Team Smallest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

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	131 runs	0	330	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Durban	27 Feb 2005	ODI # 2231
South Africa	165 runs	0	302	37.2	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	25 Feb 2005	ODI # 2229
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
South Africa	5 wickets	21	207	46.3	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	2 Mar 2005	ODI # 2233

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
South Africa	5 wickets	21	207	46.3	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Gqeberha	2 Mar 2005	ODI # 2233

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]
>> 213/8 (68.0 ov, JC Archer 30*, BA Stokes 45*, NM Lyon 2/51) - Stumps

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614 - Live]
>> 334/1 (90.0 ov, DP Conway 178*, JA Duffy 9*, JNT Seales 0/67) - Stumps

Zambia vs Sierra Leone at Abuja, West Africa Trophy 3rd place play-off, Dec 14, 2025 [T20I # 3642]