Team Smallest Margins - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	20 runs	276	49.4	v South Africa	Leeds	22 Aug 2008	ODI # 2748
England	126 runs	297	42.4	v South Africa	The Oval	29 Aug 2008	ODI # 2757

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	7 wickets	137	17.4	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Aug 2008	ODI # 2759
England	10 wickets	84	14.1	v South Africa	Nottingham	26 Aug 2008	ODI # 2754

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
England	7 wickets	14	137	17.4	20.0	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Aug 2008	ODI # 2759
England	10 wickets	215	84	14.1	50.0	v South Africa	Nottingham	26 Aug 2008	ODI # 2754

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
No records found

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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]