Team Smallest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	74 runs	288	50.0	v New Zealand	Birmingham	10 Jun 1999	ODI # 1478
South Africa	89 runs	200	35.2	v Sri Lanka	Northampton	19 May 1999	ODI # 1451
South Africa	122 runs	226	41.0	v England	The Oval	22 May 1999	ODI # 1455

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	3 wickets	221	49.0	v Pakistan	Nottingham	5 Jun 1999	ODI # 1474
South Africa	4 wickets	254	47.2	v India	Hove	15 May 1999	ODI # 1444
South Africa	7 wickets	153	41.0	v Kenya	Amstelveen	26 May 1999	ODI # 1462

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	3 wickets	6	221	49.0	50.0	v Pakistan	Nottingham	5 Jun 1999	ODI # 1474
South Africa	4 wickets	16	254	47.2	50.0	v India	Hove	15 May 1999	ODI # 1444
South Africa	7 wickets	54	153	41.0	50.0	v Kenya	Amstelveen	26 May 1999	ODI # 1462

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	South Africa	Edgbaston, Birmingham	17 Jun 1999	ODI # 1483

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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]