Team Smallest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 run	-	184	46.3	v Pakistan	Sharjah	30 Oct 2013	ODI # 3425
South Africa	28 runs	-	267	49.2	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	8 Nov 2013	ODI # 3431
South Africa	68 runs	-	260	44.3	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	6 Nov 2013	ODI # 3430
South Africa	117 runs	-	269	35.3	v Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Nov 2013	ODI # 3433
South Africa	134 runs	-	281	35.1	v India	Durban	8 Dec 2013	ODI # 3443
South Africa	141 runs	-	359	41.0	v India	Johannesburg	5 Dec 2013	ODI # 3442

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 wickets	68	180	38.4	v Pakistan	Centurion	30 Nov 2013	ODI # 3441

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 wickets	68	180	38.4	50.0	v Pakistan	Centurion	30 Nov 2013	ODI # 3441

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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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:

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940 - Live]
>> 98/1 (22.1 ov, JE Root 46*, BM Duckett 41*, JDF Vandersay 0/12)

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]