Team Largest Margins - South Africa
Largest margins in FC+LA+T20s by Innings, runs & wickets for Australia vs South Africa - South Africa
By runs
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 492 runs | 0 | 612 | 46.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2302 | |
| 323 runs | 0 | 570 | 90.3 | 0.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 5 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
| 322 runs | 0 | 430 | 39.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Mar 2018 | Test # 2300 | |
| 309 runs | 0 | 632 | 82.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 30 Nov 2012 | Test # 2064 | |
| 307 runs | 0 | 486 | 77.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 19 Feb 1970 | Test # 672 | |
| 233 runs | 0 | 495 | 117.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
| 231 runs | 0 | 448 | 73.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 20 Feb 2014 | Test # 2121 | |
| 197 runs | 0 | 454 | 96.3 | 0.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 4 Mar 1994 | Test # 1252 | |
| 196 runs | 0 | 290 | 34.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 3 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2345 | |
| 177 runs | 0 | 539 | 119.1 | 0.0 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 3 Nov 2016 | Test # 2230 | |
| 170 runs | 0 | 451 | 129.1 | 0.0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 | Test # 670 | |
| 164 runs | 0 | 417 | 34.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 15 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4646 | |
| 142 runs | 0 | 362 | 37.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 2 Oct 2016 | ODI # 3787 | |
| 134 runs | 0 | 312 | 40.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Lucknow | 12 Oct 2023 | ODI # 4667 | |
| 122 runs | 0 | 316 | 34.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 17 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4648 | |
| 111 runs | 0 | 339 | 34.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Potchefstroom | 12 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4642 | |
| 109 runs | 0 | 311 | 37.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bloemfontein | 13 Apr 1997 | ODI # 1199 | |
| 98 runs | 0 | 297 | 40.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Cairns | 19 Aug 2025 | ODI # 4895 | |
| 84 runs | 0 | 278 | 37.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | Mackay | 22 Aug 2025 | ODI # 4896 | |
| 82 runs | 0 | 373 | 95.1x8 | 0.0x8 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 | Test # 361 | |
| 82 runs | 0 | 209 | 41.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 16 Jan 1994 | ODI # 874 | |
| 80 runs | 0 | 304 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 23 Oct 2011 | ODI # 3208 | |
| 74 runs | 0 | 292 | 45.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Paarl | 29 Feb 2020 | ODI # 4248 | |
| 67 runs | 0 | 201 | 38.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 4 Dec 1997 | ODI # 1254 | |
| 65 runs | 0 | 251 | 32.3 | 39.0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 9 Apr 2002 | ODI # 1827 | |
| 61 runs | 0 | 318 | 45.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 13 Apr 2009 | ODI # 2840 | |
| 56 runs | 0 | 266 | 42.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 20 Feb 1994 | ODI # 884 | |
| 53 runs | 0 | 219 | 17.4 | 20.0 | v Australia | Darwin | 12 Aug 2025 | T20I # 3405 | |
| 47 runs | 0 | 190 | 34.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Providence | 7 Jun 2016 | ODI # 3741 | |
| 46 runs | 0 | 246 | 44.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 2 Apr 1997 | ODI # 1188 | |
| 45 runs | 0 | 171 | 39.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 9 Dec 1997 | ODI # 1257 | |
| 40 runs | 0 | 321 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Hobart | 11 Nov 2018 | ODI # 4069 | |
| 39 runs | 0 | 289 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 30 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2808 | |
| 38 runs | 0 | 378 | 83.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 7 Jan 1911 | Test # 113 | |
| 31 runs | 0 | 328 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 12 Oct 2016 | ODI # 3795 | |
| 28 runs | 0 | 231 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 21 Jan 1994 | ODI # 876 | |
| 26 runs | 0 | 228 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 4 Apr 1994 | ODI # 901 | |
| 25 runs | 0 | 290 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 9 Apr 2009 | ODI # 2839 | |
| 21 runs | 0 | 109 | 10.0 | 10.0 | v Australia | Carrara | 17 Nov 2018 | T20I # 711 | |
| 17 runs | 0 | 157 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 29 Mar 2009 | T20I # 88 | |
| 12 runs | 0 | 159 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 23 Feb 2020 | T20I # 1052 | |
| 10 runs | 0 | 326 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Manchester | 6 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4188 | |
| 8 runs | 0 | 207 | 48.0 | 48.0 | v Australia | Melbourne (Docklands) | 20 Aug 2000 | ODI # 1622 | |
| 6 runs | 0 | 242 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1283 | |
| 5 runs | 0 | 117 | 56.3 | 0.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 2 Jan 1994 | Test # 1243 | |
| 5 runs | 0 | 233 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 19 Feb 1994 | ODI # 882 | |
| 2 runs | 0 | 202 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2006 | T20I # 6 |
By wickets
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 9 wickets | 13 | 171 | 46.5 | 49.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Feb 1992 | ODI # 719 | |
| 8 wickets | 30 | 239 | 45.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Guwahati | 1 Nov 1996 | ODI # 1134 | |
| 8 wickets | 71 | 223 | 38.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2804 | |
| 7 wickets | 30 | 155 | 45.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Feb 1994 | ODI # 886 | |
| 7 wickets | 23 | 220 | 46.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Indore | 19 Oct 1996 | ODI # 1128 | |
| 7 wickets | 130 | 166 | 28.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 18 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1280 | |
| 7 wickets | 142 | 132 | 26.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 5 Apr 2009 | ODI # 2834 | |
| 7 wickets | 20 | 328 | 46.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | Harare | 27 Aug 2014 | ODI # 3516 | |
| 6 wickets | 18 | 224 | 47.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | East London | 29 Mar 1997 | ODI # 1186 | |
| 6 wickets | 12 | 241 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 12 Apr 2000 | ODI # 1587 | |
| 6 wickets | 21 | 204 | 37.3 | 41.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 26 Feb 2006 | ODI # 2341 | |
| 6 wickets | 55 | 218 | 40.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Harare | 6 Sep 2014 | ODI # 3526 | |
| 6 wickets | 82 | 295 | 36.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 30 Sep 2016 | ODI # 3785 | |
| 6 wickets | 87 | 168 | 35.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 9 Oct 2016 | ODI # 3792 | |
| 6 wickets | 124 | 153 | 29.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Perth | 4 Nov 2018 | ODI # 4065 | |
| 6 wickets | 27 | 255 | 45.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Potchefstroom | 7 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4254 | |
| 5 wickets | 15 | 236 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 11 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1272 | |
| 4 wickets | 24 | 184 | 46.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Kuala Lumpur | 19 Sep 1998 | List A | |
| 4 wickets | 13 | 206 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 16 Apr 2000 | ODI # 1591 | |
| 3 wickets | 21 | 270 | 46.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 23 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2802 | |
| 3 wickets | 134 | 155 | 27.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 16 Nov 2014 | ODI # 3546 | |
| 2 wickets | 16 | 216 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Faridabad | 25 Oct 1996 | ODI # 1131 |
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 7 wickets | 142 | 132 | 26.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 5 Apr 2009 | ODI # 2834 | |
| 3 wickets | 134 | 155 | 27.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 16 Nov 2014 | ODI # 3546 | |
| 7 wickets | 130 | 166 | 28.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 18 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1280 | |
| 6 wickets | 124 | 153 | 29.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Perth | 4 Nov 2018 | ODI # 4065 | |
| 6 wickets | 87 | 168 | 35.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 9 Oct 2016 | ODI # 3792 | |
| 6 wickets | 82 | 295 | 36.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 30 Sep 2016 | ODI # 3785 | |
| 8 wickets | 71 | 223 | 38.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2804 | |
| 6 wickets | 55 | 218 | 40.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Harare | 6 Sep 2014 | ODI # 3526 | |
| 7 wickets | 30 | 155 | 45.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Feb 1994 | ODI # 886 | |
| 8 wickets | 30 | 239 | 45.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Guwahati | 1 Nov 1996 | ODI # 1134 | |
| 6 wickets | 27 | 255 | 45.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Potchefstroom | 7 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4254 | |
| 4 wickets | 24 | 184 | 46.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Kuala Lumpur | 19 Sep 1998 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 23 | 220 | 46.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Indore | 19 Oct 1996 | ODI # 1128 | |
| 6 wickets | 21 | 204 | 37.3 | 41.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 26 Feb 2006 | ODI # 2341 | |
| 3 wickets | 21 | 270 | 46.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 23 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2802 | |
| 7 wickets | 20 | 328 | 46.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | Harare | 27 Aug 2014 | ODI # 3516 | |
| 6 wickets | 18 | 224 | 47.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | East London | 29 Mar 1997 | ODI # 1186 | |
| 2 wickets | 16 | 216 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Faridabad | 25 Oct 1996 | ODI # 1131 | |
| 5 wickets | 15 | 236 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 11 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1272 | |
| 9 wickets | 13 | 171 | 46.5 | 49.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Feb 1992 | ODI # 719 | |
| 4 wickets | 13 | 206 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 16 Apr 2000 | ODI # 1591 | |
| 6 wickets | 12 | 241 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 12 Apr 2000 | ODI # 1587 | |
| 4 wickets | 9 | 199 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Jan 2002 | ODI # 1784 | |
| 6 wickets | 9 | 272 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bloemfontein | 4 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4252 | |
| 7 wickets | 8 | 190 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 9 Dec 1993 | ODI # 860 | |
| 5 wickets | 7 | 229 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 15 Jan 2006 | ODI # 2314 | |
| 7 wickets | 6 | 145 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 5 Nov 2014 | T20I # 407 | |
| 3 wickets | 5 | 148 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 16 Oct 2011 | T20I # 212 | |
| 4 wickets | 4 | 167 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 27 Mar 2009 | T20I # 87 | |
| 3 wickets | 4 | 158 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Australia | Durban | 4 Mar 2016 | T20I # 519 | |
| 4 wickets | 4 | 372 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 5 Oct 2016 | ODI # 3790 | |
| 3 wickets | 3 | 272 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 16 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2795 | |
| 1 wicket | 1 | 435 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2349 | |
| 6 wickets | 0 | 295 | 95.5x8 | 0.0x8 | v Australia | Melbourne | 6 Feb 1953 | Test # 365 | |
| 10 wickets | 0 | 82 | 17.0x8 | 0.0x8 | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 | Test # 553 | |
| 8 wickets | 0 | 182 | 75.0 | 0.0 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1967 | Test # 615 | |
| 7 wickets | 0 | 176 | 61.1 | 0.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 24 Feb 1967 | Test # 617 | |
| 8 wickets | 0 | 29 | 6.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 | Test # 1362 | |
| 5 wickets | 0 | 335 | 104.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | Durban | 15 Mar 2002 | Test # 1595 | |
| 6 wickets | 0 | 414 | 119.2 | 0.0 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 17 Dec 2008 | Test # 1899 | |
| 9 wickets | 0 | 183 | 48.0 | 0.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1902 | |
| 8 wickets | 0 | 236 | 50.2 | 0.0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 9 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 | |
| 6 wickets | 0 | 101 | 22.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 9 Mar 2018 | Test # 2298 | |
| 5 wickets | 0 | 282 | 83.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Lord's | 11 Jun 2025 | Test # 2585 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613 - Live] >> 271/4 (66.0 ov, AT Carey 52*, TM Head 142*, WG Jacks 1/107) - Stumps
India vs South Africa at Ahmedabad, South Africa in India 5th T20I, Dec 19, 2025 [T20I # 3645]
South Africa vs India at Dharamsala, South Africa in India 3rd T20I, Dec 14, 2025 [T20I # 3644]