Team Smallest Margins IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	19 runs	202	47.5	v New Zealand	Cape Town	28 Oct 2005	ODI # 2288
Australia	24 runs	255	47.2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 2006	ODI # 2347
South Africa	196 runs	290	34.3	v Australia	Cape Town	3 Mar 2006	ODI # 2345

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	1 wicket	247	49.1	v South Africa	Durban	10 Mar 2006	ODI # 2348
South Africa	1 wicket	435	49.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006	ODI # 2349
South Africa	2 wickets	250	49.3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	23 Oct 2005	ODI # 2285
South Africa	4 wickets	244	49.2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Oct 2005	ODI # 2289
South Africa	5 wickets	140	28.1	v New Zealand	Centurion	6 Nov 2005	ODI # 2293
South Africa	6 wickets	204	37.3	v Australia	Centurion	26 Feb 2006	ODI # 2341

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 wicket	1	435	49.5	50.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006	ODI # 2349
South Africa	2 wickets	3	250	49.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	23 Oct 2005	ODI # 2285
South Africa	4 wickets	4	244	49.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Oct 2005	ODI # 2289
Australia	1 wicket	5	247	49.1	50.0	v South Africa	Durban	10 Mar 2006	ODI # 2348
South Africa	5 wickets	11	140	28.1	30.0	v New Zealand	Centurion	6 Nov 2005	ODI # 2293
South Africa	6 wickets	21	204	37.3	41.0	v Australia	Centurion	26 Feb 2006	ODI # 2341

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:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

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]