Team Smallest Margins - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	14 runs	0	248	48.1	v South Africa	Sydney	27 Jan 1998	ODI # 1287
Pakistan	29 runs	0	255	88.2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
New Zealand	47 runs	0	225	47.5	v South Africa	Adelaide	6 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	20	232	46.4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
Australia	7 wickets	49	229	41.5	v South Africa	Sydney	26 Jan 1998	ODI # 1285

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	20	232	46.4	50.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
Australia	7 wickets	49	229	41.5	50.0	v South Africa	Sydney	26 Jan 1998	ODI # 1285

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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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:

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Sharjah, Afghanistan v Bangladesh 3rd T20I, Oct 5, 2025 [T20I # 3504]

West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad, West Indies in India 1st Test, Oct 2-4, 2025 [Test # 2600]

Namibia vs Zimbabwe at Harare, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final Final, Oct 4, 2025 [T20I # 3503]