Team Smallest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	149 runs	-	421	91.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
South Africa	178 runs	-	320	38.2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
South Africa	351 runs	-	569	75.2	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 wickets	-	164	62.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
South Africa	8 wickets	-	16	8.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
South Africa	9 wickets	-	146	48.4	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 wickets	-	164	62.4	0.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
South Africa	9 wickets	-	146	48.4	0.0	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
South Africa	8 wickets	-	16	8.1	0.0	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452

Tied matches

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

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616 - Live]
>> 302/8 (75.0 ov, JG Bethell 142*, MJ Potts 0*, SM Boland 2/34) - Stumps

State Bank of Pakistan vs Ghani Glass at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 7th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Water and Power Development Authority at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 8th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]