Team Smallest Margins

South Africa XI vs other countries FC+LA+T20s Team Records - Smallest Margins

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Zimbabwe XI	29 runs	0	177	19.2	v SAf XI	Harare	20 Jun 2012	Twenty20
Aust XI	46 runs	0	198	41.5	v SAf XI	Johannesburg	24 Jan 1986	List A

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Bdesh XI	3 wickets	1	130	19.5	v SAf XI	Harare	22 Jun 2012	Twenty20
Aust XI	4 wickets	3	222	49.3	v SAf XI	Durban	26 Jan 1986	List A
Aust XI	5 wickets	7	238	48.5	v SAf XI	Centurion	12 Feb 1987	List A
Aust XI	6 wickets	5	153	39.1	v SAf XI	Durban	17 Dec 1986	List A
Zimbabwe XI	9 wickets	17	147	17.1	v SAf XI	Harare	24 Jun 2012	Twenty20

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Bdesh XI	3 wickets	1	130	19.5	20.0	v SAf XI	Harare	22 Jun 2012	Twenty20
Aust XI	4 wickets	3	222	49.3	50.0	v SAf XI	Durban	26 Jan 1986	List A
Aust XI	6 wickets	5	153	39.1	40.0	v SAf XI	Durban	17 Dec 1986	List A
Aust XI	5 wickets	7	238	48.5	50.0	v SAf XI	Centurion	12 Feb 1987	List A
Zimbabwe XI	9 wickets	17	147	17.1	20.0	v SAf XI	Harare	24 Jun 2012	Twenty20

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Wellington vs Northern Districts at Whangarei, Plunket Shield 10th Match, Dec 13-16, 2025 [First-class]

Otago vs Central Districts at Dunedin, Plunket Shield 12th Match, Dec 13-16, 2025 [First-class]

Rajasthan vs Mumbai (Bombay) at Pune, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League Group B, Dec 16, 2025 [Twenty20 - Live]
>> 13/1 (2.0 ov, RS Golada 8*, DJ Hooda 1*, SN Thakur 0/4)