Team Smallest Margins - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	37 runs	0	214	48.5	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	22 Aug 2004	ODI # 2158
Sri Lanka	49 runs	0	309	48.1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
Sri Lanka	313 runs	0	493	67.0	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	6	264	49.0	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	20 Aug 2004	ODI # 2156
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	14	192	47.4	v South Africa	Dambulla	25 Aug 2004	ODI # 2160
West Indies	5 wickets	7	247	48.5	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Sep 2004	ODI # 2178
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	23	236	46.1	v South Africa	Dambulla	28 Aug 2004	ODI # 2161

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	6	264	49.0	50.0	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	20 Aug 2004	ODI # 2156
West Indies	5 wickets	7	247	48.5	50.0	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Sep 2004	ODI # 2178
Sri Lanka	4 wickets	14	192	47.4	50.0	v South Africa	Dambulla	25 Aug 2004	ODI # 2160
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	23	236	46.1	50.0	v South Africa	Dambulla	28 Aug 2004	ODI # 2161

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe A vs Marylebone Cricket Club at Harare, MCC in Zimbabwe , Oct 10-12, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 35/0 (7.3 ov, I Kaia 15*, T Makoni 12*, JA Davies 0/12)

Dolphins vs Lions at Durban, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 8th Match, Oct 8-11, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 229/5 (75.0 ov, C Esterhuizen 25*, L Sipamla 0*, O Cele 0/17) - Stumps

Northern Cape vs Border at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 5th Match, Oct 9-12, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 58/1 (24.0 ov, N Roux 35*, L Sizani 14*, O Modimokoane 0/11) - Stumps