Team Smallest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	13 runs	209	45.0	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Oct 2003	ODI # 2048
South Africa	16 runs	180	42.4	v West Indies	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2004	ODI # 2090
South Africa	209 runs	264	23.2	v West Indies	Cape Town	25 Jan 2004	ODI # 2088

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 wickets	305	49.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2004	ODI # 2096
South Africa	5 wickets	226	49.4	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Feb 2004	ODI # 2099
South Africa	6 wickets	158	38.5	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	10 Oct 2003	ODI # 2049
South Africa	7 wickets	193	45.5	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	12 Oct 2003	ODI # 2050

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 wickets	2	305	49.4	50.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2004	ODI # 2096
South Africa	5 wickets	2	226	49.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Feb 2004	ODI # 2099
South Africa	7 wickets	25	193	45.5	50.0	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	12 Oct 2003	ODI # 2050
South Africa	6 wickets	67	158	38.5	50.0	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	10 Oct 2003	ODI # 2049

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:

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]