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Team Smallest Margins

South Africa vs other countries T20s Team Records - Smallest Margins

By runs
Winner
Margin
Balls Rem
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
England
1 run-12913.0v South AfricaJohannesburg13 Nov 2009T20I # 124
India
1 run-15319.5v South AfricaColombo (RPS)2 Oct 2012T20I # 286
England
2 runs-20520.0v South AfricaDurban14 Feb 2020T20I # 1041
Pakistan
3 runs-17020.0v South AfricaLahore11 Feb 2021T20I # 1120
New Zealand
3 runs-18120.0v South AfricaHarare26 Jul 2025T20I # 3374
Sri Lanka
5 runs-16620.0v South AfricaChattogram22 Mar 2014T20I # 379
Pakistan
6 runs-17720.0v South AfricaCape Town22 Nov 2013T20I # 343
Pakistan
7 runs-15020.0v South AfricaNottingham18 Jun 2009T20I # 114
India
7 runs-17320.0v South AfricaCape Town24 Feb 2018T20I # 655
West Indies
7 runs-22120.0v South AfricaJohannesburg28 Mar 2023T20I # 2036
India
7 runs-17720.0v South AfricaBridgetown29 Jun 2024T20I # 2729
Ireland
10 runs-19620.0v South AfricaAbu Dhabi29 Sep 2024T20I # 2876
Pakistan
11 runs-14920.0v South AfricaGros Islet10 May 2010T20I # 171
India
11 runs-22020.0v South AfricaCenturion13 Nov 2024T20I # 2947
Netherlands
13 runs-15920.0v South AfricaAdelaide6 Nov 2022T20I # 1871
India
14 runs-18720.0v South AfricaGros Islet2 May 2010T20I # 155
India
16 runs-23820.0v South AfricaGuwahati2 Oct 2022T20I # 1803
West Indies
16 runs-20820.0v South AfricaKingston25 May 2024T20I # 2626
Australia
17 runs-17920.0v South AfricaDarwin10 Aug 2025T20I # 3403
England
19 runs-18220.0v South AfricaCardiff25 Jun 2017T20I # 616
India
21 runs-16920.0v South AfricaDurban9 Jan 2011T20I # 196
West Indies
21 runs-16820.0v South AfricaSt George's1 Jul 2021T20I # 1180
New Zealand
21 runs-17418.2v South AfricaHarare16 Jul 2025T20I # 3317
CA XI
22 runs-19018.5v Sth AfricansNorth Sydney2 Nov 2014Twenty20
Pakistan
27 runs-16920.0v South AfricaCenturion6 Feb 2019T20I # 736
England
28 runs-11911.0v South AfricaBirmingham12 Sep 2012T20I # 262
India
28 runs-20420.0v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Feb 2018T20I # 652
West Indies
28 runs-17619.5v South AfricaKingston23 May 2024T20I # 2617
West Indies
30 runs-18019.4v South AfricaTarouba25 Aug 2024T20I # 2811
India
30 runs-23220.0v South AfricaAhmedabad19 Dec 2025T20I # 3645
New Zealand
32 runs-17820.0v South AfricaCenturion16 Aug 2015T20I # 452
Pakistan
33 runs-14214.0v South AfricaSydney3 Nov 2022T20I # 1861
India
37 runs-15420.0v South AfricaDurban20 Sep 2007T20I # 43
England
39 runs-16919.0v South AfricaBridgetown8 May 2010T20I # 168
England
41 runs-23520.0v South AfricaBristol27 Jul 2022T20I # 1693
India
48 runs-18019.1v South AfricaVisakhapatnam14 Jun 2022T20I # 1571
Australia
52 runs-18318.0v South AfricaMelbourne11 Jan 2009T20I # 80
India
61 runs-20317.5v South AfricaDurban8 Nov 2024T20I # 2938
India
82 runs-17016.5v South AfricaRajkot17 Jun 2022T20I # 1572
Australia
95 runs-21018.3v South AfricaBrisbane9 Jan 2006T20I # 4
Pakistan
95 runs-19612.2v South AfricaCenturion3 Mar 2013T20I # 306
Australia
97 runs-19415.3v South AfricaCape Town26 Feb 2020T20I # 1065
India
101 runs-17612.3v South AfricaCuttack9 Dec 2025T20I # 3623
India
106 runs-20213.5v South AfricaJohannesburg14 Dec 2023T20I # 2401
Australia
107 runs-19714.3v South AfricaJohannesburg21 Feb 2020T20I # 1046
Australia
111 runs-22715.3v South AfricaDurban30 Aug 2023T20I # 2224
India
135 runs-28418.2v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Nov 2024T20I # 2952
England
146 runs-30516.1v South AfricaManchester12 Sep 2025T20I # 3450
By wickets
Winner
Margin
Balls Rem
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
Pakistan
2 wickets213419.4v South AfricaColombo (RPS)28 Sep 2012T20I # 277
Australia
2 wickets114619.5v South AfricaSydney9 Nov 2014T20I # 409
England
2 wickets223019.4v South AfricaWankhede18 Mar 2016T20I # 540
Australia
2 wickets117319.5v South AfricaCairns16 Aug 2025T20I # 3407
West Indies
3 wickets212319.4v South AfricaNagpur25 Mar 2016T20I # 549
Sri Lanka
3 wickets211419.4v South AfricaJohannesburg22 Jan 2017T20I # 590
Sri Lanka
3 wickets249916.0v South AfricaColombo (RPS)14 Aug 2018T20I # 695
Pakistan
3 wickets114519.5v South AfricaCenturion16 Apr 2021T20I # 1148
West Indies
3 wickets313210.3v South AfricaCenturion25 Mar 2023T20I # 2031
West Indies
4 wickets416619.2v South AfricaCape Town9 Jan 2015T20I # 413
West Indies
4 wickets423219.2v South AfricaJohannesburg11 Jan 2015T20I # 414
England
4 wickets114719.5v South AfricaPaarl29 Nov 2020T20I # 1111
Pakistan
4 wickets816518.4v South AfricaLahore14 Feb 2021T20I # 1122
Pakistan
4 wickets118919.5v South AfricaJohannesburg10 Apr 2021T20I # 1145
Namibia
4 wickets-13520.0v South AfricaWindhoek11 Oct 2025T20I # 3514
Pakistan
4 wickets614019.0v South AfricaLahore1 Nov 2025T20I # 3549
New Zealand
5 wickets1213418.0v South AfricaJohannesburg21 Oct 2005T20I # 3
West Indies
5 wickets19599.5v South AfricaGqeberha16 Dec 2007T20I # 50
Australia
5 wickets314719.3v South AfricaCape Town13 Oct 2011T20I # 210
Australia
5 wickets2816.4v South AfricaDurban12 Mar 2014T20I # 363
Australia
5 wickets-20520.0v South AfricaJohannesburg6 Mar 2016T20I # 520
Sri Lanka
5 wickets117019.5v South AfricaCape Town25 Jan 2017T20I # 591
England
5 wickets522319.1v South AfricaCenturion16 Feb 2020T20I # 1043
England
5 wickets418019.2v South AfricaCape Town27 Nov 2020T20I # 1109
Australia
5 wickets211919.4v South AfricaAbu Dhabi23 Oct 2021T20I # 1351
Australia
5 wickets1319117.5v South AfricaDurban3 Sep 2023T20I # 2230
India
6 wickets112719.5v South AfricaJohannesburg1 Dec 2006T20I # 10
Australia
6 wickets715818.5v South AfricaBrisbane13 Jan 2009T20I # 81
New Zealand
6 wickets414819.2v South AfricaWellington17 Feb 2012T20I # 221
Sri Lanka
6 wickets1116418.1v South AfricaHambantota6 Aug 2013T20I # 325
Australia
6 wickets3012915.0v South AfricaCenturion14 Mar 2014T20I # 365
India
6 wickets517319.1v South AfricaMirpur4 Apr 2014T20I # 399
Australia
6 wickets417919.2v South AfricaCape Town9 Mar 2016T20I # 526
Australia
7 wickets4410212.4v South AfricaMelbourne7 Nov 2014T20I # 408
India
7 wickets615019.0v South AfricaMohali18 Sep 2019T20I # 888
West Indies
7 wickets1317517.5v South AfricaTarouba23 Aug 2024T20I # 2797
New Zealand
7 wickets2513515.5v South AfricaHarare22 Jul 2025T20I # 3347
India
7 wickets2511815.5v South AfricaDharamsala14 Dec 2025T20I # 3644
Australia
8 wickets1414717.4v South AfricaColombo (RPS)30 Sep 2012T20I # 281
New Zealand
8 wickets-16919.0v South AfricaEast London23 Dec 2012T20I # 295
West Indies
8 wickets3016115.0v South AfricaSt George's26 Jun 2021T20I # 1176
India
8 wickets2010716.4v South AfricaThiruvananthapuram28 Sep 2022T20I # 1800
Australia
8 wickets3116514.5v South AfricaDurban1 Sep 2023T20I # 2228
West Indies
8 wickets3716413.5v South AfricaKingston26 May 2024T20I # 2630
West Indies
8 wickets221169.2v South AfricaTarouba27 Aug 2024T20I # 2820
England
9 wickets3314314.3v South AfricaSouthampton21 Jun 2017T20I # 614
England
9 wickets1419217.4v South AfricaCape Town1 Dec 2020T20I # 1113
Pakistan
9 wickets1220418.0v South AfricaCenturion14 Apr 2021T20I # 1147
Pakistan
9 wickets4111113.1v South AfricaLahore31 Oct 2025T20I # 3546
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner
Margin
Balls Rem
Target
Overs
Max
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
New Zealand8 wickets-16919.019.0v South AfricaEast London23 Dec 2012T20I # 295
Australia5 wickets-20520.020.0v South AfricaJohannesburg6 Mar 2016T20I # 520
Namibia4 wickets-13520.020.0v South AfricaWindhoek11 Oct 2025T20I # 3514
India
6 wickets112719.520.0v South AfricaJohannesburg1 Dec 2006T20I # 10
Australia
2 wickets114619.520.0v South AfricaSydney9 Nov 2014T20I # 409
Sri Lanka
5 wickets117019.520.0v South AfricaCape Town25 Jan 2017T20I # 591
England
4 wickets114719.520.0v South AfricaPaarl29 Nov 2020T20I # 1111
Pakistan
4 wickets118919.520.0v South AfricaJohannesburg10 Apr 2021T20I # 1145
Pakistan
3 wickets114519.520.0v South AfricaCenturion16 Apr 2021T20I # 1148
Australia
2 wickets117319.520.0v South AfricaCairns16 Aug 2025T20I # 3407
Pakistan
2 wickets213419.420.0v South AfricaColombo (RPS)28 Sep 2012T20I # 277
Australia
5 wickets2816.47.0v South AfricaDurban12 Mar 2014T20I # 363
England
2 wickets223019.420.0v South AfricaWankhede18 Mar 2016T20I # 540
West Indies
3 wickets212319.420.0v South AfricaNagpur25 Mar 2016T20I # 549
Sri Lanka
3 wickets211419.420.0v South AfricaJohannesburg22 Jan 2017T20I # 590
Australia
5 wickets211919.420.0v South AfricaAbu Dhabi23 Oct 2021T20I # 1351
Australia
5 wickets314719.320.0v South AfricaCape Town13 Oct 2011T20I # 210
West Indies
3 wickets313210.311.0v South AfricaCenturion25 Mar 2023T20I # 2031
New Zealand
6 wickets414819.220.0v South AfricaWellington17 Feb 2012T20I # 221
West Indies
4 wickets416619.220.0v South AfricaCape Town9 Jan 2015T20I # 413
West Indies
4 wickets423219.220.0v South AfricaJohannesburg11 Jan 2015T20I # 414
Australia
6 wickets417919.220.0v South AfricaCape Town9 Mar 2016T20I # 526
England
5 wickets418019.220.0v South AfricaCape Town27 Nov 2020T20I # 1109
India
6 wickets517319.120.0v South AfricaMirpur4 Apr 2014T20I # 399
England
5 wickets522319.120.0v South AfricaCenturion16 Feb 2020T20I # 1043
India
7 wickets615019.020.0v South AfricaMohali18 Sep 2019T20I # 888
Pakistan
4 wickets614019.020.0v South AfricaLahore1 Nov 2025T20I # 3549
Australia
6 wickets715818.520.0v South AfricaBrisbane13 Jan 2009T20I # 81
Pakistan
4 wickets816518.420.0v South AfricaLahore14 Feb 2021T20I # 1122
Sri Lanka
6 wickets1116418.120.0v South AfricaHambantota6 Aug 2013T20I # 325
New Zealand
5 wickets1213418.020.0v South AfricaJohannesburg21 Oct 2005T20I # 3
Pakistan
9 wickets1220418.020.0v South AfricaCenturion14 Apr 2021T20I # 1147
Australia
5 wickets1319117.520.0v South AfricaDurban3 Sep 2023T20I # 2230
West Indies
7 wickets1317517.520.0v South AfricaTarouba23 Aug 2024T20I # 2797
Australia
8 wickets1414717.420.0v South AfricaColombo (RPS)30 Sep 2012T20I # 281
England
9 wickets1419217.420.0v South AfricaCape Town1 Dec 2020T20I # 1113
West Indies
5 wickets19599.513.0v South AfricaGqeberha16 Dec 2007T20I # 50
India
8 wickets2010716.420.0v South AfricaThiruvananthapuram28 Sep 2022T20I # 1800
West Indies
8 wickets221169.213.0v South AfricaTarouba27 Aug 2024T20I # 2820
Sri Lanka
3 wickets249916.020.0v South AfricaColombo (RPS)14 Aug 2018T20I # 695
New Zealand
7 wickets2513515.520.0v South AfricaHarare22 Jul 2025T20I # 3347
India
7 wickets2511815.520.0v South AfricaDharamsala14 Dec 2025T20I # 3644
Australia
6 wickets3012915.020.0v South AfricaCenturion14 Mar 2014T20I # 365
West Indies
8 wickets3016115.020.0v South AfricaSt George's26 Jun 2021T20I # 1176
Australia
8 wickets3116514.520.0v South AfricaDurban1 Sep 2023T20I # 2228
England
9 wickets3314314.320.0v South AfricaSouthampton21 Jun 2017T20I # 614
West Indies
8 wickets3716413.520.0v South AfricaKingston26 May 2024T20I # 2630
Pakistan
9 wickets4111113.120.0v South AfricaLahore31 Oct 2025T20I # 3546
Australia
7 wickets4410212.420.0v South AfricaMelbourne7 Nov 2014T20I # 408
Tied matches
Team 1
Team 2
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
South AfricaSri LankaNewlands, Cape Town19 Mar 2019T20I # 755
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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
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