Largest margins by South Africa in Minor ODs by Innings, runs & wickets
By runs
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 188 runs | - | 389 | 41.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Potchefstroom | 18 Sep 2009 | Other OD | |
| 164 runs | - | 292 | 54.3 | 0.0 | v Netherlands | Haarlem | 16 Sep 1951 | Other OD | |
| 155 runs | - | 289 | 34.5 | 50.0 | v Bradman XI | Bowral | 13 Jan 1998 | Other OD | |
| 132 runs | - | 295 | 37.5 | 50.0 | v Ireland | Dublin | 18 Jun 2003 | Other OD | |
| 108 runs | - | 298 | 39.2 | 50.0 | v SLC-BP-XI | Moratuwa | 3 Jul 2014 | Other OD | |
| 92 runs | - | 328 | 46.3 | 50.0 | v W Province | Cape Town | 6 Feb 2003 | Other OD | |
| 87 runs | - | 339 | 42.3 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Cardiff | 24 May 2019 | Other OD | |
| 63 runs | - | 294 | 44.1 | 50.0 | v SL Board XI | Colombo (PSS) | 26 Jul 2018 | Other OD | |
| 50 runs | - | 277 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v | Wormsley | 23 Jun 2003 | Other OD | |
| 47 runs | - | 99 | 4.0 | 5.0 | v Australia | Kowloon | 30 Oct 2011 | Other OD | |
| 46 runs | - | 235 | 43.3 | 50.0 | v Qld Academy | Brisbane | 13 Jan 2006 | Other OD | |
| 39 runs | - | 116 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v Bangladesh | Kowloon | 27 Oct 2007 | Other OD | |
| 37 runs | - | 143 | 4.1 | 5.0 | v Pakistan | Kowloon | 28 Oct 2012 | Other OD | |
| 35 runs | - | 98 | 3.5 | 5.0 | v West Indies | Kowloon | 12 Nov 2006 | Other OD | |
| 28 runs | - | 99 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v England | Kowloon | 11 Nov 2006 | Other OD | |
| 22 runs | - | 102 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v U.A.E. | Kowloon | 3 Nov 2002 | Other OD | |
| 21 runs | - | 114 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v England | Kowloon | 27 Oct 2012 | Other OD | |
| 20 runs | - | 93 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v India | Kowloon | 6 Nov 2004 | Other OD | |
| 20 runs | - | 104 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v New Zealand | Kowloon | 31 Oct 2009 | Other OD | |
| 19 runs | - | 248 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v | Sydney | 18 Jan 1994 | Other OD | |
| 18 runs | - | 97 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v Australia | Kowloon | 27 Oct 2007 | Other OD | |
| 18 runs | - | 116 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v NZ Select | Kowloon | 29 Oct 2017 | Other OD | |
| 17 runs | - | 87 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v West Indies | Kowloon | 23 Oct 2005 | Other OD | |
| 16 runs | - | 116 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v M.C.C. | Kowloon | 28 Oct 2017 | Other OD | |
| 14 runs | - | 99 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v Hong Kong | Kowloon | 9 Nov 2008 | Other OD | |
| 14 runs | - | 72 | 4.0 | 4.0 | v Hong Kong | Kowloon | 7 Nov 2010 | Other OD | |
| 13 runs | - | 98 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v India | Kowloon | 2 Nov 2002 | Other OD | |
| 12 runs | - | 104 | 5.0x8 | 5.0x8 | v Pakistan | Kowloon | 12 Nov 2006 | Other OD | |
| 12 runs | - | 101 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v India | Kowloon | 8 Nov 2008 | Other OD | |
| 11 runs | - | 269 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v PM's XI | Canberra | 2 Dec 1997 | Other OD | |
| 9 runs | - | 102 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v Hong Kong | Kowloon | 12 Nov 2006 | Other OD | |
| 7 runs | - | 89 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v New Zealand | Kowloon | 11 Nov 2006 | Other OD |
By wickets
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 8 wickets | 24 | 251 | 46.0 | 50.0 | v | Lahore | 1 Oct 2003 | Other OD | |
| 8 wickets | 145 | 128 | 25.5 | 50.0 | v Hyderabad XI | Hyderabad | 14 Nov 2005 | Other OD | |
| 8 wickets | 159 | 153 | 23.3 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Chennai | 12 Feb 2011 | Other OD | |
| 7 wickets | 57 | 206 | 40.3 | 50.0 | v | Paarl | 4 Feb 2003 | Other OD | |
| 7 wickets | 34 | 218 | 44.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 15 Feb 2011 | Other OD | |
| 6 wickets | 25 | 227 | 45.5 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Colombo (NCC) | 11 Sep 2002 | Other OD | |
| 5 wickets | 12 | 59 | 3.0 | 5.0 | v Hong Kong | Kowloon | 11 Nov 2001 | Other OD | |
| 4 wickets | 12 | 219 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v UWI VC XI | Salem | 12 Apr 2001 | Other OD |
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 8 wickets | 159 | 153 | 23.3 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Chennai | 12 Feb 2011 | Other OD | |
| 8 wickets | 145 | 128 | 25.5 | 50.0 | v Hyderabad XI | Hyderabad | 14 Nov 2005 | Other OD | |
| 7 wickets | 57 | 206 | 40.3 | 50.0 | v | Paarl | 4 Feb 2003 | Other OD | |
| 7 wickets | 34 | 218 | 44.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 15 Feb 2011 | Other OD | |
| 6 wickets | 25 | 227 | 45.5 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Colombo (NCC) | 11 Sep 2002 | Other OD | |
| 8 wickets | 24 | 251 | 46.0 | 50.0 | v | Lahore | 1 Oct 2003 | Other OD | |
| 4 wickets | 12 | 219 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v UWI VC XI | Salem | 12 Apr 2001 | Other OD | |
| 5 wickets | 12 | 59 | 3.0 | 5.0 | v Hong Kong | Kowloon | 11 Nov 2001 | Other OD | |
| 4 wickets | 8 | 63 | 3.4 | 5.0 | v Australia | Kowloon | 23 Oct 2005 | Other OD | |
| 5 wickets | 8 | 71 | 3.4 | 5.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kowloon | 28 Oct 2012 | Other OD | |
| 4 wickets | 7 | 85 | 3.5 | 5.0 | v Hong Kong | Kowloon | 27 Oct 2012 | Other OD | |
| 5 wickets | 6 | 64 | 4.0 | 5.0 | v India | Kowloon | 10 Nov 2001 | Other OD | |
| 4 wickets | 6 | 55 | 3.0 | 4.0 | v England | Kowloon | 7 Nov 2010 | Other OD | |
| 3 wickets | 6 | 323 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Shaheens | Karachi | 17 Feb 2025 | Other OD | |
| 4 wickets | 5 | 69 | 4.1 | 5.0 | v England | Kowloon | 11 Nov 2001 | Other OD | |
| 3 wickets | 4 | 77 | 4.2 | 5.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kowloon | 2 Nov 2002 | Other OD | |
| 4 wickets | 3 | 96 | 4.3 | 5.0 | v Hong Kong | Kowloon | 28 Oct 2012 | Other OD | |
| 5 wickets | 3 | 188 | 24.3 | 25.0 | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 9 Feb 2015 | Other OD | |
| 5 wickets | 2 | 80 | 4.4 | 5.0 | v Pakistan | Kowloon | 8 Nov 2008 | Other OD | |
| 4 wickets | 2 | 111 | 4.4 | 5.0 | v Australia | Kowloon | 31 Oct 2009 | Other OD | |
| 5 wickets | 2 | 96 | 4.4 | 5.0 | v Hong Kong | Kowloon | 28 Oct 2017 | Other OD | |
| 3 wickets | 2 | 96 | 4.4 | 5.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kowloon | 29 Oct 2017 | Other OD | |
| 5 wickets | 1 | 80 | 4.5 | 5.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kowloon | 10 Nov 2001 | Other OD | |
| 1 wicket | 1 | 87 | 4.5 | 5.0 | v Sri Lanka | Kowloon | 1 Nov 2009 | Other OD | |
| 3 wickets | 1 | 103 | 4.5 | 5.0 | v England | Kowloon | 1 Nov 2009 | Other OD | |
| 4 wickets | - | 102 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v India | Kowloon | 7 Nov 2004 | Other OD | |
| 2 wickets | - | 98 | 5.0x8 | 5.0x8 | v Hong Kong | Kowloon | 1 Nov 2009 | Other OD | |
| 2 wickets | - | 74 | 4.0 | 4.0 | v Australia | Kowloon | 6 Nov 2010 | Other OD | |
| 2 wickets | - | 82 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v Pakistan | Kowloon | 28 Oct 2012 | Other OD | |
| 2 wickets | - | 124 | 5.0 | 5.0 | v Pakistan | Kowloon | 29 Oct 2017 | Other OD |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Pakistan Shaheens vs South Africa at Karachi, ICC Champions Trophy Warm-up Matches Warm-up, Feb 17, 2025 [Other OD]
New Zealand vs South Africa at Thiruvananthapuram, ICC Cricket World Cup Warm-up Matches Warm-up, Oct 2, 2023 [Other OD]
South Africa vs England Lions (England A) at Taunton, South Africa in England Tour Match, Jul 12, 2022 [Other OD]