Team Largest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	258 runs	302	20.1	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	11 Jan 2012	ODI # 3225
South Africa	80 runs	304	50.0	v Australia	Gqeberha	23 Oct 2011	ODI # 3208
South Africa	4 runs	176	34.0	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	17 Jan 2012	ODI # 3227

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	6 wickets	254	45.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	25 Feb 2012	ODI # 3249
South Africa	6 wickets	231	38.2	v New Zealand	Napier	29 Feb 2012	ODI # 3252
South Africa	5 wickets	237	48.4	v Sri Lanka	East London	14 Jan 2012	ODI # 3226
South Africa	5 wickets	207	43.2	v New Zealand	Auckland	3 Mar 2012	ODI # 3254

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	6 wickets	70	231	38.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Napier	29 Feb 2012	ODI # 3252
South Africa	5 wickets	40	207	43.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	3 Mar 2012	ODI # 3254
South Africa	6 wickets	28	254	45.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Wellington	25 Feb 2012	ODI # 3249
South Africa	5 wickets	8	237	48.4	50.0	v Sri Lanka	East London	14 Jan 2012	ODI # 3226

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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:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

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