Smallest victories by South Africa in FC
By runs
By wickets
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
10 wickets | 0 | 42 | 12.3 | 0.0 | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 16 Jun 1904 | First-class | |
10 wickets | 0 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | v London Count | Crystal Palace | 23 Jun 1904 | First-class | |
10 wickets | 0 | 90 | 21.4 | 0.0 | v M.C.C. | Lord's | 11 Aug 1904 | First-class | |
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 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 93 | 46.0 | 0.0 | v M.C.C. | Lord's | 27 May 1907 | First-class | |
5 wickets | 0 | 116 | 35.2 | 0.0 | v Yorkshire | Bradford | 15 Jul 1907 | First-class | |
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 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 82 | 21.1 | 0.0 | v Derbyshire | Derby | 18 Jul 1951 | First-class | |
6 wickets | 0 | 167 | 32.1 | 0.0 | v Leics | Leicester | 21 Jul 1951 | First-class | |
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 | |
9 wickets | 0 | 142 | 50.2 | 0.0 | v Sussex | Hove | 18 Jun 1955 | First-class | |
3 wickets | 0 | 145 | 30.3 | 0.0 | v England | Manchester | 7 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 | |
10 wickets | 0 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 3 Aug 1955 | First-class | |
8 wickets | 0 | 23 | 7.2 | 0.0 | v Kent | Canterbury | 24 Aug 1955 | First-class | |
4 wickets | 0 | 211 | 44.5 | 0.0 | v Pearce's XI | Scarborough | 7 Sep 1955 | First-class | |
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 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 34 | 11.4 | 0.0 | v SAB Eng XI | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 1982 | First-class | |
5 wickets | 0 | 107 | 30.0 | 0.0 | v West Ind XI | Cape Town | 21 Jan 1983 | First-class | |
10 wickets | 0 | 117 | 21.2 | 0.0 | v West Ind XI | Cape Town | 30 Dec 1983 | First-class | |
7 wickets | 0 | 76 | 24.1 | 0.0 | v England XI | Johannesburg | 8 Feb 1990 | First-class | |
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 | |
8 wickets | 0 | 16 | 8.1 | 0.0 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 18 Mar 1999 | Test # 1452 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 163 | 63.0 | 0.0 | v India | Wankhede | 24 Feb 2000 | Test # 1484 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | 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 | |
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 | |
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 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
Middlesex | Sth Africans | Lord's, London | 20 Jun 1904 | First-class |
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