Team Smallest Margins - vs South Africa

Smallest victories in 2020s in Tests - vs South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	93 runs	277	60.5	v South Africa	Lahore	12 Oct 2025	Test # 2602
Pakistan	95 runs	370	91.4	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
India	113 runs	305	68.0	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
England	189 runs	438	137.4	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
England	191 runs	466	77.1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
New Zealand	281 runs	529	80.0	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	4 Feb 2024	Test # 2528

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	6 wickets	34	7.5	v South Africa	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
Pakistan	7 wickets	88	22.5	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
India	7 wickets	79	12.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
New Zealand	7 wickets	267	94.2	v South Africa	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
England	9 wickets	130	22.3	v South Africa	The Oval	8 Sep 2022	Test # 2476

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]