South Africa XI Records

FC+LA+T20 Matches Records

Team Largest Margins

Largest margins by South Africa XI in FC+LA+T20s by Innings, runs & wickets

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SAf XI	188 runs	0	250	28.4	0.0	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1986	First-class
SAf XI	72 runs	0	224	40.1	50.0	v Aust XI	Gqeberha	28 Jan 1986	List A
SAf XI	49 runs	0	295	95.1	0.0	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1986	First-class
SAf XI	39 runs	0	210	20.0	20.0	v Bdesh XI	Harare	19 Jun 2012	Twenty20
SAf XI	24 runs	0	235	49.0	50.0	v Aust XI	Cape Town	30 Jan 1986	List A
SAf XI	6 runs	0	317	49.5	50.0	v Aust XI	Gqeberha	7 Feb 1987	List A

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SAf XI	8 wickets	210	86	15.0	50.0	v Aust XI	Cape Town	10 Dec 1986	List A
SAf XI	8 wickets	27	188	40.3	45.0	v Aust XI	Cape Town	10 Feb 1987	List A
SAf XI	6 wickets	10	273	48.2	50.0	v Aust XI	Pretoria	5 Feb 1986	List A
SAf XI	6 wickets	17	239	41.1	44.0	v Aust XI	Centurion	6 Dec 1986	List A
SAf XI	6 wickets	14	125	17.4	20.0	v Zimbabwe XI	Harare	23 Jun 2012	Twenty20
SAf XI	5 wickets	56	186	39.4	49.0	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	1 Feb 1986	List A
SAf XI	4 wickets	38	176	43.4	50.0	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1987	List A

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SAf XI	8 wickets	210	86	15.0	50.0	v Aust XI	Cape Town	10 Dec 1986	List A
SAf XI	5 wickets	56	186	39.4	49.0	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	1 Feb 1986	List A
SAf XI	4 wickets	38	176	43.4	50.0	v Aust XI	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1987	List A
SAf XI	8 wickets	27	188	40.3	45.0	v Aust XI	Cape Town	10 Feb 1987	List A
SAf XI	6 wickets	17	239	41.1	44.0	v Aust XI	Centurion	6 Dec 1986	List A
SAf XI	6 wickets	14	125	17.4	20.0	v Zimbabwe XI	Harare	23 Jun 2012	Twenty20
SAf XI	6 wickets	10	273	48.2	50.0	v Aust XI	Pretoria	5 Feb 1986	List A

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand vs South Africa at Harare, Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series 2nd Match, Jul 16, 2025 [T20I # 3317]

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 3rd T20I, Jul 16, 2025 [T20I # 3318]

Australia vs West Indies at Kingston, Australia in West Indies 3rd Test, Jul 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2595]