Team Largest Margins - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Pakistan	42 runs	268	50.0	v South Africa	Lahore	5 Oct 2003	ODI # 2047
Pakistan	8 runs	278	50.0	v South Africa	Lahore	3 Oct 2003	ODI # 2046
New Zealand	5 runs	255	38.0	v South Africa	Wellington	20 Feb 2004	ODI # 2101
New Zealand	2 runs	178	29.0	v South Africa	Auckland	29 Feb 2004	ODI # 2107

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	7 wickets	298	45.0	v South Africa	Centurion	1 Feb 2004	ODI # 2094
New Zealand	6 wickets	260	49.0	v South Africa	Dunedin	25 Feb 2004	ODI # 2104
New Zealand	5 wickets	254	45.1	v South Africa	Christchurch	17 Feb 2004	ODI # 2100
New Zealand	5 wickets	187	46.0	v South Africa	Napier	2 Mar 2004	ODI # 2109

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	7 wickets	30	298	45.0	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	1 Feb 2004	ODI # 2094
New Zealand	5 wickets	29	254	45.1	50.0	v South Africa	Christchurch	17 Feb 2004	ODI # 2100
New Zealand	5 wickets	24	187	46.0	50.0	v South Africa	Napier	2 Mar 2004	ODI # 2109
New Zealand	6 wickets	6	260	49.0	50.0	v South Africa	Dunedin	25 Feb 2004	ODI # 2104

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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:

New Zealand vs India at Indore, New Zealand in India 3rd ODI, Jan 18, 2026 [ODI # 4939]

India vs New Zealand at Rajkot, New Zealand in India 2nd ODI, Jan 14, 2026 [ODI # 4938]

New Zealand vs India at Vadodara, New Zealand in India 1st ODI, Jan 11, 2026 [ODI # 4937]