Smallest victories by South Africa in Tests+ODIs+T20Is
By runs
By wickets
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
1 wicket | 0 | 284 | 112.5 | 0.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 2 Jan 1906 | Test # 88 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 32 | 10.5 | 0.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 6 Mar 1906 | Test # 89 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 175 | 59.3 | 0.0 | v England | Cape Town | 7 Mar 1910 | Test # 109 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 153 | 49.2 | 0.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 28 Jan 1928 | Test # 171 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 69 | 23.3 | 0.0 | v England | Durban | 4 Feb 1928 | Test # 172 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 148 | 41.2 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 4 Mar 1932 | Test # 218 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 295 | 95.5x8 | 0.0x8 | v Australia | Melbourne | 6 Feb 1953 | Test # 365 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 25 | 6.2x8 | 0.0x8 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 212 | 47.3x8 | 0.0x8 | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 5 Feb 1954 | Test # 382 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 145 | 30.3 | 0.0 | v England | Manchester | 7 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 82 | 17.0x8 | 0.0x8 | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 | Test # 553 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 182 | 75.0 | 0.0 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1967 | Test # 615 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 176 | 61.1 | 0.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 24 Feb 1967 | Test # 617 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 153 | 51.1 | 0.0 | v India | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 1992 | Test # 1206 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 152 | 45.4 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 26 Dec 1994 | Test # 1280 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 88 | 31.2 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1995 | Test # 1282 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 108 | 38.0 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 13 Oct 1995 | Test # 1307 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 67 | 15.4 | 0.0 | v England | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1996 | Test # 1321 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 29 | 6.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 21 Mar 1997 | Test # 1362 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 226 | 62.5 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 27 Mar 1998 | Test # 1414 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.0 | v England | Lord's | 18 Jun 1998 | Test # 1419 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 164 | 62.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 26 Nov 1998 | Test # 1429 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 146 | 48.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Durban | 26 Dec 1998 | Test # 1437 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 160 | 27.0 | 27.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 1999 | ODI # 1390 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 16 | 8.1 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 18 Mar 1999 | Test # 1452 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 192 | 40.0 | 40.0 | v New Zealand | Napier | 26 Mar 1999 | ODI # 1421 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 163 | 63.0 | 0.0 | v India | Wankhede | 24 Feb 2000 | Test # 1484 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 257 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 4 Nov 2000 | ODI # 1655 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 101 | 26.3 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Bloemfontein | 17 Nov 2000 | Test # 1514 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 86 | 34.1 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 30 Nov 2000 | Test # 1519 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 78 | 15.2 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 54 | 14.4 | 0.0 | v India | Bloemfontein | 3 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 335 | 104.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | Durban | 15 Mar 2002 | Test # 1595 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 239 | 49.0 | 49.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | ODI # 1875 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 121 | 35.3 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Nov 2002 | Test # 1626 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 44 | 9.0 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Durban | 26 Dec 2002 | Test # 1635 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 46 | 3.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 | Test # 1682 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 234 | 72.2 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 26 Mar 2004 | Test # 1692 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 144 | 44.5 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 8 Apr 2005 | Test # 1747 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 217 | 47.3 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 5 May 2006 | Test # 1801 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 211 | 64.1 | 0.0 | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2007 | Test # 1827 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 199 | 60.5 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 11 Jan 2007 | Test # 1828 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 161 | 64.0 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 26 Jan 2007 | Test # 1830 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 249 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 25 Nov 2007 | ODI # 2648 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 185 | 35.2 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2008 | Test # 1858 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 205 | 67.5 | 0.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2008 | Test # 1864 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | v England | Leeds | 18 Jul 2008 | Test # 1881 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 281 | 80.0 | 0.0 | v England | Birmingham | 30 Jul 2008 | Test # 1883 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 414 | 119.2 | 0.0 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 17 Dec 2008 | Test # 1899 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 183 | 48.0 | 0.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1902 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 304 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Roseau | 30 May 2010 | ODI # 2984 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 47 | 8.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 Jun 2010 | Test # 1962 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 236 | 50.2 | 0.0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 9 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 101 | 19.5 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Mar 2012 | Test # 2036 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 261 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Potchefstroom | 25 Jan 2013 | ODI # 3328 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 182 | 43.1 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 14 Feb 2013 | Test # 2073 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 58 | 11.4 | 0.0 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 | Test # 2111 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 41 | 10.4 | 0.0 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 9 Aug 2014 | Test # 2135 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 124 | 37.4 | 0.0 | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2015 | Test # 2154 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 135 | 20.0 | 20.0 | v England | Cape Town | 19 Feb 2016 | T20I # 503 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 81 | 24.3 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 16 Mar 2017 | Test # 2255 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 101 | 22.5 | 0.0 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 9 Mar 2018 | Test # 2298 | |
6 wickets | 0 | 149 | 50.4 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2338 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 41 | 9.5 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2019 | Test # 2340 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 67 | 13.2 | 0.0 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 240 | 67.4 | 0.0 | v India | Johannesburg | 3 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 212 | 63.3 | 0.0 | v India | Cape Town | 11 Jan 2022 | Test # 2448 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 106 | 22.0 | 0.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 21 Oct 2024 | Test # 2556 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 148 | 39.3 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2572 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 58 | 7.1 | 0.0 | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 | |
5 wickets | 0 | 282 | 83.4 | 0.0 | v Australia | Lord's | 11 Jun 2025 | Test # 2585 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 435 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2349 | |
3 wickets | 1 | 130 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 23 Nov 2007 | T20I # 48 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 208 | 33.5 | 34.0 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2017 | ODI # 3836 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 143 | 19.5 | 20.0 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1378 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 232 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | East London | 4 Feb 2000 | ODI # 1557 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 305 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 4 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2096 | |
5 wickets | 2 | 226 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Feb 2004 | ODI # 2099 | |
1 wicket | 2 | 253 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 3 Jun 2010 | ODI # 2987 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 297 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v India | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3128 | |
7 wickets | 2 | 200 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v India | Dharamsala | 2 Oct 2015 | T20I # 456 | |
5 wickets | 2 | 134 | 19.4 | 20.0 | v India | Perth | 30 Oct 2022 | T20I # 1853 | |
6 wickets | 3 | 185 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v India | Cape Town | 7 Dec 1992 | ODI # 770 | |
2 wickets | 3 | 250 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Bloemfontein | 23 Oct 2005 | ODI # 2285 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 243 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v India | Belfast | 26 Jun 2007 | ODI # 2592 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 272 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 16 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2795 | |
7 wickets | 3 | 207 | 19.3 | 20.0 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 13 Dec 2024 | T20I # 3047 | |
6 wickets | 4 | 233 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v India | East London | 4 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1173 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 244 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 30 Oct 2005 | ODI # 2289 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 132 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2008 | T20I # 51 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 167 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 27 Mar 2009 | T20I # 87 | |
3 wickets | 4 | 158 | 19.2 | 20.0 | v Australia | Durban | 4 Mar 2016 | T20I # 519 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 372 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 5 Oct 2016 | ODI # 3790 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 181 | 29.1 | 30.0 | v India | Adelaide | 15 Mar 1992 | ODI # 745 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 268 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Gqeberha | 4 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2221 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 139 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 15 May 2005 | ODI # 2245 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 154 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 | T20I # 39 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 148 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 16 Oct 2011 | T20I # 212 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 212 | 19.1 | 20.0 | v India | Delhi | 9 Jun 2022 | T20I # 1554 | |
5 wickets | 5 | 343 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Bloemfontein | 29 Jan 2023 | ODI # 4513 | |
3 wickets | 5 | 123 | 16.1 | 17.0 | v West Indies | North Sound | 23 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2720 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 221 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 5 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1474 | |
2 wickets | 6 | 249 | 48.0 | 49.0 | v India | Faridabad | 15 Mar 2000 | ODI # 1574 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 241 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v England | Centurion | 13 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2226 | |
7 wickets | 6 | 119 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v England | Chester-le-Street | 8 Sep 2012 | T20I # 258 | |
7 wickets | 6 | 145 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 5 Nov 2014 | T20I # 407 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 125 | 19.0 | 20.0 | v India | Gqeberha | 10 Nov 2024 | T20I # 2942 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 288 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Kimberley | 28 Oct 2000 | ODI # 1651 | |
8 wickets | 7 | 248 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Paarl | 9 Jan 2001 | ODI # 1666 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 250 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v India | Hyderabad | 16 Nov 2005 | ODI # 2297 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 229 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 15 Jan 2006 | ODI # 2314 | |
7 wickets | 7 | 145 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | Cape Town | 15 Sep 2007 | T20I # 31 | |
6 wickets | 7 | 259 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v West Indies | Centurion | 26 Mar 2023 | T20I # 2032 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 152 | 13.5 | 15.0 | v India | Gqeberha | 12 Dec 2023 | T20I # 2396 | |
4 wickets | 7 | 104 | 18.5 | 20.0 | v Netherlands | New York | 8 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2649 | |
7 wickets | 8 | 190 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 9 Dec 1993 | ODI # 860 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 186 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v India | Rajkot | 29 Oct 1996 | ODI # 1132 | |
3 wickets | 8 | 224 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 21 May 1998 | ODI # 1331 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 216 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v India | Dhaka | 18 Apr 2003 | ODI # 2006 | |
7 wickets | 8 | 253 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 27 Jan 2008 | ODI # 2666 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 121 | 18.4 | 20.0 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 27 Oct 2010 | T20I # 191 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 237 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | East London | 14 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3226 | |
6 wickets | 8 | 189 | 18.4 | 20.0 | v India | Centurion | 21 Feb 2018 | T20I # 654 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 162 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v India | Johannesburg | 13 Dec 1992 | ODI # 779 | |
4 wickets | 9 | 257 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Johannesburg | 31 Jan 1997 | ODI # 1171 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 153 | 30.3 | 32.0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 1 Nov 2000 | ODI # 1654 | |
4 wickets | 9 | 199 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Jan 2002 | ODI # 1784 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 272 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bloemfontein | 4 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4252 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 185 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Durban | 17 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1040 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 280 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v India | Johannesburg | 5 Oct 2001 | ODI # 1752 | |
1 wicket | 10 | 210 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Providence | 28 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2556 | |
7 wickets | 10 | 112 | 18.2 | 20.0 | v England | Nottingham | 11 Jun 2009 | T20I # 103 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 120 | 18.2 | 20.0 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 26 Oct 2010 | T20I # 190 | |
8 wickets | 10 | 144 | 18.2 | 20.0 | v West Indies | Dubai (DICS) | 26 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1366 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 149 | 18.2 | 20.0 | v India | Cuttack | 12 Jun 2022 | T20I # 1569 | |
3 wickets | 11 | 199 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1036 | |
5 wickets | 11 | 294 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Lahore | 3 Nov 1997 | ODI # 1249 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 227 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Johannesburg | 21 Jan 2000 | ODI # 1544 | |
5 wickets | 11 | 140 | 28.1 | 30.0 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 6 Nov 2005 | ODI # 2293 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 174 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 12 Mar 2008 | ODI # 2691 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 231 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 21 Oct 2014 | ODI # 3536 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 288 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v India | Paarl | 21 Jan 2022 | ODI # 4346 | |
7 wickets | 12 | 273 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v England | Centurion | 14 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1038 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 241 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 12 Apr 2000 | ODI # 1587 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 176 | 34.0 | 36.0 | v West Indies | Centurion | 20 Jan 2008 | ODI # 2661 | |
9 wickets | 13 | 171 | 46.5 | 49.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Feb 1992 | ODI # 719 | |
4 wickets | 13 | 206 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 16 Apr 2000 | ODI # 1591 | |
5 wickets | 13 | 264 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Durban | 1 Feb 2008 | ODI # 2668 | |
8 wickets | 13 | 211 | 28.5 | 31.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 3 Feb 2008 | ODI # 2671 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
Australia | South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 17 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1483 |
Australia | South Africa | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 18 Aug 2000 | ODI # 1621 |
South Africa | Australia | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | 27 Mar 2002 | ODI # 1821 |
South Africa | Sri Lanka | Kingsmead, Durban | 3 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1979 |
South Africa | England | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | 2 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2219 |
South Africa | West Indies | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 14 Jun 2013 | ODI # 3371 |
South Africa | Sri Lanka | Newlands, Cape Town | 19 Mar 2019 | T20I # 755 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England Women vs India Women at Southampton, India Women in England 1st ODI, Jul 16, 2025 [Women ODI # 1472]
South Africa Women vs West Indies Women at Cave Hill, South Africa Women in West Indies 3rd ODI, Jun 17, 2025 [Women ODI # 1471]
South Africa Women vs West Indies Women at Cave Hill, South Africa Women in West Indies 2nd ODI, Jun 14, 2025 [Women ODI # 1470]