Team Smallest Margins IN South Africa

Smallest victories for Australia vs South Africa in Tests IN South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	112 runs	410	99.5	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
Australia	118 runs	417	92.4	v South Africa	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
Australia	159 runs	245	22.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902	Test # 76
Australia	162 runs	454	119.2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
South Africa	170 runs	451	129.1	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
Australia	175 runs	546	132.2	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
South Africa	197 runs	454	96.3	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
South Africa	231 runs	448	73.4	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
South Africa	233 runs	495	117.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
Australia	245 runs	511	134.3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Australia	281 runs	482	59.4	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
South Africa	307 runs	486	77.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
South Africa	322 runs	430	39.4	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
South Africa	323 runs	570	90.3	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
South Africa	492 runs	612	46.4	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	2 wickets	270	93.3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
Australia	2 wickets	292	91.4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
Australia	2 wickets	310	86.5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
Australia	4 wickets	331	79.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
Australia	5 wickets	336	123.6x8	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
South Africa	5 wickets	335	104.5	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
Australia	6 wickets	179	65.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
South Africa	6 wickets	101	22.5	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
South Africa	7 wickets	176	61.1	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
Australia	7 wickets	95	27.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
Australia	8 wickets	86	20.0x8	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
Australia	8 wickets	68	12.4x8	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
South Africa	8 wickets	182	75.0	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
South Africa	8 wickets	29	6.4	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
South Africa	8 wickets	236	50.2	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
Australia	9 wickets	102	36.3	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1935	Test # 247
Australia	9 wickets	91	25.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
Australia	10 wickets	59	9.5	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Nov 1902	Test # 77
Australia	10 wickets	1	0.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
Australia	10 wickets	1	0.4x8	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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

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