Team Smallest Margins - South Africa

Smallest victories in 2010s in T20s - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 run	0	121	20.0	v West Indies	North Sound	20 May 2010	T20I # 179
South Africa	2 runs	0	171	20.0	v New Zealand	Chattogram	24 Mar 2014	T20I # 383
South Africa	3 runs	0	166	20.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Feb 2012	T20I # 223
South Africa	3 runs	0	197	20.0	v England	Chattogram	29 Mar 2014	T20I # 391
South Africa	3 runs	0	175	20.0	v England	Taunton	23 Jun 2017	T20I # 615
South Africa	4 runs	0	65	9.1	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	20 Nov 2013	T20I # 340
South Africa	6 runs	0	151	20.0	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	15 Nov 2013	T20I # 336
South Africa	6 runs	0	146	18.4	v Netherlands	Chattogram	27 Mar 2014	T20I # 386
South Africa	6 runs	0	193	20.0	v Pakistan	Cape Town	1 Feb 2019	T20I # 732
South Africa	7 runs	0	189	20.0	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	3 Feb 2019	T20I # 734
South Africa	8 runs	0	195	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Kimberley	10 Oct 2010	T20I # 189
South Africa	11 runs	0	83	7.5	v India	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2012	T20I # 242
South Africa	12 runs	0	116	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 2013	T20I # 323
South Africa	13 runs	0	171	20.0	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	6 May 2010	T20I # 164
South Africa	13 runs	0	137	19.5	v West Indies	North Sound	19 May 2010	T20I # 178
South Africa	16 runs	0	181	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	22 Mar 2019	T20I # 758
South Africa	19 runs	0	127	10.0	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2017	T20I # 589
Sth Africans	20 runs	0	151	19.0	v Canterbury	Christchurch	15 Feb 2012	Twenty20
South Africa	20 runs	0	196	20.0	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	26 Oct 2017	T20I # 626
South Africa	21 runs	0	109	10.0	v Australia	Carrara	17 Nov 2018	T20I # 711
South Africa	22 runs	0	146	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	4 Aug 2013	T20I # 324
South Africa	31 runs	0	170	19.2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	7 Jul 2015	T20I # 429
South Africa	32 runs	0	79	7.0	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	22 Sep 2012	T20I # 269
South Africa	33 runs	0	180	20.0	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2012	T20I # 297
South Africa	34 runs	0	161	17.2	v Zimbabwe	East London	9 Oct 2018	T20I # 698
South Africa	37 runs	0	210	20.0	v Afghanistan	Wankhede	20 Mar 2016	T20I # 542
South Africa	45 runs	0	183	15.4	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	24 Mar 2019	T20I # 763
South Africa	52 runs	0	149	18.5	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	5 Jul 2015	T20I # 428
South Africa	59 runs	0	140	16.0	v Afghanistan	Bridgetown	5 May 2010	T20I # 162
South Africa	69 runs	0	196	19.0	v West Indies	Durban	14 Jan 2015	T20I # 415
South Africa	78 runs	0	186	14.5	v New Zealand	Auckland	17 Feb 2017	T20I # 595
South Africa	83 runs	0	225	18.3	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	29 Oct 2017	T20I # 628

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	3 wickets	5	148	19.1	v Australia	Johannesburg	16 Oct 2011	T20I # 212
South Africa	3 wickets	0	135	20.0	v England	Cape Town	19 Feb 2016	T20I # 503
South Africa	3 wickets	4	158	19.2	v Australia	Durban	4 Mar 2016	T20I # 519
South Africa	6 wickets	10	120	18.2	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	26 Oct 2010	T20I # 190
South Africa	6 wickets	8	121	18.4	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	27 Oct 2010	T20I # 191
South Africa	6 wickets	13	152	17.5	v New Zealand	Durban	14 Aug 2015	T20I # 451
South Africa	6 wickets	17	93	17.1	v India	Cuttack	5 Oct 2015	T20I # 457
South Africa	6 wickets	8	189	18.4	v India	Centurion	21 Feb 2018	T20I # 654
South Africa	6 wickets	26	133	15.4	v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	12 Oct 2018	T20I # 699
South Africa	7 wickets	25	169	15.5	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	8 Oct 2010	T20I # 188
South Africa	7 wickets	6	119	19.0	v England	Chester-le-Street	8 Sep 2012	T20I # 258
South Africa	7 wickets	6	145	19.0	v Australia	Adelaide	5 Nov 2014	T20I # 407
South Africa	7 wickets	2	200	19.4	v India	Dharamsala	2 Oct 2015	T20I # 456
South Africa	8 wickets	24	174	16.0	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Feb 2012	T20I # 222
South Africa	8 wickets	47	87	12.1	v New Zealand	Durban	21 Dec 2012	T20I # 293
South Africa	8 wickets	14	121	17.4	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	28 Mar 2016	T20I # 554
South Africa	9 wickets	33	99	14.3	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	13 Nov 2013	T20I # 334
South Africa	9 wickets	32	172	14.4	v England	Johannesburg	21 Feb 2016	T20I # 506
South Africa	9 wickets	19	135	16.5	v India	Bengaluru	22 Sep 2019	T20I # 893
South Africa	10 wickets	44	94	12.4	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012	T20I # 266

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	3 wickets	0	135	20.0	20.0	v England	Cape Town	19 Feb 2016	T20I # 503
South Africa	7 wickets	2	200	19.4	20.0	v India	Dharamsala	2 Oct 2015	T20I # 456
South Africa	3 wickets	4	158	19.2	20.0	v Australia	Durban	4 Mar 2016	T20I # 519
South Africa	3 wickets	5	148	19.1	20.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	16 Oct 2011	T20I # 212
South Africa	7 wickets	6	119	19.0	20.0	v England	Chester-le-Street	8 Sep 2012	T20I # 258
South Africa	7 wickets	6	145	19.0	20.0	v Australia	Adelaide	5 Nov 2014	T20I # 407
South Africa	6 wickets	8	121	18.4	20.0	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	27 Oct 2010	T20I # 191
South Africa	6 wickets	8	189	18.4	20.0	v India	Centurion	21 Feb 2018	T20I # 654
South Africa	6 wickets	10	120	18.2	20.0	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	26 Oct 2010	T20I # 190
South Africa	6 wickets	13	152	17.5	20.0	v New Zealand	Durban	14 Aug 2015	T20I # 451
South Africa	8 wickets	14	121	17.4	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	28 Mar 2016	T20I # 554
South Africa	6 wickets	17	93	17.1	20.0	v India	Cuttack	5 Oct 2015	T20I # 457
South Africa	9 wickets	19	135	16.5	20.0	v India	Bengaluru	22 Sep 2019	T20I # 893
South Africa	8 wickets	24	174	16.0	20.0	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Feb 2012	T20I # 222
South Africa	7 wickets	25	169	15.5	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	8 Oct 2010	T20I # 188
South Africa	6 wickets	26	133	15.4	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	12 Oct 2018	T20I # 699
South Africa	9 wickets	32	172	14.4	20.0	v England	Johannesburg	21 Feb 2016	T20I # 506
South Africa	9 wickets	33	99	14.3	20.0	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	13 Nov 2013	T20I # 334
South Africa	10 wickets	44	94	12.4	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012	T20I # 266
South Africa	8 wickets	47	87	12.1	20.0	v New Zealand	Durban	21 Dec 2012	T20I # 293

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	Sri Lanka	Newlands, Cape Town	19 Mar 2019	T20I # 755

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