Team Smallest Margins - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	3 runs	0	279	49.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	9 Feb 2003	ODI # 1942
India	10 runs	0	262	50.0	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	25 Sep 2002	ODI # 1886
Pakistan	182 runs	0	336	29.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11 Dec 2002	ODI # 1916

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	50	254	41.4	v South Africa	Benoni	1 Dec 2002	ODI # 1908
New Zealand	9 wickets	13	226	36.5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Feb 2003	ODI # 1955

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	9 wickets	13	226	36.5	39.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Feb 2003	ODI # 1955
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	50	254	41.4	50.0	v South Africa	Benoni	1 Dec 2002	ODI # 1908

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	Sri Lanka	Kingsmead, Durban	3 Mar 2003	ODI # 1979

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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:

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]

Uganda vs Nigeria at Harare, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final 5th place play-off, Oct 4, 2025 [T20I # 3502]