Team Smallest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	17 runs	0	251	39.2	v India	Durban	13 Feb 1997	ODI # 1177
South Africa	27 runs	0	250	50.0	v India	Jaipur	23 Oct 1996	ODI # 1130
South Africa	39 runs	0	271	47.4	v India	Bloemfontein	23 Jan 1997	ODI # 1167
South Africa	46 runs	0	246	44.5	v Australia	Cape Town	2 Apr 1997	ODI # 1188
South Africa	47 runs	0	262	46.3	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	17 Oct 1996	ODI # 1127
South Africa	62 runs	0	322	42.3	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	29 Sep 1996	ODI # 1121
South Africa	109 runs	0	311	37.0	v Australia	Bloemfontein	13 Apr 1997	ODI # 1199
South Africa	202 runs	0	306	25.1	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	3 Oct 1996	ODI # 1124
South Africa	282 runs	0	427	66.2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
South Africa	328 runs	0	395	34.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
South Africa	329 runs	0	467	53.3	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	2 wickets	16	216	47.2	v Australia	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
South Africa	4 wickets	9	257	48.3	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
South Africa	5 wickets	8	186	48.4	v India	Rajkot	29 Oct 1996	ODI # 1132
South Africa	5 wickets	23	212	46.1	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	25 Jan 1997	ODI # 1168
South Africa	5 wickets	18	227	47.0	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
South Africa	6 wickets	29	180	45.1	v India	Gqeberha	2 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
South Africa	6 wickets	4	233	49.2	v India	East London	4 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
South Africa	6 wickets	18	224	47.0	v Australia	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
South Africa	7 wickets	64	204	39.2	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	6 Oct 1996	ODI # 1126
South Africa	7 wickets	23	220	46.1	v Australia	Indore	19 Oct 1996	ODI # 1128
South Africa	8 wickets	30	239	45.0	v Australia	Guwahati	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1134
South Africa	8 wickets	0	29	6.4	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	8 wickets	0	29	6.4	0.0	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
South Africa	6 wickets	4	233	49.2	50.0	v India	East London	4 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
South Africa	5 wickets	8	186	48.4	50.0	v India	Rajkot	29 Oct 1996	ODI # 1132
South Africa	4 wickets	9	257	48.3	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	31 Jan 1997	ODI # 1171
South Africa	2 wickets	16	216	47.2	50.0	v Australia	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
South Africa	5 wickets	18	227	47.0	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
South Africa	6 wickets	18	224	47.0	50.0	v Australia	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
South Africa	7 wickets	23	220	46.1	50.0	v Australia	Indore	19 Oct 1996	ODI # 1128
South Africa	5 wickets	23	212	46.1	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	25 Jan 1997	ODI # 1168
South Africa	6 wickets	29	180	45.1	50.0	v India	Gqeberha	2 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
South Africa	8 wickets	30	239	45.0	50.0	v Australia	Guwahati	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1134
South Africa	7 wickets	64	204	39.2	50.0	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	6 Oct 1996	ODI # 1126

Tied matches

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

North West vs Warriors at Potchefstroom, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 20th Match, Dec 9-12, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 277/6 (81.0 ov, SA Mothoa 1/43) - Stumps

Lions vs Boland at Johannesburg, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 18th Match, Dec 9-12, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 293/6 (74.0 ov, C Esterhuizen 50*, BC Fortuin 33*, S von Berg 1/55) - Stumps

Dolphins vs Titans at Centurion, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 19th Match, Dec 9-12, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 196/9 (50.0 ov, O Cele 4/51) - Stumps