Team Largest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	209 runs	264	23.2	v West Indies	Cape Town	25 Jan 2004	ODI # 2088
South Africa	16 runs	180	42.4	v West Indies	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2004	ODI # 2090
South Africa	13 runs	209	45.0	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Oct 2003	ODI # 2048

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	7 wickets	193	45.5	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	12 Oct 2003	ODI # 2050
South Africa	6 wickets	158	38.5	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	10 Oct 2003	ODI # 2049
South Africa	5 wickets	226	49.4	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Feb 2004	ODI # 2099
South Africa	4 wickets	305	49.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2004	ODI # 2096

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	6 wickets	67	158	38.5	50.0	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	10 Oct 2003	ODI # 2049
South Africa	7 wickets	25	193	45.5	50.0	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	12 Oct 2003	ODI # 2050
South Africa	4 wickets	2	305	49.4	50.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2004	ODI # 2096
South Africa	5 wickets	2	226	49.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Feb 2004	ODI # 2099

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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]