Test Matches Records

Team Smallest Margins - vs South Africa

Smallest victories by India in Tests - vs South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	63 runs	241	73.3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
India	64 runs	170	38.5	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
India	87 runs	303	72.3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
India	108 runs	218	39.5	v South Africa	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
India	113 runs	305	68.0	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
India	123 runs	402	86.5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
India	124 runs	310	89.5	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
India	203 runs	395	63.5	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	2 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
India	280 runs	461	96.1	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
India	337 runs	481	143.1	v South Africa	Delhi	3 Dec 2015	Test # 2191

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	7 wickets	79	12.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
India	8 wickets	117	39.4	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
India	8 wickets	62	13.1	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

India vs West Indies at Delhi, West Indies in India 2nd Test, Oct 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2601]

West Indies vs India at Ahmedabad, West Indies in India 1st Test, Oct 2-4, 2025 [Test # 2600]