Team Smallest Margins - vs England

Players - vs England

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	7 runs	0	312	50.0	v England	East London	9 Feb 2005	ODI # 2224
South Africa	108 runs	0	292	41.2	v England	Cape Town	6 Feb 2005	ODI # 2223
South Africa	196 runs	0	501	123.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	3 wickets	5	268	49.1	v England	Gqeberha	4 Feb 2005	ODI # 2221
South Africa	3 wickets	6	241	49.0	v England	Centurion	13 Feb 2005	ODI # 2226

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	3 wickets	5	268	49.1	50.0	v England	Gqeberha	4 Feb 2005	ODI # 2221
South Africa	3 wickets	6	241	49.0	50.0	v England	Centurion	13 Feb 2005	ODI # 2226

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	England	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein	2 Feb 2005	ODI # 2219

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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:

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613 - Live]
>> 326/8 (83.0 ov, MA Starc 33*, NM Lyon 0*, BA Stokes 0/53) - Stumps

South Africa vs India at Dharamsala, South Africa in India 3rd T20I, Dec 14, 2025 [T20I # 3644]

Nigeria vs Rwanda at Abuja, West Africa Trophy Final, Dec 14, 2025 [T20I # 3643]