Team Smallest Margins IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 runs	176	34.0	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	17 Jan 2012	ODI # 3227
South Africa	80 runs	304	50.0	v Australia	Gqeberha	23 Oct 2011	ODI # 3208
Australia	93 runs	223	22.0	v South Africa	Centurion	19 Oct 2011	ODI # 3203
South Africa	258 runs	302	20.1	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	11 Jan 2012	ODI # 3225

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	313	49.5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 2012	ODI # 3229
Australia	3 wickets	223	47.3	v South Africa	Durban	28 Oct 2011	ODI # 3211
South Africa	5 wickets	237	48.4	v Sri Lanka	East London	14 Jan 2012	ODI # 3226
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	300	48.4	v South Africa	Kimberley	20 Jan 2012	ODI # 3228

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	2 wickets	1	313	49.5	50.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 2012	ODI # 3229
South Africa	5 wickets	8	237	48.4	50.0	v Sri Lanka	East London	14 Jan 2012	ODI # 3226
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	8	300	48.4	50.0	v South Africa	Kimberley	20 Jan 2012	ODI # 3228
Australia	3 wickets	15	223	47.3	50.0	v South Africa	Durban	28 Oct 2011	ODI # 3211

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]