Team Smallest Margins - South Africa

Players - South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	31 runs	0	328	48.2	v Australia	Cape Town	12 Oct 2016	ODI # 3795
South Africa	40 runs	0	368	48.1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	7 Feb 2017	ODI # 3833
South Africa	88 runs	0	385	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	10 Feb 2017	ODI # 3834
South Africa	121 runs	0	308	37.5	v Sri Lanka	Durban	1 Feb 2017	ODI # 3830
South Africa	142 runs	0	362	37.4	v Australia	Johannesburg	2 Oct 2016	ODI # 3787
South Africa	159 runs	0	272	32.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	25 Feb 2017	ODI # 3841
South Africa	206 runs	0	355	30.5	v Ireland	Benoni	25 Sep 2016	ODI # 3780

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 wickets	4	372	49.2	v Australia	Durban	5 Oct 2016	ODI # 3790
South Africa	4 wickets	1	208	33.5	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Feb 2017	ODI # 3836
South Africa	6 wickets	82	295	36.2	v Australia	Centurion	30 Sep 2016	ODI # 3785
South Africa	6 wickets	87	168	35.3	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Oct 2016	ODI # 3792
South Africa	6 wickets	106	150	32.2	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 2017	ODI # 3846
South Africa	7 wickets	108	164	32.0	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2017	ODI # 3831
South Africa	8 wickets	94	182	34.2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2017	ODI # 3828

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 wickets	1	208	33.5	34.0	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Feb 2017	ODI # 3836
South Africa	4 wickets	4	372	49.2	50.0	v Australia	Durban	5 Oct 2016	ODI # 3790
South Africa	6 wickets	82	295	36.2	50.0	v Australia	Centurion	30 Sep 2016	ODI # 3785
South Africa	6 wickets	87	168	35.3	50.0	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Oct 2016	ODI # 3792
South Africa	8 wickets	94	182	34.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2017	ODI # 3828
South Africa	6 wickets	106	150	32.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 2017	ODI # 3846
South Africa	7 wickets	108	164	32.0	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2017	ODI # 3831

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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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]