 1996	ODI # 1036
Zimbabwe	3 wickets	2	171	33.4	v India	Centurion	7 Feb 1997	ODI # 1174
South Africa	3 wickets	22	251	46.2	v Pakistan	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
India	4 wickets	5	215	49.1	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Dec 1992	ODI # 774
South Africa	4 wickets	9	257	48.3	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
Pakistan	4 wickets	6	296	48.0	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	7 Apr 1998	ODI # 1309
South Africa	4 wickets	0	164	62.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
India	5 wickets	16	204	47.2	v South Africa	East London	19 Dec 1992	ODI # 784
West Indies	5 wickets	62	188	39.4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	27 Feb 1993	ODI # 810
Pakistan	5 wickets	22	202	46.2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	13 Dec 1994	ODI # 961
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	17	256	47.1	v New Zealand	East London	18 Dec 1994	ODI # 965
Pakistan	5 wickets	67	173	38.5	v New Zealand	East London	19 Dec 1994	ODI # 966
England	5 wickets	10	263	48.2	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	11 Jan 1996	ODI # 1034
South Africa	5 wickets	10	185	48.2	v England	Durban	17 Jan 1996	ODI # 1040
South Africa	5 wickets	23	212	46.1	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	25 Jan 1997	ODI # 1168
South Africa	5 wickets	18	227	47.0	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
Australia	5 wickets	6	285	49.0	v South Africa	Centurion	10 Apr 1997	ODI # 1197
South Africa	5 wickets	141	106	26.3	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
South Africa	6 wickets	3	185	49.3	v India	Cape Town	7 Dec 1992	ODI # 770
South Africa	6 wickets	20	148	46.4	v India	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1992	ODI # 772
South Africa	6 wickets	9	162	48.3	v India	Johannesburg	13 Dec 1992	ODI # 779
South Africa	6 wickets	19	150	46.5	v West Indies	Gqeberha	11 Feb 1993	ODI # 801
Pakistan	6 wickets	13	239	47.5	v Sri Lanka	Durban	2 Dec 1994	ODI # 953
South Africa	6 wickets	29	180	45.1	v India	Gqeberha	2 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
South Africa	6 wickets	4	233	49.2	v India	East London	4 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
India	6 wickets	64	241	39.2	v Zimbabwe	Benoni	9 Feb 1997	ODI # 1175
South Africa	6 wickets	18	224	47.0	v Australia	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
South Africa	6 wickets	0	226	62.5	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	20	232	46.4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
West Indies	7 wickets	225	44	12.3	v Pakistan	Cape Town	25 Feb 1993	ODI # 808
South Africa	7 wickets	30	155	45.0	v Australia	Durban	24 Feb 1994	ODI # 886
Australia	7 wickets	60	159	40.0	v South Africa	East London	2 Apr 1994	ODI # 900
South Africa	7 wickets	26	215	45.4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1994	ODI # 959
South Africa	7 wickets	0	88	31.2	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
South Africa	7 wickets	12	273	48.0	v England	Centurion	14 Jan 1996	ODI # 1038
Australia	7 wickets	30	222	45.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
South Africa	7 wickets	87	146	35.3	v Pakistan	Centurion	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1318
South Africa	8 wickets	16	208	47.2	v India	Bloemfontein	15 Dec 1992	ODI # 781
West Indies	8 wickets	11	106	25.1	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1993	ODI # 802
Pakistan	8 wickets	90	207	35.0	v South Africa	Durban	17 Dec 1994	ODI # 964
South Africa	8 wickets	0	152	45.4	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
South Africa	8 wickets	0	29	6.4	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
South Africa	9 wickets	0	153	51.1	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
West Indies	9 wickets	33	186	44.3	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	23 Feb 1993	ODI # 807
Australia	9 wickets	0	91	25.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
South Africa	9 wickets	134	115	27.4	v Pakistan	Cape Town	23 Apr 1998	ODI # 1326
South Africa	9 wickets	0	146	48.4	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
South Africa	10 wickets	0	67	15.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	9 wickets	0	153	51.1	0.0	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
Australia	9 wickets	0	91	25.1	0.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
South Africa	8 wickets	0	152	45.4	0.0	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
South Africa	7 wickets	0	88	31.2	0.0	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
South Africa	10 wickets	0	67	15.4	0.0	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
Australia	2 wickets	0	270	93.3	0.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
South Africa	8 wickets	0	29	6.4	0.0	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
South Africa	6 wickets	0	226	62.5	0.0	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
South Africa	4 wickets	0	164	62.4	0.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
South Africa	9 wickets	0	146	48.4	0.0	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
South Africa	2 wickets	0	160	27.0	27.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1999	ODI # 1390
Zimbabwe	3 wickets	2	171	33.4	34.0	v India	Centurion	7 Feb 1997	ODI # 1174
South Africa	6 wickets	3	185	49.3	50.0	v India	Cape Town	7 Dec 1992	ODI # 770
South Africa	6 wickets	4	233	49.2	50.0	v India	East London	4 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
India	4 wickets	5	215	49.1	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Dec 1992	ODI # 774
Australia	5 wickets	6	285	49.0	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	10 Apr 1997	ODI # 1197
Pakistan	4 wickets	6	296	48.0	49.0	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	7 Apr 1998	ODI # 1309
South Africa	6 wickets	9	162	48.3	50.0	v India	Johannesburg	13 Dec 1992	ODI # 779
South Africa	4 wickets	9	257	48.3	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
England	5 wickets	10	263	48.2	50.0	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	11 Jan 1996	ODI # 1034
South Africa	5 wickets	10	185	48.2	50.0	v England	Durban	17 Jan 1996	ODI # 1040
West Indies	8 wickets	11	106	25.1	27.0	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1993	ODI # 802
South Africa	3 wickets	11	199	48.1	50.0	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 1996	ODI # 1036
South Africa	7 wickets	12	273	48.0	50.0	v England	Centurion	14 Jan 1996	ODI # 1038
Pakistan	6 wickets	13	239	47.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Durban	2 Dec 1994	ODI # 953
South Africa	8 wickets	16	208	47.2	50.0	v India	Bloemfontein	15 Dec 1992	ODI # 781
India	5 wickets	16	204	47.2	50.0	v South Africa	East London	19 Dec 1992	ODI # 784
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	17	256	47.1	50.0	v New Zealand	East London	18 Dec 1994	ODI # 965
South Africa	5 wickets	18	227	47.0	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
South Africa	6 wickets	18	224	47.0	50.0	v Australia	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
South Africa	6 wickets	19	150	46.5	50.0	v West Indies	Gqeberha	11 Feb 1993	ODI # 801
South Africa	6 wickets	20	148	46.4	50.0	v India	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1992	ODI # 772
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	20	232	46.4	50.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
Pakistan	5 wickets	22	202	46.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	13 Dec 1994	ODI # 961
South Africa	3 wickets	22	251	46.2	50.0	v Pakistan	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
South Africa	5 wickets	23	212	46.1	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	25 Jan 1997	ODI # 1168
South Africa	7 wickets	26	215	45.4	50.0	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1994	ODI # 959
South Africa	6 wickets	29	180	45.1	50.0	v India	Gqeberha	2 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
South Africa	7 wickets	30	155	45.0	50.0	v Australia	Durban	24 Feb 1994	ODI # 886
Australia	7 wickets	30	222	45.0	50.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
West Indies	9 wickets	33	186	44.3	50.0	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	23 Feb 1993	ODI # 807
Australia	7 wickets	60	159	40.0	50.0	v South Africa	East London	2 Apr 1994	ODI # 900
West Indies	5 wickets	62	188	39.4	50.0	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	27 Feb 1993	ODI # 810
India	6 wickets	64	241	39.2	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Benoni	9 Feb 1997	ODI # 1175
Pakistan	5 wickets	67	173	38.5	50.0	v New Zealand	East London	19 Dec 1994	ODI # 966
South Africa	7 wickets	87	146	35.3	50.0	v Pakistan	Centurion	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1318
Pakistan	8 wickets	90	207	35.0	50.0	v South Africa	Durban	17 Dec 1994	ODI # 964
South Africa	9 wickets	134	115	27.4	50.0	v Pakistan	Cape Town	23 Apr 1998	ODI # 1326
South Africa	5 wickets	141	106	26.3	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
West Indies	7 wickets	225	44	12.3	50.0	v Pakistan	Cape Town	25 Feb 1993	ODI # 808

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	Zimbabwe	Boland Park, Paarl	27 Jan 1997	ODI # 1169

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies vs Pakistan at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 3rd ODI, Aug 12, 2025 [ODI # 4894]

Pakistan vs West Indies at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2nd ODI, Aug 10, 2025 [ODI # 4893]

West Indies vs Pakistan at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 1st ODI, Aug 8, 2025 [ODI # 4892]