Team Smallest Margins - South Africa

Smallest victories in 2000s in FC - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	7 runs	0	177	50.1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
South Africa	69 runs	0	232	80.1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
South Africa	82 runs	0	323	99.4	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
Sth Africans	101 runs	0	334	68.5	v Kent	Canterbury	7 Aug 2003	First-class
South Africa	128 runs	0	249	36.0	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
South Africa	160 runs	0	424	84.5	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
South Africa	174 runs	0	354	55.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
South Africa	189 runs	0	378	51.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
South Africa	191 runs	0	401	61.4	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
South Africa	196 runs	0	501	123.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
South Africa	358 runs	0	531	51.0	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	3 wickets	0	121	35.3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
South Africa	4 wickets	0	163	63.0	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
South Africa	4 wickets	0	217	47.3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
South Africa	5 wickets	0	101	26.3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
South Africa	5 wickets	0	335	104.5	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
South Africa	5 wickets	0	211	64.1	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
South Africa	5 wickets	0	161	64.0	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
South Africa	5 wickets	0	205	67.5	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
South Africa	5 wickets	0	281	80.0	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
South Africa	6 wickets	0	234	72.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
South Africa	6 wickets	0	414	119.2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
South Africa	7 wickets	0	86	34.1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
South Africa	7 wickets	0	199	60.5	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
South Africa	7 wickets	0	185	35.2	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
South Africa	8 wickets	0	144	44.5	v West Indies	Port of Spain	8 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
South Africa	9 wickets	0	78	15.2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
South Africa	9 wickets	0	54	14.4	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
South Africa	9 wickets	0	183	48.0	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
South Africa	10 wickets	0	44	9.0	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
South Africa	10 wickets	0	46	3.4	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
South Africa	10 wickets	0	9	1.1	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 wickets	0	163	63.0	0.0	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
South Africa	5 wickets	0	101	26.3	0.0	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
South Africa	7 wickets	0	86	34.1	0.0	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
South Africa	9 wickets	0	78	15.2	0.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
South Africa	9 wickets	0	54	14.4	0.0	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
South Africa	5 wickets	0	335	104.5	0.0	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
South Africa	3 wickets	0	121	35.3	0.0	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
South Africa	10 wickets	0	44	9.0	0.0	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
South Africa	10 wickets	0	46	3.4	0.0	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
South Africa	6 wickets	0	234	72.2	0.0	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
South Africa	8 wickets	0	144	44.5	0.0	v West Indies	Port of Spain	8 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
South Africa	4 wickets	0	217	47.3	0.0	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
South Africa	5 wickets	0	211	64.1	0.0	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
South Africa	7 wickets	0	199	60.5	0.0	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
South Africa	5 wickets	0	161	64.0	0.0	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
South Africa	7 wickets	0	185	35.2	0.0	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
South Africa	5 wickets	0	205	67.5	0.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
South Africa	10 wickets	0	9	1.1	0.0	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
South Africa	5 wickets	0	281	80.0	0.0	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
South Africa	6 wickets	0	414	119.2	0.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
South Africa	9 wickets	0	183	48.0	0.0	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902

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]