Smallest victories by Dolphins in T20s
By runs
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 1 run | - | 146 | 16.0 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 9 Mar 2007 | Twenty20 | |
| 1 run | - | 175 | 20.0 | v Lions | Durban | 4 Nov 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 2 runs | - | 147 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Cape Town | 9 Feb 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 runs | - | 152 | 20.0 | v Impi | Pietermaritzburg | 19 Feb 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 runs | - | 167 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Paarl | 26 Feb 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 runs | - | 126 | 18.0 | v Warriors | Durban | 21 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 runs | - | 104 | 16.0 | v Titans | Durban | 10 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 runs | - | 179 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 9 Dec 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 runs | - | 124 | 15.0 | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 2 Feb 2011 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 runs | - | 180 | 20.0 | v Titans | Centurion | 1 Nov 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 runs | - | 146 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Paarl | 24 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 runs | - | 152 | 20.0 | v Titans | Durban | 26 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 runs | - | 185 | 20.0 | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 22 Feb 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 runs | - | 155 | 20.0 | v Titans | Cape Town | 5 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 runs | - | 156 | 20.0 | v Easterns | Bloemfontein | 9 Oct 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 runs | - | 155 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 11 Feb 2011 | Twenty20 | |
| 11 runs | - | 166 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Durban | 1 Feb 2006 | Twenty20 | |
| 11 runs | - | 156 | 20.0 | v Warriors | East London | 4 Feb 2011 | Twenty20 | |
| 14 runs | - | 163 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Cape Town | 13 Feb 2009 | Twenty20 | |
| 14 runs | - | 180 | 20.0 | v Knights | Durban | 8 Mar 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 14 runs | - | 156 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 19 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 14 runs | - | 179 | 20.0 | v KZN-Inland | Durban | 1 Nov 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 15 runs | - | 124 | 10.0 | v Cape Cobras | Centurion | 12 Nov 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 15 runs | - | 142 | 20.0 | v W Province | Durban | 26 Nov 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 16 runs | - | 215 | 20.0 | v Lions | Durban | 22 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 19 runs | - | 152 | 20.0 | v KZN-Inland | Potchefstroom (Uni) | 1 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 19 runs | - | 174 | 20.0 | v North West | Potchefstroom (Uni) | 7 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 20 runs | - | 212 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Gqeberha | 12 Feb 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 20 runs | - | 147 | 20.0 | v Boland | Potchefstroom | 2 Nov 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 22 runs | - | 159 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 14 Mar 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 30 runs | - | 164 | 20.0 | v North West | Potchefstroom | 19 Oct 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 31 runs | - | 201 | 19.2 | v Titans | Durban | 6 Feb 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 31 runs | - | 184 | 14.0 | v Titans | Centurion | 20 Mar 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 31 runs | - | 156 | 17.0 | v North West | Potchefstroom | 7 Nov 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 34 runs | - | 180 | 19.4 | v Warriors | Durban | 8 Nov 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 38 runs | - | 132 | 18.0 | v Titans | Durban | 9 Apr 2008 | Twenty20 | |
| 40 runs | - | 127 | 13.2 | v Knights | Durban | 31 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 41 runs | - | 152 | 19.3 | v Lions | Durban | 24 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 49 runs | - | 194 | 19.3 | v Lions | Durban | 16 Nov 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 54 runs | - | 182 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Durban | 5 Nov 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 64 runs | - | 195 | 20.0 | v Titans | Durban | 9 Nov 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 65 runs | - | 149 | 15.4 | v W Province | Gqeberha | 23 Feb 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 68 runs | - | 185 | 18.2 | v Eagles | Bloemfontein | 23 Jan 2009 | Twenty20 | |
| 89 runs | - | 169 | 19.4 | v Titans | Durban | 10 Dec 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 123 runs | - | 192 | 13.2 | v Warriors | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2022 | Twenty20 |
By wickets
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 2 wickets | 2 | 195 | 19.4 | v Lions | Durban | 23 Nov 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 12 | 191 | 18.0 | v Lions | Potchefstroom | 5 Feb 2006 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | - | 120 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 30 Jan 2009 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 2 | 157 | 19.4 | v Lions | Durban | 20 Feb 2011 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 4 | 132 | 19.2 | v Zimbabwe | Durban | 2 Apr 2008 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 7 | 177 | 18.5 | v Knights | Kimberley | 10 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 9 | 134 | 18.3 | v Knights | Durban | 6 Apr 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 11 | 145 | 18.1 | v Knights | Durban | 20 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 3 | 139 | 19.3 | v Titans | Kimberley | 21 Oct 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 5 | 156 | 19.1 | v Lions | Durban | 13 Mar 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 6 | 168 | 19.0 | v W Province | Durban | 13 Oct 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 17 | 105 | 17.1 | v Lions | Johannesburg | 11 Apr 2008 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 9 | 115 | 18.3 | v Eagles | Durban | 18 Apr 2008 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 5 | 122 | 19.1 | v Lions | Bloemfontein | 30 Nov 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 29 | 122 | 15.1 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 28 Apr 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 12 | 162 | 18.0 | v Warriors | Durban | 25 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 1 | 163 | 19.5 | v Lions | Johannesburg | 16 Apr 2004 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 30 | 92 | 15.0 | v Warriors | Durban | 6 Apr 2008 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 7 | 121 | 18.5 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 21 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 4 | 171 | 19.2 | v Titans | Durban | 30 Nov 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 3 | 169 | 16.3 | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 8 Dec 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 4 | 128 | 19.2 | v Warriors | Kimberley | 20 Oct 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 9 | 156 | 18.3 | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 16 Oct 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 4 | 153 | 19.2 | v Eastern Cape | Durban | 21 Apr 2004 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 10 | 154 | 18.2 | v Warriors | Gqeberha | 26 Apr 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 8 | 136 | 18.4 | v North West | Gqeberha | 18 Feb 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 62 | 74 | 9.4 | v W Province | Potchefstroom | 29 Oct 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 16 | 131 | 17.2 | v Warriors | Gqeberha | 21 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 34 | 95 | 14.2 | v Warriors | Durban | 9 Nov 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | - | 104 | 7.0 | v Titans | Centurion | 21 Nov 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 6 | 113 | 19.0 | v Lions | Durban | 8 Feb 2009 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 19 | 116 | 16.5 | v Titans | Centurion | 29 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 8 | 143 | 18.4 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 4 Dec 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 9 | 154 | 18.3 | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 25 Nov 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 29 | 129 | 15.1 | v North West | Bloemfontein | 8 Oct 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 12 | 129 | 18.0 | v Knights | Gqeberha | 8 Feb 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 53 | 97 | 11.1 | v W Province | Cape Town | 14 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 35 | 109 | 14.1 | v KZN-Inland | Durban | 19 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 20 | 168 | 16.4 | v Knights | Kimberley | 6 Nov 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 10 | 164 | 18.2 | v Lions | Potchefstroom | 26 Oct 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 33 | 126 | 14.3 | v Boland | Paarl | 15 Mar 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 10 wickets | 42 | 115 | 13.0 | v S Africa U19 | Bloemfontein | 10 Oct 2021 | Twenty20 |
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| Dolphins | 3 wickets | - | 120 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 30 Jan 2009 | Twenty20 |
| Dolphins | 7 wickets | - | 104 | 7.0 | 7.0 | v Titans | Centurion | 21 Nov 2025 | Twenty20 |
| 6 wickets | 1 | 163 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v Lions | Johannesburg | 16 Apr 2004 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 2 | 157 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v Lions | Durban | 20 Feb 2011 | Twenty20 | |
| 2 wickets | 2 | 195 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v Lions | Durban | 23 Nov 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 3 | 169 | 16.3 | 17.0 | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 8 Dec 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 3 | 139 | 19.3 | 20.0 | v Titans | Kimberley | 21 Oct 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 4 | 153 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Eastern Cape | Durban | 21 Apr 2004 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 4 | 132 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Zimbabwe | Durban | 2 Apr 2008 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 4 | 171 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Titans | Durban | 30 Nov 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 4 | 128 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Kimberley | 20 Oct 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 5 | 122 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Lions | Bloemfontein | 30 Nov 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 5 | 156 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Lions | Durban | 13 Mar 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 6 | 113 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v Lions | Durban | 8 Feb 2009 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 6 | 168 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v W Province | Durban | 13 Oct 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 7 | 121 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 21 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 7 | 177 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Knights | Kimberley | 10 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 8 | 143 | 18.4 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 4 Dec 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 8 | 136 | 18.4 | 20.0 | v North West | Gqeberha | 18 Feb 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 9 | 115 | 18.3 | 20.0 | v Eagles | Durban | 18 Apr 2008 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 9 | 154 | 18.3 | 20.0 | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 25 Nov 2016 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 9 | 134 | 18.3 | 20.0 | v Knights | Durban | 6 Apr 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 9 | 156 | 18.3 | 20.0 | v Knights | Bloemfontein | 16 Oct 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 10 | 154 | 18.2 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Gqeberha | 26 Apr 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 10 | 164 | 18.2 | 20.0 | v Lions | Potchefstroom | 26 Oct 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 11 | 145 | 18.1 | 20.0 | v Knights | Durban | 20 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 12 | 191 | 18.0 | 20.0 | v Lions | Potchefstroom | 5 Feb 2006 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 12 | 129 | 18.0 | 20.0 | v Knights | Gqeberha | 8 Feb 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 12 | 162 | 18.0 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Durban | 25 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 16 | 131 | 17.2 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Gqeberha | 21 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 17 | 105 | 17.1 | 20.0 | v Lions | Johannesburg | 11 Apr 2008 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 19 | 116 | 16.5 | 20.0 | v Titans | Centurion | 29 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 20 | 168 | 16.4 | 20.0 | v Knights | Kimberley | 6 Nov 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 29 | 122 | 15.1 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 28 Apr 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 29 | 129 | 15.1 | 20.0 | v North West | Bloemfontein | 8 Oct 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 30 | 92 | 15.0 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Durban | 6 Apr 2008 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 33 | 126 | 14.3 | 20.0 | v Boland | Paarl | 15 Mar 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 34 | 95 | 14.2 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Durban | 9 Nov 2025 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 35 | 109 | 14.1 | 20.0 | v KZN-Inland | Durban | 19 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 10 wickets | 42 | 115 | 13.0 | 20.0 | v S Africa U19 | Bloemfontein | 10 Oct 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 53 | 97 | 11.1 | 20.0 | v W Province | Cape Town | 14 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 62 | 74 | 9.4 | 20.0 | v W Province | Potchefstroom | 29 Oct 2022 | Twenty20 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| Dolphins | Cape Cobras | Kingsmead, Durban | 18 Feb 2009 | Twenty20 |
| Warriors | Dolphins | St George's Park, Gqeberha | 17 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 |
| Boland | Dolphins | Boland Park, Paarl | 14 Nov 2025 | Twenty20 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Dolphins vs Warriors at Gqeberha, CSA T20 Challenge Qualifier 2, Nov 28, 2025 [Twenty20]
Dolphins vs Western Province at Durban, CSA T20 Challenge Eliminator, Nov 26, 2025 [Twenty20]
Lions vs Dolphins at Durban, CSA T20 Challenge 28th Match, Nov 23, 2025 [Twenty20]