Team Smallest Margins - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	2 runs	178	29.0	v South Africa	Auckland	29 Feb 2004	ODI # 2107
New Zealand	5 runs	255	38.0	v South Africa	Wellington	20 Feb 2004	ODI # 2101
Pakistan	8 runs	278	50.0	v South Africa	Lahore	3 Oct 2003	ODI # 2046
Pakistan	42 runs	268	50.0	v South Africa	Lahore	5 Oct 2003	ODI # 2047

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	5 wickets	254	45.1	v South Africa	Christchurch	17 Feb 2004	ODI # 2100
New Zealand	5 wickets	187	46.0	v South Africa	Napier	2 Mar 2004	ODI # 2109
New Zealand	6 wickets	260	49.0	v South Africa	Dunedin	25 Feb 2004	ODI # 2104
West Indies	7 wickets	298	45.0	v South Africa	Centurion	1 Feb 2004	ODI # 2094

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	6 wickets	6	260	49.0	50.0	v South Africa	Dunedin	25 Feb 2004	ODI # 2104
New Zealand	5 wickets	24	187	46.0	50.0	v South Africa	Napier	2 Mar 2004	ODI # 2109
New Zealand	5 wickets	29	254	45.1	50.0	v South Africa	Christchurch	17 Feb 2004	ODI # 2100
West Indies	7 wickets	30	298	45.0	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	1 Feb 2004	ODI # 2094

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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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]