India vs South Africa Records

Test Matches Records

Team Smallest Margins - South Africa

Smallest victories for India vs South Africa in Tests - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	30 runs	124	35.0	v India	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2025	Test # 2606
South Africa	72 runs	208	42.4	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
South Africa	135 runs	287	50.2	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
South Africa	174 runs	354	55.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
South Africa	282 runs	427	66.2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
South Africa	328 runs	395	34.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
South Africa	329 runs	467	53.3	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
South Africa	408 runs	549	63.5	v India	Guwahati	22 Nov 2025	Test # 2609

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 wickets	163	63.0	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
South Africa	5 wickets	211	64.1	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
South Africa	7 wickets	240	67.4	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
South Africa	7 wickets	212	63.3	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
South Africa	9 wickets	153	51.1	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
South Africa	9 wickets	54	14.4	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
South Africa	10 wickets	58	11.4	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Guwahati, South Africa in India 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]