Team Smallest Margins - South Africa

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

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 run	0	175	50.0	v New Zealand	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
South Africa	2 runs	0	301	50.0	v New Zealand	Brisbane	9 Jan 1998	ODI # 1270
South Africa	4 runs	0	141	47.0	v West Indies	Cape Town	17 Feb 1993	ODI # 804
South Africa	5 runs	0	117	56.3	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
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
South Africa	6 runs	0	242	49.5	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Jan 1998	ODI # 1283
South Africa	9 runs	0	272	50.0	v Pakistan	Lahore	2 Nov 1997	ODI # 1248
South Africa	14 runs	0	224	50.0	v India	Hamilton	18 Feb 1995	ODI # 977
South Africa	14 runs	0	130	43.4	v England	East London	19 Jan 1996	ODI # 1042
South Africa	14 runs	0	245	48.5	v England	Birmingham	18 Aug 1998	ODI # 1347
South Africa	17 runs	0	251	39.2	v India	Durban	13 Feb 1997	ODI # 1177
South Africa	20 runs	0	194	36.0	v Pakistan	Brisbane	8 Mar 1992	ODI # 735
South Africa	24 runs	0	221	48.1	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	30 Sep 1999	ODI # 1507
South Africa	26 runs	0	228	49.1	v Australia	Gqeberha	4 Apr 1994	ODI # 901
South Africa	26 runs	0	236	47.3	v India	Nairobi (Gym)	3 Oct 1999	ODI # 1509
South Africa	27 runs	0	250	50.0	v India	Jaipur	23 Oct 1996	ODI # 1130
South Africa	28 runs	0	231	48.5	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1994	ODI # 876
South Africa	32 runs	0	227	46.4	v England	Manchester	23 May 1998	ODI # 1332
South Africa	37 runs	0	216	42.5	v Pakistan	Cape Town	10 Jan 1995	ODI # 970
South Africa	38 runs	0	288	50.0	v India	Sharjah	19 Apr 1996	ODI # 1101
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
South Africa	41 runs	0	181	37.0	v West Indies	Brabourne	14 Nov 1993	ODI # 849
South Africa	44 runs	0	184	34.0	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Dec 1994	ODI # 967
South Africa	45 runs	0	171	39.1	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Dec 1997	ODI # 1257
South Africa	46 runs	0	246	44.5	v Australia	Cape Town	2 Apr 1997	ODI # 1188
South Africa	47 runs	0	262	46.3	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	17 Oct 1996	ODI # 1127
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	53 runs	0	146	37.3	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
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	62 runs	0	322	42.3	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	29 Sep 1996	ODI # 1121
South Africa	64 runs	0	201	38.4	v West Indies	Christchurch	5 Mar 1992	ODI # 730
South Africa	64 runs	0	219	46.1	v England	Gqeberha	21 Jan 1996	ODI # 1044
South Africa	66 runs	0	312	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	6 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
South Africa	67 runs	0	201	38.0	v Australia	Sydney	4 Dec 1997	ODI # 1254
South Africa	67 runs	0	234	45.1	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 1998	ODI # 1278
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	74 runs	0	288	50.0	v New Zealand	Birmingham	10 Jun 1999	ODI # 1478
South Africa	78 runs	0	215	40.1	v Sri Lanka	Guwahati	19 Nov 1993	ODI # 853
South Africa	78 runs	0	231	44.3	v England	Rawalpindi	25 Feb 1996	ODI # 1060
South Africa	80 runs	0	289	50.0	v India	Sharjah	14 Apr 1996	ODI # 1097
South Africa	81 runs	0	315	40.3	v New Zealand	Centurion	11 Dec 1994	ODI # 960
South Africa	82 runs	0	209	41.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 1994	ODI # 874
South Africa	89 runs	0	222	42.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Feb 1999	ODI # 1399
South Africa	89 runs	0	200	35.2	v Sri Lanka	Northampton	19 May 1999	ODI # 1451
South Africa	92 runs	0	224	23.4	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	30 Oct 1998	ODI # 1362
South Africa	93 runs	0	275	55.5	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
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
South Africa	112 runs	0	240	42.5	v Zimbabwe	Harare	22 Oct 1995	ODI # 1014
South Africa	114 runs	0	274	40.3	v West Indies	Bloemfontein	5 Feb 1999	ODI # 1402
South Africa	122 runs	0	226	41.0	v England	The Oval	22 May 1999	ODI # 1455
South Africa	124 runs	0	223	34.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
South Africa	134 runs	0	304	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	21 Oct 1995	ODI # 1013
South Africa	143 runs	0	315	50.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	13 Apr 1996	ODI # 1095
South Africa	143 runs	0	291	36.1	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Mar 1999	ODI # 1422
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	160 runs	0	329	50.0	v Netherlands	Rawalpindi	5 Mar 1996	ODI # 1073
South Africa	169 runs	0	322	50.0	v U.A.E.	Rawalpindi	16 Feb 1996	ODI # 1049
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	202 runs	0	306	25.1	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	3 Oct 1996	ODI # 1124
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	329 runs	0	467	53.3	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
South Africa	351 runs	0	569	75.2	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
South Africa	356 runs	0	456	45.5	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	2 wickets	16	216	47.2	v Australia	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
South Africa	2 wickets	0	160	27.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1999	ODI # 1390
South Africa	2 wickets	0	192	40.0	v New Zealand	Napier	26 Mar 1999	ODI # 1421
South Africa	3 wickets	11	199	48.1	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 1996	ODI # 1036
South Africa	3 wickets	22	251	46.2	v Pakistan	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
South Africa	3 wickets	8	224	48.4	v England	The Oval	21 May 1998	ODI # 1331
South Africa	3 wickets	6	221	49.0	v Pakistan	Nottingham	5 Jun 1999	ODI # 1474
South Africa	4 wickets	9	257	48.3	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
South Africa	4 wickets	56	210	40.4	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	8 Nov 1997	ODI # 1253
South Africa	4 wickets	18	246	47.0	v West Indies	Dhaka	1 Nov 1998	ODI # 1364
South Africa	4 wickets	0	164	62.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
South Africa	4 wickets	16	254	47.2	v India	Hove	15 May 1999	ODI # 1444
South Africa	5 wickets	117	151	30.3	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	14 Jan 1994	ODI # 873
South Africa	5 wickets	10	185	48.2	v England	Durban	17 Jan 1996	ODI # 1040
South Africa	5 wickets	75	178	37.3	v New Zealand	Faisalabad	20 Feb 1996	ODI # 1054
South Africa	5 wickets	34	243	44.2	v Pakistan	Karachi	29 Feb 1996	ODI # 1067
South Africa	5 wickets	17	216	47.1	v India	Sharjah	17 Apr 1996	ODI # 1100
South Africa	5 wickets	8	186	48.4	v India	Rajkot	29 Oct 1996	ODI # 1132
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
South Africa	5 wickets	11	294	48.1	v West Indies	Lahore	3 Nov 1997	ODI # 1249
South Africa	5 wickets	15	236	47.3	v Australia	Brisbane	11 Jan 1998	ODI # 1272
South Africa	5 wickets	141	106	26.3	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
South Africa	6 wickets	5	181	29.1	v India	Adelaide	15 Mar 1992	ODI # 745
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
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
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
South Africa	6 wickets	20	282	46.4	v England	Dhaka	25 Oct 1998	ODI # 1358
South Africa	7 wickets	29	164	45.1	v Zimbabwe	Canberra	10 Mar 1992	ODI # 738
South Africa	7 wickets	8	190	48.4	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Dec 1993	ODI # 860
South Africa	7 wickets	30	155	45.0	v Australia	Durban	24 Feb 1994	ODI # 886
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	0	108	38.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
South Africa	7 wickets	12	273	48.0	v England	Centurion	14 Jan 1996	ODI # 1038
South Africa	7 wickets	64	204	39.2	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	6 Oct 1996	ODI # 1126
South Africa	7 wickets	23	220	46.1	v Australia	Indore	19 Oct 1996	ODI # 1128
South Africa	7 wickets	130	166	28.2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	18 Jan 1998	ODI # 1280
South Africa	7 wickets	87	146	35.3	v Pakistan	Centurion	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1318
South Africa	7 wickets	42	221	43.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Feb 1999	ODI # 1408
South Africa	7 wickets	54	153	41.0	v Kenya	Amstelveen	26 May 1999	ODI # 1462
South Africa	8 wickets	20	288	46.4	v India	New Delhi	14 Nov 1991	ODI # 688
South Africa	8 wickets	16	208	47.2	v India	Bloemfontein	15 Dec 1992	ODI # 781
South Africa	8 wickets	0	152	45.4	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
South Africa	8 wickets	101	189	33.1	v Pakistan	Sharjah	16 Apr 1996	ODI # 1099
South Africa	8 wickets	30	239	45.0	v Australia	Guwahati	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1134
South Africa	8 wickets	0	29	6.4	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
South Africa	8 wickets	0	16	8.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
South Africa	9 wickets	13	171	46.5	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1992	ODI # 719
South Africa	9 wickets	0	153	51.1	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
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	9 wickets	90	217	35.0	v Zimbabwe	Nairobi (Gym)	28 Sep 1999	ODI # 1505
South Africa	10 wickets	0	67	15.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
South Africa	10 wickets	0	15	1.1	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419

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
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	7 wickets	0	108	38.0	0.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
South Africa	10 wickets	0	67	15.4	0.0	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
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	10 wickets	0	15	1.1	0.0	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
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
South Africa	8 wickets	0	16	8.1	0.0	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
South Africa	2 wickets	0	192	40.0	40.0	v New Zealand	Napier	26 Mar 1999	ODI # 1421
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
South Africa	6 wickets	5	181	29.1	30.0	v India	Adelaide	15 Mar 1992	ODI # 745
South Africa	3 wickets	6	221	49.0	50.0	v Pakistan	Nottingham	5 Jun 1999	ODI # 1474
South Africa	7 wickets	8	190	48.4	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Dec 1993	ODI # 860
South Africa	5 wickets	8	186	48.4	50.0	v India	Rajkot	29 Oct 1996	ODI # 1132
South Africa	3 wickets	8	224	48.4	50.0	v England	The Oval	21 May 1998	ODI # 1331
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
South Africa	5 wickets	10	185	48.2	50.0	v England	Durban	17 Jan 1996	ODI # 1040
South Africa	3 wickets	11	199	48.1	50.0	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 1996	ODI # 1036
South Africa	5 wickets	11	294	48.1	50.0	v West Indies	Lahore	3 Nov 1997	ODI # 1249
South Africa	7 wickets	12	273	48.0	50.0	v England	Centurion	14 Jan 1996	ODI # 1038
South Africa	9 wickets	13	171	46.5	49.0	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1992	ODI # 719
South Africa	5 wickets	15	236	47.3	50.0	v Australia	Brisbane	11 Jan 1998	ODI # 1272
South Africa	8 wickets	16	208	47.2	50.0	v India	Bloemfontein	15 Dec 1992	ODI # 781
South Africa	2 wickets	16	216	47.2	50.0	v Australia	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
South Africa	4 wickets	16	254	47.2	50.0	v India	Hove	15 May 1999	ODI # 1444
South Africa	5 wickets	17	216	47.1	50.0	v India	Sharjah	17 Apr 1996	ODI # 1100
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	4 wickets	18	246	47.0	50.0	v West Indies	Dhaka	1 Nov 1998	ODI # 1364
South Africa	6 wickets	19	150	46.5	50.0	v West Indies	Gqeberha	11 Feb 1993	ODI # 801
South Africa	8 wickets	20	288	46.4	50.0	v India	New Delhi	14 Nov 1991	ODI # 688
South Africa	6 wickets	20	148	46.4	50.0	v India	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1992	ODI # 772
South Africa	6 wickets	20	282	46.4	50.0	v England	Dhaka	25 Oct 1998	ODI # 1358
South Africa	3 wickets	22	251	46.2	50.0	v Pakistan	East London	11 Apr 1998	ODI # 1314
South Africa	7 wickets	23	220	46.1	50.0	v Australia	Indore	19 Oct 1996	ODI # 1128
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	7 wickets	29	164	45.1	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Canberra	10 Mar 1992	ODI # 738
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
South Africa	8 wickets	30	239	45.0	50.0	v Australia	Guwahati	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1134
South Africa	5 wickets	34	243	44.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Karachi	29 Feb 1996	ODI # 1067
South Africa	7 wickets	42	221	43.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Feb 1999	ODI # 1408
South Africa	7 wickets	54	153	41.0	50.0	v Kenya	Amstelveen	26 May 1999	ODI # 1462
South Africa	4 wickets	56	210	40.4	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	8 Nov 1997	ODI # 1253
South Africa	7 wickets	64	204	39.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	6 Oct 1996	ODI # 1126
South Africa	5 wickets	75	178	37.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Faisalabad	20 Feb 1996	ODI # 1054
South Africa	7 wickets	87	146	35.3	50.0	v Pakistan	Centurion	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1318
South Africa	9 wickets	90	217	35.0	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Nairobi (Gym)	28 Sep 1999	ODI # 1505
South Africa	8 wickets	101	189	33.1	50.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	16 Apr 1996	ODI # 1099
South Africa	5 wickets	117	151	30.3	50.0	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	14 Jan 1994	ODI # 873
South Africa	7 wickets	130	166	28.2	50.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	18 Jan 1998	ODI # 1280
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

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	South Africa	Edgbaston, Birmingham	17 Jun 1999	ODI # 1483

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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]