Team Largest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	157 runs	267	32.3	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	12 Jan 1995	ODI # 971
South Africa	81 runs	315	40.3	v New Zealand	Centurion	11 Dec 1994	ODI # 960
South Africa	69 runs	204	39.5	v New Zealand	Cape Town	6 Dec 1994	ODI # 956
South Africa	44 runs	184	34.0	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Dec 1994	ODI # 967
South Africa	37 runs	216	42.5	v Pakistan	Cape Town	10 Jan 1995	ODI # 970
South Africa	14 runs	224	50.0	v India	Hamilton	18 Feb 1995	ODI # 977

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	7 wickets	215	45.4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1994	ODI # 959

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	7 wickets	26	215	45.4	50.0	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	10 Dec 1994	ODI # 959

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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:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]