Team Largest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	202 runs	306	25.1	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	3 Oct 1996	ODI # 1124
Zimbabwe	131 runs	250	30.0	v England	Harare	3 Jan 1997	ODI # 1158
South Africa	109 runs	311	37.0	v Australia	Bloemfontein	13 Apr 1997	ODI # 1199
Pakistan	93 runs	188	31.4	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	6 Apr 1997	ODI # 1192
Pakistan	82 runs	372	49.5	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Oct 1996	ODI # 1125
Pakistan	78 runs	225	32.1	v Zimbabwe	Peshawar	3 Nov 1996	ODI # 1136
Sri Lanka	75 runs	207	36.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	8 Nov 1996	ODI # 1140
India	74 runs	268	46.0	v South Africa	Wankhede	14 Dec 1996	ODI # 1151
New Zealand	69 runs	202	37.2	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	27 Mar 1997	ODI # 1185
South Africa	62 runs	322	42.3	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	29 Sep 1996	ODI # 1121
Pakistan	62 runs	166	40.3	v West Indies	Melbourne	20 Jan 1997	ODI # 1166
Sri Lanka	51 runs	252	45.4	v Pakistan	Sharjah	7 Apr 1997	ODI # 1193
Zimbabwe	50 runs	204	46.1	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	8 Apr 1997	ODI # 1194
South Africa	47 runs	262	46.3	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	17 Oct 1996	ODI # 1127
Pakistan	46 runs	278	42.1	v New Zealand	Sialkot	6 Dec 1996	ODI # 1148
South Africa	46 runs	246	44.5	v Australia	Cape Town	2 Apr 1997	ODI # 1188
Pakistan	41 runs	161	36.5	v New Zealand	Sharjah	15 Nov 1996	ODI # 1145
South Africa	39 runs	271	47.4	v India	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 1997	ODI # 1167
India	35 runs	221	47.2	v South Africa	Wankhede	6 Nov 1996	ODI # 1138
Pakistan	32 runs	152	40.1	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	9 Apr 1997	ODI # 1196
New Zealand	29 runs	207	49.1	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	7 Nov 1996	ODI # 1139
Pakistan	29 runs	150	41.3	v Australia	Hobart	7 Jan 1997	ODI # 1160
New Zealand	28 runs	229	47.5	v England	Wellington	4 Mar 1997	ODI # 1183
South Africa	27 runs	250	50.0	v India	Jaipur	23 Oct 1996	ODI # 1130
Sri Lanka	19 runs	244	50.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	4 Apr 1997	ODI # 1190
West Indies	18 runs	250	48.2	v India	Kingstown	30 Apr 1997	ODI # 1202
South Africa	17 runs	251	39.2	v India	Durban	13 Feb 1997	ODI # 1177
Australia	15 runs	212	48.1	v South Africa	Durban	5 Apr 1997	ODI # 1191
Pakistan	12 runs	224	47.5	v Australia	Adelaide	15 Dec 1996	ODI # 1152
Pakistan	11 runs	229	45.4	v New Zealand	Gujranwala	4 Dec 1996	ODI # 1146
New Zealand	9 runs	154	41.3	v England	Auckland	2 Mar 1997	ODI # 1182
Australia	8 runs	259	50.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Apr 1997	ODI # 1195
Zimbabwe	7 runs	186	42.0	v England	Harare	1 Jan 1997	ODI # 1156
India	5 runs	290	49.1	v Australia	Mohali	3 Nov 1996	ODI # 1137

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	10 wickets	113	23.1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	27 Apr 1997	ODI # 1201
West Indies	10 wickets	200	44.4	v India	Bridgetown	3 May 1997	ODI # 1203
Pakistan	9 wickets	196	28.4	v Zimbabwe	Lahore	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1135
South Africa	8 wickets	239	45.0	v Australia	Guwahati	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1134
Pakistan	8 wickets	190	46.4	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	12 Nov 1996	ODI # 1143
Australia	8 wickets	162	42.0	v West Indies	Sydney	8 Dec 1996	ODI # 1149
Pakistan	8 wickets	182	39.2	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Jan 1997	ODI # 1163
Zimbabwe	8 wickets	136	25.5	v India	Bulawayo	15 Feb 1997	ODI # 1178
West Indies	8 wickets	146	27.5	v India	Port of Spain	26 Apr 1997	ODI # 1200
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	189	30.4	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	28 Sep 1996	ODI # 1120
South Africa	7 wickets	204	39.2	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	6 Oct 1996	ODI # 1126
South Africa	7 wickets	220	46.1	v Australia	Indore	19 Oct 1996	ODI # 1128
New Zealand	7 wickets	235	45.1	v Pakistan	Karachi	8 Dec 1996	ODI # 1150
West Indies	7 wickets	177	36.1	v Pakistan	Adelaide	17 Dec 1996	ODI # 1154
West Indies	7 wickets	282	48.5	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Jan 1997	ODI # 1159
Australia	7 wickets	222	45.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	188	45.4	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	3 Apr 1997	ODI # 1189
West Indies	6 wickets	198	48.1	v Pakistan	Brisbane	3 Jan 1997	ODI # 1157
South Africa	6 wickets	180	45.1	v India	Gqeberha	2 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
South Africa	6 wickets	233	49.2	v India	East London	4 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
India	6 wickets	241	39.2	v Zimbabwe	Benoni	9 Feb 1997	ODI # 1175
England	6 wickets	132	19.3	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1997	ODI # 1180
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	202	35.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Mar 1997	ODI # 1184
South Africa	6 wickets	224	47.0	v Australia	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
South Africa	5 wickets	186	48.4	v India	Rajkot	29 Oct 1996	ODI # 1132
Australia	5 wickets	173	48.4	v West Indies	Melbourne	6 Dec 1996	ODI # 1147
West Indies	5 wickets	258	48.4	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	10 Jan 1997	ODI # 1161
South Africa	5 wickets	212	46.1	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	25 Jan 1997	ODI # 1168
South Africa	5 wickets	227	47.0	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
Australia	5 wickets	285	49.0	v South Africa	Centurion	10 Apr 1997	ODI # 1197
Pakistan	4 wickets	149	40.2	v Kenya	Nairobi (Aga)	2 Oct 1996	ODI # 1123
Pakistan	4 wickets	198	46.3	v New Zealand	Sharjah	10 Nov 1996	ODI # 1141
Pakistan	4 wickets	193	48.3	v New Zealand	Sharjah	13 Nov 1996	ODI # 1144
Pakistan	4 wickets	200	45.3	v Australia	Sydney	1 Jan 1997	ODI # 1155
West Indies	4 wickets	268	49.2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Jan 1997	ODI # 1162
Pakistan	4 wickets	180	38.2	v West Indies	Sydney	18 Jan 1997	ODI # 1165
South Africa	4 wickets	257	48.3	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
England	4 wickets	223	48.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 1997	ODI # 1179
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	215	49.2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Apr 1997	ODI # 1198
Pakistan	3 wickets	238	49.1	v Zimbabwe	Quetta	30 Oct 1996	ODI # 1133
Australia	3 wickets	182	49.3	v Pakistan	Melbourne	16 Jan 1997	ODI # 1164
Zimbabwe	3 wickets	171	33.4	v India	Centurion	7 Feb 1997	ODI # 1174
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	170	40.4	v South Africa	Nairobi (Club)	1 Oct 1996	ODI # 1122
India	2 wickets	216	48.5	v Australia	Bengaluru	21 Oct 1996	ODI # 1129
South Africa	2 wickets	216	47.2	v Australia	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
Zimbabwe	2 wickets	153	43.5	v England	Bulawayo	15 Dec 1996	ODI # 1153

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	9 wickets	128	196	28.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Lahore	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1135
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	116	189	30.4	50.0	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	28 Sep 1996	ODI # 1120
India	10 wickets	101	113	23.1	40.0	v West Indies	Port of Spain	27 Apr 1997	ODI # 1201
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	85	202	35.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Mar 1997	ODI # 1184
West Indies	7 wickets	83	177	36.1	50.0	v Pakistan	Adelaide	17 Dec 1996	ODI # 1154
Zimbabwe	8 wickets	73	136	25.5	38.0	v India	Bulawayo	15 Feb 1997	ODI # 1178
Pakistan	4 wickets	70	180	38.2	50.0	v West Indies	Sydney	18 Jan 1997	ODI # 1165
South Africa	7 wickets	64	204	39.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	6 Oct 1996	ODI # 1126
Pakistan	8 wickets	64	182	39.2	50.0	v West Indies	Sydney	14 Jan 1997	ODI # 1163
India	6 wickets	64	241	39.2	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Benoni	9 Feb 1997	ODI # 1175
Pakistan	4 wickets	58	149	40.2	50.0	v Kenya	Nairobi (Aga)	2 Oct 1996	ODI # 1123
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	56	170	40.4	50.0	v South Africa	Nairobi (Club)	1 Oct 1996	ODI # 1122
Australia	8 wickets	48	162	42.0	50.0	v West Indies	Sydney	8 Dec 1996	ODI # 1149
England	6 wickets	39	132	19.3	26.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1997	ODI # 1180
Zimbabwe	2 wickets	37	153	43.5	50.0	v England	Bulawayo	15 Dec 1996	ODI # 1153
West Indies	10 wickets	32	200	44.4	50.0	v India	Bridgetown	3 May 1997	ODI # 1203
West Indies	8 wickets	31	146	27.5	33.0	v India	Port of Spain	26 Apr 1997	ODI # 1200
South Africa	8 wickets	30	239	45.0	50.0	v Australia	Guwahati	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1134
Australia	7 wickets	30	222	45.0	50.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
New Zealand	7 wickets	29	235	45.1	50.0	v Pakistan	Karachi	8 Dec 1996	ODI # 1150
South Africa	6 wickets	29	180	45.1	50.0	v India	Gqeberha	2 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
Pakistan	4 wickets	27	200	45.3	50.0	v Australia	Sydney	1 Jan 1997	ODI # 1155
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	26	188	45.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	3 Apr 1997	ODI # 1189
South Africa	7 wickets	23	220	46.1	50.0	v Australia	Indore	19 Oct 1996	ODI # 1128
South Africa	5 wickets	23	212	46.1	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	25 Jan 1997	ODI # 1168
Pakistan	4 wickets	21	198	46.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	10 Nov 1996	ODI # 1141
Pakistan	8 wickets	20	190	46.4	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	12 Nov 1996	ODI # 1143
South Africa	5 wickets	18	227	47.0	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
South Africa	6 wickets	18	224	47.0	50.0	v Australia	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
South Africa	2 wickets	16	216	47.2	50.0	v Australia	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
West Indies	6 wickets	11	198	48.1	50.0	v Pakistan	Brisbane	3 Jan 1997	ODI # 1157
Pakistan	4 wickets	9	193	48.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	13 Nov 1996	ODI # 1144
South Africa	4 wickets	9	257	48.3	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
South Africa	5 wickets	8	186	48.4	50.0	v India	Rajkot	29 Oct 1996	ODI # 1132
Australia	5 wickets	8	173	48.4	50.0	v West Indies	Melbourne	6 Dec 1996	ODI # 1147
West Indies	5 wickets	8	258	48.4	50.0	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	10 Jan 1997	ODI # 1161
India	2 wickets	7	216	48.5	50.0	v Australia	Bengaluru	21 Oct 1996	ODI # 1129
West Indies	7 wickets	7	282	48.5	50.0	v Australia	Brisbane	5 Jan 1997	ODI # 1159
England	4 wickets	7	223	48.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 1997	ODI # 1179
Australia	5 wickets	6	285	49.0	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	10 Apr 1997	ODI # 1197
Pakistan	3 wickets	5	238	49.1	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Quetta	30 Oct 1996	ODI # 1133
West Indies	4 wickets	4	268	49.2	50.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Jan 1997	ODI # 1162
South Africa	6 wickets	4	233	49.2	50.0	v India	East London	4 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	4	215	49.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Apr 1997	ODI # 1198
Australia	3 wickets	3	182	49.3	50.0	v Pakistan	Melbourne	16 Jan 1997	ODI # 1164
Zimbabwe	3 wickets	2	171	33.4	34.0	v India	Centurion	7 Feb 1997	ODI # 1174

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Visakhapatnam, South Africa in India 3rd ODI, Dec 6, 2025 [ODI # 4936]

India vs South Africa at Raipur, South Africa in India 2nd ODI, Dec 3, 2025 [ODI # 4935]

India vs South Africa at Ranchi, South Africa in India 1st ODI, Nov 30, 2025 [ODI # 4934]