Team Largest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	132 runs	288	39.0	v West Indies	St George's	5 May 2001	ODI # 1714
South Africa	115 runs	305	33.4	v New Zealand	Centurion	25 Oct 2000	ODI # 1647
South Africa	99 runs	291	42.2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
South Africa	95 runs	303	50.0	v Sri Lanka	East London	17 Dec 2000	ODI # 1662
South Africa	53 runs	191	47.0	v West Indies	Port of Spain	12 May 2001	ODI # 1717

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	8 wickets	183	39.1	v England	Nairobi (Gym)	10 Oct 2000	ODI # 1636
South Africa	8 wickets	248	48.5	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Jan 2001	ODI # 1666
South Africa	8 wickets	221	45.5	v West Indies	St John's	2 May 2001	ODI # 1713
South Africa	8 wickets	201	46.1	v West Indies	St George's	6 May 2001	ODI # 1715
South Africa	7 wickets	200	41.4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	9 May 2001	ODI # 1716
South Africa	6 wickets	195	46.4	v New Zealand	Benoni	22 Oct 2000	ODI # 1643
South Africa	6 wickets	153	30.3	v New Zealand	Durban	1 Nov 2000	ODI # 1654
South Africa	5 wickets	288	48.5	v New Zealand	Kimberley	28 Oct 2000	ODI # 1651
South Africa	5 wickets	207	42.0	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
South Africa	4 wickets	222	47.2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	8 wickets	65	183	39.1	50.0	v England	Nairobi (Gym)	10 Oct 2000	ODI # 1636
South Africa	7 wickets	50	200	41.4	50.0	v West Indies	Bridgetown	9 May 2001	ODI # 1716
South Africa	5 wickets	48	207	42.0	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
South Africa	8 wickets	25	221	45.5	50.0	v West Indies	St John's	2 May 2001	ODI # 1713
South Africa	8 wickets	23	201	46.1	50.0	v West Indies	St George's	6 May 2001	ODI # 1715
South Africa	6 wickets	20	195	46.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Benoni	22 Oct 2000	ODI # 1643
South Africa	4 wickets	16	222	47.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
South Africa	6 wickets	9	153	30.3	32.0	v New Zealand	Durban	1 Nov 2000	ODI # 1654
South Africa	5 wickets	7	288	48.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Kimberley	28 Oct 2000	ODI # 1651
South Africa	8 wickets	7	248	48.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Jan 2001	ODI # 1666
South Africa	3 wickets	-	257	50.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Cape Town	4 Nov 2000	ODI # 1655

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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:

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]