Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories Held in South Africa for Tests

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	17 runs	232	78.0x8	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
South Africa	19 runs	244	53.2	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1910	Test # 106
South Africa	28 runs	240	67.3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
Pakistan	29 runs	255	88.2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
South Africa	30 runs	197	79.3	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
England	32 runs	132	77.1x5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899	Test # 58
New Zealand	40 runs	314	144.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
South Africa	58 runs	189	58.3x8	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
India	63 runs	241	73.3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
South Africa	70 runs	377	95.3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
New Zealand	72 runs	408	142.2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
South Africa	72 runs	208	42.4	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
England	77 runs	325	59.3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
England	87 runs	312	101.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
India	87 runs	303	72.3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
South Africa	87 runs	247	41.0	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
England	91 runs	396	109.4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1914	Test # 132
South Africa	95 runs	348	82.4	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1910	Test # 107
South Africa	107 runs	381	65.4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
South Africa	107 runs	376	93.0	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
England	109 runs	344	117.1	v South Africa	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
South Africa	109 runs	348	69.1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
Australia	112 runs	410	99.5	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
India	113 runs	305	68.0	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
Australia	118 runs	417	92.4	v South Africa	Durban	1 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
India	123 runs	402	86.5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
South Africa	128 runs	249	36.0	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
West Indies	128 runs	389	74.5	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
England	131 runs	204	33.4x8	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
South Africa	132 runs	233	47.5x8	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
South Africa	135 runs	287	50.2	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
New Zealand	137 runs	327	78.4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
South Africa	149 runs	421	91.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
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	168 runs	387	100.0	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
South Africa	170 runs	451	129.1	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
South Africa	174 runs	354	55.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
Australia	175 runs	546	132.2	v South Africa	Durban	6 Mar 2009	Test # 1913
South Africa	178 runs	320	38.2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
South Africa	189 runs	378	51.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
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
South Africa	196 runs	501	123.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
South Africa	197 runs	454	96.3	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
South Africa	204 runs	400	58.2	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
South Africa	206 runs	488	96.3	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
Sri Lanka	208 runs	450	87.3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
England	210 runs	246	22.4x5	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Apr 1899	Test # 59
South Africa	211 runs	480	100.4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
South Africa	220 runs	274	19.0	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
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
South Africa	233 runs	516	79.4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
England	241 runs	416	71.0	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
South Africa	243 runs	440	78.4	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906	Test # 90
Australia	245 runs	511	134.3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
South Africa	259 runs	394	60.5	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
South Africa	280 runs	382	34.4	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
Australia	281 runs	482	59.4	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
South Africa	282 runs	427	66.2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
South Africa	282 runs	507	62.0	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
South Africa	284 runs	391	35.1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
England	288 runs	319	18.4x5	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896	Test # 47
South Africa	307 runs	486	77.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
England	312 runs	385	50.1x8	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
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	324 runs	490	69.3	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
South Africa	328 runs	395	34.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
South Africa	332 runs	413	23.3	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
South Africa	333 runs	424	32.4	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
South Africa	351 runs	569	75.2	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
South Africa	358 runs	531	51.0	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
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
South Africa	1 wicket	284	112.5	v England	Johannesburg	2 Jan 1906	Test # 88
England	1 wicket	173	88.3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1923	Test # 149
Sri Lanka	1 wicket	304	85.3	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
England	2 wickets	128	28.0x8	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
Australia	2 wickets	270	93.3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
England	2 wickets	249	75.1	v South Africa	Centurion	14 Jan 2000	Test # 1483
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
South Africa	2 wickets	148	39.3	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
England	3 wickets	221	58.4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 1910	Test # 108
England	3 wickets	172	23.7x8	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
South Africa	3 wickets	121	35.3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
England	4 wickets	159	59.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	24 Mar 1906	Test # 91
South Africa	4 wickets	175	59.3	v England	Cape Town	7 Mar 1910	Test # 109
South Africa	4 wickets	153	49.2	v England	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
South Africa	4 wickets	164	62.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
Australia	4 wickets	331	79.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
South Africa	4 wickets	217	47.3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
South Africa	4 wickets	182	43.1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
Australia	5 wickets	336	123.6x8	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
South Africa	5 wickets	212	47.3x8	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
South Africa	5 wickets	101	26.3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
South Africa	5 wickets	335	104.5	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
South Africa	5 wickets	211	64.1	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
Pakistan	5 wickets	191	57.3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
South Africa	5 wickets	161	64.0	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Australia	6 wickets	179	65.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
South Africa	6 wickets	226	62.5	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
South Africa	6 wickets	101	22.5	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
South Africa	6 wickets	149	50.4	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
South Africa	7 wickets	176	61.1	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
South Africa	7 wickets	88	31.2	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
South Africa	7 wickets	86	34.1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
England	7 wickets	142	40.4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
Australia	7 wickets	95	27.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
South Africa	7 wickets	199	60.5	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
South Africa	7 wickets	185	35.2	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
England	7 wickets	74	22.4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
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
India	7 wickets	79	12.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
England	8 wickets	66	21.1x4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Mar 1889	Test # 31
South Africa	8 wickets	69	23.3	v England	Durban	4 Feb 1928	Test # 172
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	152	45.4	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
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
South Africa	8 wickets	124	37.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	197	45.4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
South Africa	9 wickets	32	10.5	v England	Johannesburg	6 Mar 1906	Test # 89
England	9 wickets	14	4.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Mar 1910	Test # 110
Australia	9 wickets	102	36.3	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1935	Test # 247
South Africa	9 wickets	25	6.2x8	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
South Africa	9 wickets	153	51.1	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
Australia	9 wickets	91	25.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
South Africa	9 wickets	146	48.4	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
South Africa	9 wickets	54	14.4	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
South Africa	9 wickets	41	9.5	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Australia	10 wickets	59	9.5	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Nov 1902	Test # 77
England	10 wickets	11	2.1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
Australia	10 wickets	1	0.1	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
England	10 wickets	54	21.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
Australia	10 wickets	1	0.4x8	v South Africa	Johannesburg	7 Feb 1958	Test # 449
South Africa	10 wickets	67	15.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
South Africa	10 wickets	44	9.0	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
South Africa	10 wickets	46	3.4	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
South Africa	10 wickets	2	0.0	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
South Africa	10 wickets	58	11.4	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
South Africa	10 wickets	67	13.2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
South Africa	10 wickets	58	7.1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2025	Test # 2576

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