Smallest victories by Lions in T20s
By runs
By wickets
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 2 wickets | 1 | 182 | 19.5 | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 23 Feb 2007 | Twenty20 | |
| 2 wickets | - | 166 | 20.0 | v Dolphins | Durban | 28 Feb 2007 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 4 | 179 | 19.2 | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 165 | 20.0 | v Dolphins | Durban | 6 Apr 2005 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 8 | 146 | 18.4 | v Titans | Centurion | 10 Feb 2010 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 144 | 20.0 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2010 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | - | 156 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 30 Jan 2011 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 5 | 144 | 19.1 | v Knights | Kimberley | 12 Mar 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 6 | 149 | 19.0 | v Titans | Centurion | 28 Apr 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 4 | 158 | 19.2 | v Warriors | Durban | 20 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 6 | 108 | 19.0 | v Dolphins | Durban | 28 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 1 | 130 | 19.5 | v S West D | Kimberley | 26 Sep 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 4 | 132 | 19.2 | v Yorkshire | Johannesburg | 20 Oct 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 10 | 118 | 18.2 | v Cape Cobras | Cape Town | 8 Mar 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 5 | 128 | 19.1 | v Knights | Gqeberha | 20 Feb 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 6 | 130 | 19.0 | v WP Boland | Johannesburg | 1 Apr 2005 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 14 | 148 | 17.4 | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2007 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 5 | 160 | 19.1 | v Dolphins | Potchefstroom | 19 Feb 2010 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 3 | 159 | 19.3 | v CSK | Cape Town | 16 Oct 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 7 | 173 | 18.5 | v Dolphins | Johannesburg | 2 Nov 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 3 | 127 | 19.3 | v Warriors | Durban | 16 Nov 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | - | 169 | 20.0 | v Dolphins | Potchefstroom | 19 Nov 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 25 | 134 | 15.5 | v Cape Cobras | Cape Town | 26 Apr 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 2 | 130 | 19.4 | v Boland | Paarl | 12 Oct 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 13 | 175 | 17.5 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 9 Mar 2007 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 45 | 122 | 12.3 | v Titans | Centurion | 2 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 4 | 90 | 11.2 | v Knights | Potchefstroom | 7 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 7 | 149 | 18.5 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 20 Feb 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 8 | 124 | 16.4 | v Cape Cobras | Cape Town | 1 Nov 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 7 | 170 | 18.5 | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 17 Nov 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 11 | 107 | 18.1 | v Knights | Durban | 23 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 3 | 145 | 19.3 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 26 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 5 | 142 | 19.1 | v Warriors | Durban | 27 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 21 | 100 | 10.3 | v Warriors | Potchefstroom | 21 Oct 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 4 | 99 | 8.2 | v Dolphins | Johannesburg | 5 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 15 | 133 | 17.3 | v KZN-Inland | Johannesburg | 21 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 14 | 166 | 17.4 | v Dolphins | Johannesburg | 28 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 24 | 116 | 16.0 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 22 Oct 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 43 | 99 | 12.5 | v Warriors | Johannesburg | 20 Jan 2006 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 7 | 135 | 18.5 | v Warriors | Gqeberha | 22 Feb 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 7 | 158 | 18.5 | v MI | Johannesburg | 14 Oct 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 8 | 164 | 18.4 | v Dolphins | Johannesburg | 1 May 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 20 | 134 | 14.4 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 24 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 29 | 120 | 15.1 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 27 Oct 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 29 | 149 | 15.1 | v Guyana | Johannesburg | 19 Sep 2010 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 7 | 184 | 18.5 | v Cape Cobras | Potchefstroom | 17 Feb 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 56 | 104 | 10.4 | v North West | Potchefstroom (Uni) | 10 Mar 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 16 | 117 | 17.2 | v Boland | Paarl | 31 Mar 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 10 wickets | 34 | 145 | 14.2 | v Warriors | East London | 7 Nov 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 10 wickets | 64 | 86 | 9.2 | v North West | Johannesburg | 14 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 |
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| Lions | 4 wickets | - | 165 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Dolphins | Durban | 6 Apr 2005 | Twenty20 |
| Lions | 2 wickets | - | 166 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Dolphins | Durban | 28 Feb 2007 | Twenty20 |
| Lions | 4 wickets | - | 144 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2010 | Twenty20 |
| Lions | 4 wickets | - | 156 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 30 Jan 2011 | Twenty20 |
| Lions | 6 wickets | - | 169 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v Dolphins | Potchefstroom | 19 Nov 2017 | Twenty20 |
| 2 wickets | 1 | 182 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 23 Feb 2007 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 1 | 130 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v S West D | Kimberley | 26 Sep 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 2 | 130 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v Boland | Paarl | 12 Oct 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 3 | 159 | 19.3 | 20.0 | v CSK | Cape Town | 16 Oct 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 3 | 127 | 19.3 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Durban | 16 Nov 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 3 | 145 | 19.3 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Durban | 26 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 3 wickets | 4 | 179 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 24 Feb 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 4 | 90 | 11.2 | 12.0 | v Knights | Potchefstroom | 7 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 4 | 132 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Yorkshire | Johannesburg | 20 Oct 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 4 | 158 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Durban | 20 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 4 | 99 | 8.2 | 9.0 | v Dolphins | Johannesburg | 5 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 5 | 160 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Dolphins | Potchefstroom | 19 Feb 2010 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 5 | 144 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Knights | Kimberley | 12 Mar 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 5 | 142 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Durban | 27 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 5 | 128 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Knights | Gqeberha | 20 Feb 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 6 | 130 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v WP Boland | Johannesburg | 1 Apr 2005 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 6 | 149 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v Titans | Centurion | 28 Apr 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 6 | 108 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v Dolphins | Durban | 28 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 7 | 135 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Gqeberha | 22 Feb 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 7 | 158 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v MI | Johannesburg | 14 Oct 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 7 | 184 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Potchefstroom | 17 Feb 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 7 | 149 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 20 Feb 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 7 | 173 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Dolphins | Johannesburg | 2 Nov 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 7 | 170 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 17 Nov 2017 | Twenty20 | |
| 4 wickets | 8 | 146 | 18.4 | 20.0 | v Titans | Centurion | 10 Feb 2010 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 8 | 124 | 16.4 | 18.0 | v Cape Cobras | Cape Town | 1 Nov 2015 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 8 | 164 | 18.4 | 20.0 | v Dolphins | Johannesburg | 1 May 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 5 wickets | 10 | 118 | 18.2 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Cape Town | 8 Mar 2013 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 11 | 107 | 18.1 | 20.0 | v Knights | Durban | 23 Feb 2021 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 13 | 175 | 17.5 | 20.0 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 9 Mar 2007 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 14 | 148 | 17.4 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Johannesburg | 23 Mar 2007 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 14 | 166 | 17.4 | 20.0 | v Dolphins | Johannesburg | 28 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 15 | 133 | 17.3 | 20.0 | v KZN-Inland | Johannesburg | 21 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 16 | 117 | 17.2 | 20.0 | v Boland | Paarl | 31 Mar 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 20 | 134 | 14.4 | 18.0 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 24 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 21 | 100 | 10.3 | 14.0 | v Warriors | Potchefstroom | 21 Oct 2022 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 24 | 116 | 16.0 | 20.0 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 22 Oct 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 6 wickets | 25 | 134 | 15.5 | 20.0 | v Cape Cobras | Cape Town | 26 Apr 2019 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 29 | 149 | 15.1 | 20.0 | v Guyana | Johannesburg | 19 Sep 2010 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 29 | 120 | 15.1 | 20.0 | v Titans | Johannesburg | 27 Oct 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 10 wickets | 34 | 145 | 14.2 | 20.0 | v Warriors | East London | 7 Nov 2014 | Twenty20 | |
| 8 wickets | 43 | 99 | 12.5 | 20.0 | v Warriors | Johannesburg | 20 Jan 2006 | Twenty20 | |
| 7 wickets | 45 | 122 | 12.3 | 20.0 | v Titans | Centurion | 2 Mar 2012 | Twenty20 | |
| 9 wickets | 56 | 104 | 10.4 | 20.0 | v North West | Potchefstroom (Uni) | 10 Mar 2024 | Twenty20 | |
| 10 wickets | 64 | 86 | 9.2 | 20.0 | v North West | Johannesburg | 14 Apr 2024 | Twenty20 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| Eagles | Lions | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | 4 Apr 2008 | Twenty20 |
| Lions | Cape Cobras | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | 4 Feb 2009 | Twenty20 |
| Lions | Otago | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 29 Sep 2013 | Twenty20 |
| Warriors | Lions | Buffalo Park, East London | 19 Jan 2014 | Twenty20 |
| Lions | Knights | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | 9 Nov 2014 | Twenty20 |
| Northern Cpe | Lions | Diamond Oval, Kimberley | 25 Sep 2021 | Twenty20 |
| Lions | W Province | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 17 Mar 2024 | Twenty20 |
| Lions | North West | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 19 Nov 2025 | Twenty20 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Lions vs Dolphins at Durban, CSA T20 Challenge 28th Match, Nov 23, 2025 [Twenty20]
Lions vs Western Province at Cape Town, CSA T20 Challenge 25th Match, Nov 21, 2025 [Twenty20]
North West vs Lions at Johannesburg, CSA T20 Challenge 24th Match, Nov 19, 2025 [Twenty20]