Team Largest Margins

Largest margins by South Africa in T20s by Innings, runs & wickets

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	130 runs	-	212	15.4	20.0	v Scotland	The Oval	7 Jun 2009	T20I # 94
South Africa	104 runs	-	206	16.3	20.0	v Bangladesh	Sydney	27 Oct 2022	T20I # 1847
South Africa	90 runs	-	192	16.4	20.0	v England	Southampton	31 Jul 2022	T20I # 1717
South Africa	84 runs	-	242	20.0	20.0	v England	Centurion	15 Nov 2009	T20I # 125
South Africa	83 runs	-	225	18.3	20.0	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	29 Oct 2017	T20I # 628
South Africa	78 runs	-	186	14.5	20.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	17 Feb 2017	T20I # 595
South Africa	69 runs	-	196	19.0	20.0	v West Indies	Durban	14 Jan 2015	T20I # 415
South Africa	59 runs	-	140	16.0	20.0	v Afghanistan	Bridgetown	5 May 2010	T20I # 162
South Africa	58 runs	-	208	16.4	20.0	v England	Cardiff	28 Jul 2022	T20I # 1698
South Africa	55 runs	-	195	18.1	20.0	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	28 Oct 2025	T20I # 3535
South Africa	53 runs	-	219	17.4	20.0	v Australia	Darwin	12 Aug 2025	T20I # 3405
South Africa	52 runs	-	149	18.5	20.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	5 Jul 2015	T20I # 428
South Africa	51 runs	-	214	19.1	20.0	v India	New Chandigarh	11 Dec 2025	T20I # 3631
South Africa	49 runs	-	190	20.0	20.0	v Ireland	Belfast	24 Jul 2021	T20I # 1201
South Africa	49 runs	-	228	18.3	20.0	v India	Indore	4 Oct 2022	T20I # 1805
South Africa	45 runs	-	183	15.4	17.0	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	24 Mar 2019	T20I # 763
South Africa	44 runs	-	183	18.5	20.0	v Ireland	Bristol	5 Aug 2022	T20I # 1724
South Africa	42 runs	-	160	19.3	20.0	v Ireland	Belfast	22 Jul 2021	T20I # 1197
South Africa	37 runs	-	210	20.0	20.0	v Afghanistan	Wankhede	20 Mar 2016	T20I # 542
South Africa	34 runs	-	161	17.2	20.0	v Zimbabwe	East London	9 Oct 2018	T20I # 698
South Africa	33 runs	-	180	20.0	20.0	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2012	T20I # 297
South Africa	33 runs	-	166	20.0	20.0	v Ireland	Dublin (Malahide)	19 Jul 2021	T20I # 1194
South Africa	32 runs	-	79	7.0	7.0	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	22 Sep 2012	T20I # 269
South Africa	31 runs	-	170	19.2	20.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	7 Jul 2015	T20I # 429
South Africa	28 runs	-	164	20.0	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	10 Sep 2021	T20I # 1265
South Africa	25 runs	-	169	20.0	20.0	v West Indies	St George's	3 Jul 2021	T20I # 1181
South Africa	22 runs	-	146	20.0	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	4 Aug 2013	T20I # 324
South Africa	21 runs	-	109	10.0	10.0	v Australia	Carrara	17 Nov 2018	T20I # 711
South Africa	21 runs	-	212	20.0	20.0	v Ireland	Bristol	3 Aug 2022	T20I # 1721
South Africa	20 runs	-	184	20.0	20.0	v West Indies	The Oval	13 Jun 2009	T20I # 106
Sth Africans	20 runs	-	151	19.0	20.0	v Canterbury	Christchurch	15 Feb 2012	Twenty20
South Africa	20 runs	-	196	20.0	20.0	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	26 Oct 2017	T20I # 626
South Africa	19 runs	-	155	20.0	20.0	v England	Cape Town	16 Sep 2007	T20I # 34
South Africa	19 runs	-	127	10.0	10.0	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2017	T20I # 589
South Africa	18 runs	-	195	20.0	20.0	v U.S.A.	North Sound	19 Jun 2024	T20I # 2708
South Africa	17 runs	-	157	20.0	20.0	v Australia	Centurion	29 Mar 2009	T20I # 88
South Africa	16 runs	-	181	20.0	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	22 Mar 2019	T20I # 758
South Africa	16 runs	-	167	20.0	20.0	v West Indies	St George's	27 Jun 2021	T20I # 1178
South Africa	14 runs	-	69	5.0	5.0	v England	Cardiff	10 Sep 2025	T20I # 3445
South Africa	13 runs	-	171	20.0	20.0	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	6 May 2010	T20I # 164
South Africa	13 runs	-	137	19.5	20.0	v West Indies	North Sound	19 May 2010	T20I # 178
South Africa	12 runs	-	122	14.0	14.0	v Bangladesh	Johannesburg	5 Nov 2008	T20I # 77
South Africa	12 runs	-	131	20.0	20.0	v India	Nottingham	16 Jun 2009	T20I # 113
South Africa	12 runs	-	116	20.0	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 2013	T20I # 323
South Africa	12 runs	-	159	20.0	20.0	v Australia	Gqeberha	23 Feb 2020	T20I # 1052
South Africa	11 runs	-	83	7.5	7.5	v India	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2012	T20I # 242
South Africa	11 runs	-	184	20.0	20.0	v Pakistan	Durban	10 Dec 2024	T20I # 3026
South Africa	10 runs	-	190	20.0	20.0	v England	Sharjah	6 Nov 2021	T20I # 1400
South Africa	8 runs	-	195	20.0	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Kimberley	10 Oct 2010	T20I # 189
South Africa	7 runs	-	189	20.0	20.0	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	3 Feb 2019	T20I # 734
South Africa	7 runs	-	164	20.0	20.0	v England	Gros Islet	21 Jun 2024	T20I # 2712
South Africa	6 runs	-	151	20.0	20.0	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	15 Nov 2013	T20I # 336
South Africa	6 runs	-	146	18.4	20.0	v Netherlands	Chattogram	27 Mar 2014	T20I # 386
South Africa	6 runs	-	193	20.0	20.0	v Pakistan	Cape Town	1 Feb 2019	T20I # 732
South Africa	4 runs	-	65	9.1	9.1	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	20 Nov 2013	T20I # 340
South Africa	4 runs	-	114	20.0	20.0	v Bangladesh	New York	10 Jun 2024	T20I # 2664
South Africa	3 runs	-	166	20.0	20.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Feb 2012	T20I # 223
South Africa	3 runs	-	197	20.0	20.0	v England	Chattogram	29 Mar 2014	T20I # 391
South Africa	3 runs	-	175	20.0	20.0	v England	Taunton	23 Jun 2017	T20I # 615
South Africa	2 runs	-	202	20.0	20.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Feb 2006	T20I # 6
South Africa	2 runs	-	171	20.0	20.0	v New Zealand	Chattogram	24 Mar 2014	T20I # 383
South Africa	1 run	-	129	20.0	20.0	v New Zealand	Lord's	9 Jun 2009	T20I # 99
South Africa	1 run	-	121	20.0	20.0	v West Indies	North Sound	20 May 2010	T20I # 179
South Africa	1 run	-	178	20.0	20.0	v England	East London	12 Feb 2020	T20I # 1039
South Africa	1 run	-	168	20.0	20.0	v West Indies	St George's	29 Jun 2021	T20I # 1179
South Africa	1 run	-	116	20.0	20.0	v Nepal	Kingstown	14 Jun 2024	T20I # 2681

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	10 wickets	51	130	11.3	20.0	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	2 Feb 2007	T20I # 14
South Africa	10 wickets	44	94	12.4	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012	T20I # 266
South Africa	10 wickets	32	121	14.4	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Sep 2021	T20I # 1273
South Africa	9 wickets	33	99	14.3	20.0	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	13 Nov 2013	T20I # 334
South Africa	9 wickets	32	172	14.4	20.0	v England	Johannesburg	21 Feb 2016	T20I # 506
South Africa	9 wickets	19	135	16.5	20.0	v India	Bengaluru	22 Sep 2019	T20I # 893
South Africa	9 wickets	35	104	14.1	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2021	T20I # 1270
South Africa	9 wickets	67	57	8.5	20.0	v Afghanistan	Tarouba	26 Jun 2024	T20I # 2723
South Africa	8 wickets	14	206	17.4	20.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	11 Sep 2007	T20I # 20
South Africa	8 wickets	24	174	16.0	20.0	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Feb 2012	T20I # 222
South Africa	8 wickets	47	87	12.1	20.0	v New Zealand	Durban	21 Dec 2012	T20I # 293
South Africa	8 wickets	14	121	17.4	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	28 Mar 2016	T20I # 554
South Africa	8 wickets	10	144	18.2	20.0	v West Indies	Dubai (DICS)	26 Oct 2021	T20I # 1366
South Africa	8 wickets	14	172	17.4	20.0	v Ireland	Abu Dhabi	27 Sep 2024	T20I # 2869
South Africa	7 wickets	10	112	18.2	20.0	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 2009	T20I # 103
South Africa	7 wickets	25	169	15.5	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	8 Oct 2010	T20I # 188
South Africa	7 wickets	16	145	17.2	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20 Jul 2025	T20I # 3336
South Africa	6 wickets	10	120	18.2	20.0	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	26 Oct 2010	T20I # 190
South Africa	6 wickets	13	152	17.5	20.0	v New Zealand	Durban	14 Aug 2015	T20I # 451
South Africa	6 wickets	17	93	17.1	20.0	v India	Cuttack	5 Oct 2015	T20I # 457
South Africa	6 wickets	26	133	15.4	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	12 Oct 2018	T20I # 699
South Africa	6 wickets	22	145	16.2	20.0	v Pakistan	Lahore	13 Feb 2021	T20I # 1121
South Africa	6 wickets	36	141	14.0	20.0	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	12 Apr 2021	T20I # 1146
South Africa	6 wickets	39	85	13.3	20.0	v Bangladesh	Abu Dhabi	2 Nov 2021	T20I # 1384
South Africa	6 wickets	22	78	16.2	20.0	v Sri Lanka	New York	3 Jun 2024	T20I # 2635
South Africa	5 wickets	25	142	15.5	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	14 Jul 2025	T20I # 3316
South Africa	4 wickets	10	149	18.2	20.0	v India	Cuttack	12 Jun 2022	T20I # 1569

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	9 wickets	67	57	8.5	20.0	v Afghanistan	Tarouba	26 Jun 2024	T20I # 2723
South Africa	10 wickets	51	130	11.3	20.0	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	2 Feb 2007	T20I # 14
South Africa	8 wickets	47	87	12.1	20.0	v New Zealand	Durban	21 Dec 2012	T20I # 293
South Africa	10 wickets	44	94	12.4	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012	T20I # 266
South Africa	6 wickets	39	85	13.3	20.0	v Bangladesh	Abu Dhabi	2 Nov 2021	T20I # 1384
South Africa	6 wickets	36	141	14.0	20.0	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	12 Apr 2021	T20I # 1146
South Africa	9 wickets	35	104	14.1	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2021	T20I # 1270
South Africa	9 wickets	33	99	14.3	20.0	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	13 Nov 2013	T20I # 334
South Africa	9 wickets	32	172	14.4	20.0	v England	Johannesburg	21 Feb 2016	T20I # 506
South Africa	10 wickets	32	121	14.4	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	14 Sep 2021	T20I # 1273
South Africa	6 wickets	26	133	15.4	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	12 Oct 2018	T20I # 699
South Africa	7 wickets	25	169	15.5	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	8 Oct 2010	T20I # 188
South Africa	5 wickets	25	142	15.5	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	14 Jul 2025	T20I # 3316
South Africa	8 wickets	24	174	16.0	20.0	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Feb 2012	T20I # 222
South Africa	6 wickets	22	145	16.2	20.0	v Pakistan	Lahore	13 Feb 2021	T20I # 1121
South Africa	6 wickets	22	78	16.2	20.0	v Sri Lanka	New York	3 Jun 2024	T20I # 2635
South Africa	9 wickets	19	135	16.5	20.0	v India	Bengaluru	22 Sep 2019	T20I # 893
South Africa	6 wickets	17	93	17.1	20.0	v India	Cuttack	5 Oct 2015	T20I # 457
South Africa	7 wickets	16	145	17.2	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20 Jul 2025	T20I # 3336
South Africa	8 wickets	14	206	17.4	20.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	11 Sep 2007	T20I # 20
South Africa	8 wickets	14	121	17.4	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	28 Mar 2016	T20I # 554
South Africa	8 wickets	14	172	17.4	20.0	v Ireland	Abu Dhabi	27 Sep 2024	T20I # 2869
South Africa	6 wickets	13	152	17.5	20.0	v New Zealand	Durban	14 Aug 2015	T20I # 451
South Africa	7 wickets	10	112	18.2	20.0	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 2009	T20I # 103
South Africa	6 wickets	10	120	18.2	20.0	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	26 Oct 2010	T20I # 190
South Africa	8 wickets	10	144	18.2	20.0	v West Indies	Dubai (DICS)	26 Oct 2021	T20I # 1366
South Africa	4 wickets	10	149	18.2	20.0	v India	Cuttack	12 Jun 2022	T20I # 1569
South Africa	6 wickets	8	121	18.4	20.0	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	27 Oct 2010	T20I # 191
South Africa	6 wickets	8	189	18.4	20.0	v India	Centurion	21 Feb 2018	T20I # 654
South Africa	7 wickets	7	145	18.5	20.0	v Bangladesh	Cape Town	15 Sep 2007	T20I # 31
South Africa	6 wickets	7	259	18.5	20.0	v West Indies	Centurion	26 Mar 2023	T20I # 2032
South Africa	5 wickets	7	152	13.5	15.0	v India	Gqeberha	12 Dec 2023	T20I # 2396
South Africa	4 wickets	7	104	18.5	20.0	v Netherlands	New York	8 Jun 2024	T20I # 2649
South Africa	7 wickets	6	119	19.0	20.0	v England	Chester-le-Street	8 Sep 2012	T20I # 258
South Africa	7 wickets	6	145	19.0	20.0	v Australia	Adelaide	5 Nov 2014	T20I # 407
South Africa	3 wickets	6	125	19.0	20.0	v India	Gqeberha	10 Nov 2024	T20I # 2942
South Africa	6 wickets	5	154	19.1	20.0	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Sep 2007	T20I # 39
South Africa	3 wickets	5	148	19.1	20.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	16 Oct 2011	T20I # 212
South Africa	7 wickets	5	212	19.1	20.0	v India	Delhi	9 Jun 2022	T20I # 1554
South Africa	3 wickets	5	123	16.1	17.0	v West Indies	North Sound	23 Jun 2024	T20I # 2720
South Africa	4 wickets	4	132	19.2	20.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	18 Jan 2008	T20I # 51
South Africa	4 wickets	4	167	19.2	20.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	27 Mar 2009	T20I # 87
South Africa	3 wickets	4	158	19.2	20.0	v Australia	Durban	4 Mar 2016	T20I # 519
South Africa	7 wickets	3	207	19.3	20.0	v Pakistan	Centurion	13 Dec 2024	T20I # 3047
South Africa	7 wickets	2	200	19.4	20.0	v India	Dharamsala	2 Oct 2015	T20I # 456
South Africa	5 wickets	2	134	19.4	20.0	v India	Perth	30 Oct 2022	T20I # 1853
South Africa	3 wickets	1	130	19.5	20.0	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	23 Nov 2007	T20I # 48
South Africa	4 wickets	1	143	19.5	20.0	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	30 Oct 2021	T20I # 1378
South Africa	3 wickets	-	135	20.0	20.0	v England	Cape Town	19 Feb 2016	T20I # 503

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs South Africa at Ahmedabad, South Africa in India 5th T20I, Dec 19, 2025 [T20I # 3645]

South Africa vs India at Dharamsala, South Africa in India 3rd T20I, Dec 14, 2025 [T20I # 3644]

South Africa vs India at New Chandigarh, South Africa in India 2nd T20I, Dec 11, 2025 [T20I # 3631]