Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories for England vs South Africa in ODIs

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 run	205	50.0	v England	Cape Town	26 Jan 2000	ODI # 1549
England	2 runs	331	50.0	v South Africa	Southampton	27 May 2017	ODI # 3873
South Africa	6 runs	212	49.5	v England	Cape Town	9 Jan 1996	ODI # 1033
England	6 runs	172	47.4	v South Africa	Chennai	6 Mar 2011	ODI # 3120
South Africa	7 runs	312	50.0	v England	East London	9 Feb 2005	ODI # 2224
South Africa	14 runs	130	43.4	v England	East London	19 Jan 1996	ODI # 1042
South Africa	14 runs	245	48.5	v England	Birmingham	18 Aug 1998	ODI # 1347
England	19 runs	252	43.0	v South Africa	Sydney	22 Mar 1992	ODI # 751
England	20 runs	276	49.4	v South Africa	Leeds	22 Aug 2008	ODI # 2748
England	22 runs	324	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Sep 2009	ODI # 2900
England	26 runs	78	25.1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Jan 2005	ODI # 2216
South Africa	27 runs	299	44.2	v England	Bloemfontein	27 Jan 2023	ODI # 4512
South Africa	32 runs	227	46.4	v England	Manchester	23 May 1998	ODI # 1332
South Africa	38 runs	150	38.0	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 2000	ODI # 1560
England	39 runs	290	33.3	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Feb 2016	ODI # 3732
England	59 runs	347	43.1	v South Africa	Kimberley	1 Feb 2023	ODI # 4514
South Africa	62 runs	334	46.5	v England	Chester-le-Street	19 Jul 2022	ODI # 4434
South Africa	64 runs	219	46.1	v England	Gqeberha	21 Jan 1996	ODI # 1044
England	72 runs	340	45.0	v South Africa	Leeds	24 May 2017	ODI # 3872
South Africa	78 runs	231	44.3	v England	Rawalpindi	25 Feb 1996	ODI # 1060
South Africa	80 runs	288	40.4	v England	Southampton	28 Aug 2012	ODI # 3298
England	104 runs	312	39.5	v South Africa	The Oval	30 May 2019	ODI # 4143
South Africa	108 runs	292	41.2	v England	Cape Town	6 Feb 2005	ODI # 2223
South Africa	112 runs	355	41.3	v England	Cape Town	27 Nov 2009	ODI # 2930
England	118 runs	202	20.4	v South Africa	Manchester	22 Jul 2022	ODI # 4435
South Africa	122 runs	226	41.0	v England	The Oval	22 May 1999	ODI # 1455
England	126 runs	297	42.4	v South Africa	The Oval	29 Aug 2008	ODI # 2757
South Africa	229 runs	400	22.0	v England	Wankhede	21 Oct 2023	ODI # 4677

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 wicket	263	47.2	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 2016	ODI # 3737
South Africa	2 wickets	232	49.4	v England	East London	4 Feb 2000	ODI # 1557
England	2 wickets	257	43.2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	9 Feb 2020	ODI # 4242
England	3 wickets	226	40.5	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Mar 1992	ODI # 741
South Africa	3 wickets	199	48.1	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 1996	ODI # 1036
South Africa	3 wickets	224	48.4	v England	The Oval	21 May 1998	ODI # 1331
South Africa	3 wickets	268	49.1	v England	Gqeberha	4 Feb 2005	ODI # 2221
South Africa	3 wickets	241	49.0	v England	Centurion	13 Feb 2005	ODI # 2226
England	4 wickets	182	48.2	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Aug 1994	ODI # 920
England	4 wickets	199	39.0	v South Africa	Birmingham	8 Jul 2003	ODI # 2035
England	4 wickets	212	48.0	v South Africa	The Oval	31 Aug 2012	ODI # 3300
England	5 wickets	263	48.2	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	11 Jan 1996	ODI # 1034
South Africa	5 wickets	185	48.2	v England	Durban	17 Jan 1996	ODI # 1040
England	5 wickets	263	46.2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Feb 2016	ODI # 3734
South Africa	5 wickets	237	44.0	v England	Cape Town	14 Feb 2016	ODI # 3738
South Africa	5 wickets	343	49.1	v England	Bloemfontein	29 Jan 2023	ODI # 4513
England	6 wickets	216	54.0	v South Africa	Birmingham	25 Aug 1994	ODI # 919
South Africa	6 wickets	282	46.4	v England	Dhaka	25 Oct 1998	ODI # 1358
England	6 wickets	265	45.5	v South Africa	The Oval	28 Jun 2003	ODI # 2029
England	6 wickets	221	46.4	v South Africa	Lord's	2 Sep 2012	ODI # 3302
South Africa	7 wickets	273	48.0	v England	Centurion	14 Jan 1996	ODI # 1038
England	7 wickets	206	35.0	v South Africa	Leeds	24 May 1998	ODI # 1334
South Africa	7 wickets	224	47.3	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 2003	ODI # 2032
England	7 wickets	108	20.2	v South Africa	Lord's	12 Jul 2003	ODI # 2037
England	7 wickets	137	17.4	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Aug 2008	ODI # 2759
England	7 wickets	251	46.0	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Nov 2009	ODI # 2929
England	7 wickets	120	31.2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	29 Nov 2009	ODI # 2931
South Africa	7 wickets	183	34.3	v England	Nottingham	5 Sep 2012	ODI # 3304
England	7 wickets	176	37.3	v South Africa	The Oval	19 Jun 2013	ODI # 3375
South Africa	7 wickets	319	46.2	v England	Centurion	9 Feb 2016	ODI # 3736
South Africa	7 wickets	154	28.5	v England	Lord's	29 May 2017	ODI # 3874
South Africa	7 wickets	259	47.4	v England	Cape Town	4 Feb 2020	ODI # 4234
South Africa	7 wickets	180	29.1	v England	Karachi	1 Mar 2025	ODI # 4851
South Africa	8 wickets	183	39.1	v England	Nairobi (Gym)	10 Oct 2000	ODI # 1636
England	9 wickets	185	39.3	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 2000	ODI # 1546
South Africa	9 wickets	155	19.2	v England	Bridgetown	17 Apr 2007	ODI # 2574
England	10 wickets	84	14.1	v South Africa	Nottingham	26 Aug 2008	ODI # 2754

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	3 wickets	1	226	40.5	41.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Mar 1992	ODI # 741
South Africa	2 wickets	2	232	49.4	50.0	v England	East London	4 Feb 2000	ODI # 1557
South Africa	3 wickets	5	268	49.1	50.0	v England	Gqeberha	4 Feb 2005	ODI # 2221
South Africa	5 wickets	5	343	49.1	50.0	v England	Bloemfontein	29 Jan 2023	ODI # 4513
England	6 wickets	6	216	54.0	55.0	v South Africa	Birmingham	25 Aug 1994	ODI # 919
South Africa	3 wickets	6	241	49.0	50.0	v England	Centurion	13 Feb 2005	ODI # 2226
South Africa	3 wickets	8	224	48.4	50.0	v England	The Oval	21 May 1998	ODI # 1331
England	5 wickets	10	263	48.2	50.0	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	11 Jan 1996	ODI # 1034
South Africa	5 wickets	10	185	48.2	50.0	v England	Durban	17 Jan 1996	ODI # 1040
South Africa	3 wickets	11	199	48.1	50.0	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 1996	ODI # 1036
South Africa	7 wickets	12	273	48.0	50.0	v England	Centurion	14 Jan 1996	ODI # 1038
England	4 wickets	12	212	48.0	50.0	v South Africa	The Oval	31 Aug 2012	ODI # 3300
England	7 wickets	14	137	17.4	20.0	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Aug 2008	ODI # 2759
South Africa	7 wickets	14	259	47.4	50.0	v England	Cape Town	4 Feb 2020	ODI # 4234
South Africa	7 wickets	15	224	47.3	50.0	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 2003	ODI # 2032
South Africa	1 wicket	16	263	47.2	50.0	v England	Johannesburg	12 Feb 2016	ODI # 3737
South Africa	6 wickets	20	282	46.4	50.0	v England	Dhaka	25 Oct 1998	ODI # 1358
England	6 wickets	20	221	46.4	50.0	v South Africa	Lord's	2 Sep 2012	ODI # 3302
England	5 wickets	22	263	46.2	50.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Feb 2016	ODI # 3734
South Africa	7 wickets	22	319	46.2	50.0	v England	Centurion	9 Feb 2016	ODI # 3736
England	7 wickets	24	251	46.0	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Nov 2009	ODI # 2929
England	6 wickets	25	265	45.5	50.0	v South Africa	The Oval	28 Jun 2003	ODI # 2029
South Africa	5 wickets	36	237	44.0	50.0	v England	Cape Town	14 Feb 2016	ODI # 3738
England	4 wickets	40	182	48.2	55.0	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Aug 1994	ODI # 920
England	2 wickets	40	257	43.2	50.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	9 Feb 2020	ODI # 4242
England	9 wickets	63	185	39.3	50.0	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 2000	ODI # 1546
South Africa	8 wickets	65	183	39.1	50.0	v England	Nairobi (Gym)	10 Oct 2000	ODI # 1636
England	4 wickets	66	199	39.0	50.0	v South Africa	Birmingham	8 Jul 2003	ODI # 2035
England	7 wickets	75	176	37.3	50.0	v South Africa	The Oval	19 Jun 2013	ODI # 3375
England	7 wickets	90	206	35.0	50.0	v South Africa	Leeds	24 May 1998	ODI # 1334
South Africa	7 wickets	93	183	34.3	50.0	v England	Nottingham	5 Sep 2012	ODI # 3304
England	7 wickets	112	120	31.2	50.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	29 Nov 2009	ODI # 2931
South Africa	7 wickets	125	180	29.1	50.0	v England	Karachi	1 Mar 2025	ODI # 4851
South Africa	7 wickets	127	154	28.5	50.0	v England	Lord's	29 May 2017	ODI # 3874
England	7 wickets	178	108	20.2	50.0	v South Africa	Lord's	12 Jul 2003	ODI # 2037
South Africa	9 wickets	184	155	19.2	50.0	v England	Bridgetown	17 Apr 2007	ODI # 2574
England	10 wickets	215	84	14.1	50.0	v South Africa	Nottingham	26 Aug 2008	ODI # 2754

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	England	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein	2 Feb 2005	ODI # 2219

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs West Indies at Singapore, Coca-Cola Singapore Challenge Final, Sep 8, 1999 [ODI # 1496]

India vs West Indies at Singapore, Coca-Cola Singapore Challenge Final, Sep 7, 1999 [ODI # 1495]

West Indies vs India at Singapore, Coca-Cola Singapore Challenge 3rd Match, Sep 5, 1999 [ODI # 1494]