Team Smallest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WPR (SACB)	4 runs	-	182	70.4x8	v Natal (SACB)	Durban	31 Dec 1979	First-class
WPR (SACB)	19 runs	-	62	15.0x8	v EPR (SACB)	Cape Town	15 Mar 1980	First-class
South Aust	27 runs	-	294	93.1	v NSW	Adelaide	30 Nov 1979	First-class
Queensland	46 runs	-	195	63.5	v West Aust	Brisbane	2 Nov 1979	First-class
South Aust	52 runs	-	243	55.4	v West Aust	Adelaide	28 Dec 1979	First-class
Victoria	83 runs	-	244	59.1	v South Aust	Adelaide	7 Mar 1980	First-class
NSW	98 runs	-	168	33.3	v South Aust	Sydney	23 Feb 1980	First-class
North Zone	104 runs	-	240	35.5	v West Zone	Wankhede	20 Jan 1980	First-class
EPR (SACB)	123 runs	-	238	35.0x8	v WPR (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	16 Nov 1979	First-class
India	131 runs	-	322	51.4	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
Australia	138 runs	-	354	90.2	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
England XI	138 runs	-	362	86.2	v Queensland	Brisbane	28 Dec 1979	First-class
WPR (SACB)	149 runs	-	291	72.0x8	v Natal (SACB)	Cape Town	16 Feb 1980	First-class
India	153 runs	-	279	60.2	v Australia	Kanpur	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
South Aust	154 runs	-	393	72.2	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	19 Jan 1980	First-class
EPR (SACB)	192 runs	-	275	26.6x8	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	31 Dec 1979	First-class
WPR (SACB)	222 runs	-	330	42.6x8	v TVL (SACB)	Cape Town	19 Jan 1980	First-class
Lahore A	229 runs	-	407	75.0	v P Railways	Lahore	11 Jan 1980	First-class
West Indians	260 runs	-	433	50.2	v	Devonport	23 Nov 1979	First-class
West Indies	408 runs	-	574	50.0	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1980	Test # 870

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Victoria	1 wicket	-	246	76.0	v NSW	Melbourne	21 Dec 1979	First-class
New Zealand	1 wicket	-	104	50.0	v West Indies	Dunedin	8 Feb 1980	Test # 873
NSW	4 wickets	-	206	79.0	v Queensland	Lismore	15 Dec 1979	First-class
NSW	5 wickets	-	319	86.1	v West Aust	Sydney	27 Oct 1979	First-class
Victoria	6 wickets	-	127	40.0	v West Aust	Melbourne	30 Nov 1979	First-class
Australia	6 wickets	-	216	85.3	v England	Sydney	4 Jan 1980	Test # 868
South Aust	6 wickets	-	213	79.0	v Queensland	Brisbane	29 Feb 1980	First-class
West Aust	7 wickets	-	273	72.5	v Tasmania	W.A.C.A	21 Dec 1979	First-class
Pakistan	7 wickets	-	74	25.1	v Australia	Karachi	27 Feb 1980	Test # 876
West Aust	8 wickets	-	87	26.4	v West Indians	W.A.C.A	5 Jan 1980	First-class
Victoria	8 wickets	-	154	55.3	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Jan 1980	First-class
Australia	8 wickets	-	103	38.4	v England	Melbourne	1 Feb 1980	Test # 872
West Indians	9 wickets	-	39	10.4	v South Aust	Adelaide	16 Nov 1979	First-class
Victoria	9 wickets	-	28	7.0	v Queensland	Melbourne	8 Feb 1980	First-class
Queensland	9 wickets	-	136	33.2	v South Aust	Adelaide	15 Feb 1980	First-class
North Zone	10 wickets	-	90	20.3	v Central Zone	Indore	21 Dec 1979	First-class
West Indies	10 wickets	-	19	7.2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
India	10 wickets	-	76	18.0	v Pakistan	Chennai	15 Jan 1980	Test # 869
England	10 wickets	-	96	29.3	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
NSW	5 wickets	-	319	86.1	0.0	v West Aust	Sydney	27 Oct 1979	First-class
West Indians	9 wickets	-	39	10.4	0.0	v South Aust	Adelaide	16 Nov 1979	First-class
Victoria	6 wickets	-	127	40.0	0.0	v West Aust	Melbourne	30 Nov 1979	First-class
NSW	4 wickets	-	206	79.0	0.0	v Queensland	Lismore	15 Dec 1979	First-class
Victoria	1 wicket	-	246	76.0	0.0	v NSW	Melbourne	21 Dec 1979	First-class
West Aust	7 wickets	-	273	72.5	0.0	v Tasmania	W.A.C.A	21 Dec 1979	First-class
North Zone	10 wickets	-	90	20.3	0.0	v Central Zone	Indore	21 Dec 1979	First-class
West Indies	10 wickets	-	19	7.2	0.0	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
Australia	6 wickets	-	216	85.3	0.0	v England	Sydney	4 Jan 1980	Test # 868
West Aust	8 wickets	-	87	26.4	0.0	v West Indians	W.A.C.A	5 Jan 1980	First-class
India	10 wickets	-	76	18.0	0.0	v Pakistan	Chennai	15 Jan 1980	Test # 869
Victoria	8 wickets	-	154	55.3	0.0	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	26 Jan 1980	First-class
Australia	8 wickets	-	103	38.4	0.0	v England	Melbourne	1 Feb 1980	Test # 872
New Zealand	1 wicket	-	104	50.0	0.0	v West Indies	Dunedin	8 Feb 1980	Test # 873
Victoria	9 wickets	-	28	7.0	0.0	v Queensland	Melbourne	8 Feb 1980	First-class
Queensland	9 wickets	-	136	33.2	0.0	v South Aust	Adelaide	15 Feb 1980	First-class
England	10 wickets	-	96	29.3	0.0	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
Pakistan	7 wickets	-	74	25.1	0.0	v Australia	Karachi	27 Feb 1980	Test # 876
South Aust	6 wickets	-	213	79.0	0.0	v Queensland	Brisbane	29 Feb 1980	First-class

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 181/3 (58.4 ov, N Yikha 62*, R Herrmann 87*, L Alder 0/38) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/6 (37.0 ov, A Wanninayake 21*, DS Thilakaratne 2/48) - Stumps

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps