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	-	312	50.0	v England	East London	9 Feb 2005	ODI # 2224
South Africa	108 runs	-	292	41.2	v England	Cape Town	6 Feb 2005	ODI # 2223
South Africa	131 runs	-	330	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Durban	27 Feb 2005	ODI # 2231
South Africa	165 runs	-	302	37.2	v Zimbabwe	Johannesburg	25 Feb 2005	ODI # 2229

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:

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]

Vidarbha vs Saurashtra (and Kathiawar) at CoE 1, Bengaluru, Vijay Hazare Trophy Final, Jan 18, 2026 [List A]