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	-	214	48.5	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	22 Aug 2004	ODI # 2158
Sri Lanka	49 runs	-	309	48.1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163

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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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:

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

New Zealand vs India at Indore, New Zealand in India 3rd ODI, Jan 18, 2026 [ODI # 4939]

Punjab vs Saurashtra (and Kathiawar) at CoE 1, Bengaluru, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2nd semi final, Jan 16, 2026 [List A]