Team Smallest Margins - vs South Africa

Smallest victories in 2000s in FC - vs South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	70 runs	0	202	56.2	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
England	77 runs	0	325	59.3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
Australia	103 runs	0	376	114.2	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
Australia	112 runs	0	410	99.5	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
India	123 runs	0	402	86.5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
West Indies	128 runs	0	389	74.5	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
West Indies	130 runs	0	386	110.0	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
Australia	162 runs	0	454	119.2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
Australia	175 runs	0	546	132.2	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
Australia	184 runs	0	366	74.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
Australia	246 runs	0	375	67.0	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
Sri Lanka	313 runs	0	493	67.0	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	1 wicket	0	352	113.3	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
England	2 wickets	0	249	75.1	v South Africa	Centurion	14 Jan 2000	Test # 1483
Australia	2 wickets	0	292	91.4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
Australia	4 wickets	0	331	79.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
Pakistan	5 wickets	0	191	57.3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
England	6 wickets	0	197	52.5	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
England	7 wickets	0	142	40.4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
Australia	7 wickets	0	95	27.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
Pakistan	8 wickets	0	161	40.1	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
India	8 wickets	0	117	39.4	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
Australia	8 wickets	0	287	60.3	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
India	8 wickets	0	62	13.1	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
Australia	9 wickets	0	10	3.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
England	9 wickets	0	110	22.2	v South Africa	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
New Zealand	9 wickets	0	51	10.2	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
Australia	10 wickets	0	53	10.1	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	2 wickets	0	249	75.1	0.0	v South Africa	Centurion	14 Jan 2000	Test # 1483
Australia	9 wickets	0	10	3.0	0.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1580
Australia	10 wickets	0	53	10.1	0.0	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
Australia	4 wickets	0	331	79.1	0.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
England	9 wickets	0	110	22.2	0.0	v South Africa	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
Pakistan	8 wickets	0	161	40.1	0.0	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
New Zealand	9 wickets	0	51	10.2	0.0	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
India	8 wickets	0	117	39.4	0.0	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
England	7 wickets	0	142	40.4	0.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
Australia	8 wickets	0	287	60.3	0.0	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
Australia	7 wickets	0	95	27.1	0.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
Australia	2 wickets	0	292	91.4	0.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
Sri Lanka	1 wicket	0	352	113.3	0.0	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	4 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
Pakistan	5 wickets	0	191	57.3	0.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
India	8 wickets	0	62	13.1	0.0	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
England	6 wickets	0	197	52.5	0.0	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Harare, Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 2nd ODI, Aug 31, 2025 [ODI # 4900]

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare, Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 1st ODI, Aug 29, 2025 [ODI # 4899]

Ireland vs Zimbabwe at Harare, Ireland in Zimbabwe 3rd ODI, Feb 18, 2025 [ODI # 4842]