Team Largest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	86 runs	256	48.2	v West Indies	Cape Town	25 Jan 2008	ODI # 2664
South Africa	45 runs	295	46.3	v Pakistan	Lahore	18 Oct 2007	ODI # 2633
South Africa	14 runs	234	46.3	v Pakistan	Lahore	29 Oct 2007	ODI # 2642

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	9 wickets	179	36.5	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	9 Mar 2008	ODI # 2690
South Africa	8 wickets	211	28.5	v West Indies	Johannesburg	3 Feb 2008	ODI # 2671
South Africa	7 wickets	231	37.4	v Pakistan	Multan	26 Oct 2007	ODI # 2639
South Africa	7 wickets	253	48.4	v West Indies	Gqeberha	27 Jan 2008	ODI # 2666
South Africa	7 wickets	174	48.1	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	12 Mar 2008	ODI # 2691
South Africa	7 wickets	144	34.2	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	14 Mar 2008	ODI # 2692
South Africa	6 wickets	176	34.0	v West Indies	Centurion	20 Jan 2008	ODI # 2661
South Africa	5 wickets	239	45.2	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Dec 2007	ODI # 2652
South Africa	5 wickets	264	47.5	v West Indies	Durban	1 Feb 2008	ODI # 2668

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	7 wickets	94	144	34.2	50.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	14 Mar 2008	ODI # 2692
South Africa	9 wickets	79	179	36.5	50.0	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	9 Mar 2008	ODI # 2690
South Africa	7 wickets	74	231	37.4	50.0	v Pakistan	Multan	26 Oct 2007	ODI # 2639
South Africa	5 wickets	28	239	45.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Dec 2007	ODI # 2652
South Africa	5 wickets	13	264	47.5	50.0	v West Indies	Durban	1 Feb 2008	ODI # 2668
South Africa	8 wickets	13	211	28.5	31.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	3 Feb 2008	ODI # 2671
South Africa	6 wickets	12	176	34.0	36.0	v West Indies	Centurion	20 Jan 2008	ODI # 2661
South Africa	7 wickets	11	174	48.1	50.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	12 Mar 2008	ODI # 2691
South Africa	7 wickets	8	253	48.4	50.0	v West Indies	Gqeberha	27 Jan 2008	ODI # 2666
South Africa	2 wickets	-	249	50.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Durban	25 Nov 2007	ODI # 2648

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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:

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

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]