Team Smallest Margins - vs Sri Lanka

Smallest victories by South Africa in ODIs - vs Sri Lanka

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	4 runs	176	34.0	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	17 Jan 2012	ODI # 3227
South Africa	9 runs	264	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	24 Jan 2006	ODI # 2318
South Africa	40 runs	368	48.1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	7 Feb 2017	ODI # 3833
South Africa	41 runs	95	28.0	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	16 Mar 2019	ODI # 4115
South Africa	44 runs	184	34.0	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	21 Dec 1994	ODI # 967
South Africa	56 runs	224	43.2	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	26 Jul 2013	ODI # 3398
South Africa	57 runs	267	46.3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
South Africa	66 runs	312	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	6 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
South Africa	67 runs	265	36.4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 2021	ODI # 4315
South Africa	71 runs	193	24.0	v Sri Lanka	Durban	10 Mar 2019	ODI # 4112
South Africa	75 runs	305	40.3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	6 Jul 2014	ODI # 3500
South Africa	78 runs	215	40.1	v Sri Lanka	Guwahati	19 Nov 1993	ODI # 853
South Africa	78 runs	220	39.1	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	24 Oct 2006	ODI # 2435
South Africa	78 runs	364	45.2	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	5 Aug 2018	ODI # 4029
South Africa	82 runs	340	44.3	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	12 Jul 2014	ODI # 3502
South Africa	88 runs	385	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	10 Feb 2017	ODI # 3834
South Africa	89 runs	200	35.2	v Sri Lanka	Northampton	19 May 1999	ODI # 1451
South Africa	92 runs	224	23.4	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	30 Oct 1998	ODI # 1362
South Africa	95 runs	303	50.0	v Sri Lanka	East London	17 Dec 2000	ODI # 1662
South Africa	96 runs	300	41.3	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	3 Jun 2017	ODI # 3877
South Africa	99 runs	291	42.2	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1668
South Africa	102 runs	429	44.5	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	7 Oct 2023	ODI # 4661
South Africa	113 runs	252	32.2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	6 Mar 2019	ODI # 4107
South Africa	121 runs	308	37.5	v Sri Lanka	Durban	1 Feb 2017	ODI # 3830
South Africa	124 runs	223	34.0	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
South Africa	177 runs	318	33.2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	29 Nov 2002	ODI # 1905
South Africa	258 runs	302	20.1	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	11 Jan 2012	ODI # 3225

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 wicket	210	48.2	v Sri Lanka	Providence	28 Mar 2007	ODI # 2556
South Africa	4 wickets	210	40.4	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	8 Nov 1997	ODI # 1253
South Africa	4 wickets	222	47.2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
South Africa	4 wickets	245	42.5	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	1 Aug 2018	ODI # 4027
South Africa	5 wickets	106	26.3	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
South Africa	5 wickets	207	42.0	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
South Africa	5 wickets	222	45.1	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	31 Jan 2006	ODI # 2321
South Africa	5 wickets	237	48.4	v Sri Lanka	East London	14 Jan 2012	ODI # 3226
South Africa	5 wickets	194	31.0	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	29 Jul 2018	ODI # 4025
South Africa	6 wickets	129	29.3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	27 Nov 2002	ODI # 1903
South Africa	6 wickets	229	45.1	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	6 Dec 2002	ODI # 1912
South Africa	6 wickets	190	32.5	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	13 Mar 2019	ODI # 4114
South Africa	7 wickets	164	32.0	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2017	ODI # 3831
South Africa	8 wickets	248	48.5	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Jan 2001	ODI # 1666
South Africa	8 wickets	185	30.5	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	4 Dec 2002	ODI # 1911
South Africa	8 wickets	182	34.2	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2017	ODI # 3828
South Africa	8 wickets	232	38.5	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Mar 2019	ODI # 4104
South Africa	9 wickets	134	18.0	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	18 Mar 2015	ODI # 3640
South Africa	9 wickets	204	37.2	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	28 Jun 2019	ODI # 4176

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	8 wickets	7	248	48.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Jan 2001	ODI # 1666
South Africa	5 wickets	8	237	48.4	50.0	v Sri Lanka	East London	14 Jan 2012	ODI # 3226
South Africa	1 wicket	10	210	48.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Providence	28 Mar 2007	ODI # 2556
South Africa	4 wickets	16	222	47.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
South Africa	6 wickets	29	229	45.1	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	6 Dec 2002	ODI # 1912
South Africa	5 wickets	29	222	45.1	50.0	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	31 Jan 2006	ODI # 2321
South Africa	4 wickets	43	245	42.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	1 Aug 2018	ODI # 4027
South Africa	5 wickets	48	207	42.0	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	14 Jan 2001	ODI # 1671
South Africa	4 wickets	56	210	40.4	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	8 Nov 1997	ODI # 1253
South Africa	8 wickets	67	232	38.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Mar 2019	ODI # 4104
South Africa	9 wickets	76	204	37.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	28 Jun 2019	ODI # 4176
South Africa	8 wickets	94	182	34.2	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	28 Jan 2017	ODI # 3828
South Africa	6 wickets	103	190	32.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	13 Mar 2019	ODI # 4114
South Africa	7 wickets	108	164	32.0	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2017	ODI # 3831
South Africa	5 wickets	114	194	31.0	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	29 Jul 2018	ODI # 4025
South Africa	8 wickets	115	185	30.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	4 Dec 2002	ODI # 1911
South Africa	6 wickets	123	129	29.3	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	27 Nov 2002	ODI # 1903
South Africa	5 wickets	141	106	26.3	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
South Africa	9 wickets	192	134	18.0	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	18 Mar 2015	ODI # 3640

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	Sri Lanka	Kingsmead, Durban	3 Mar 2003	ODI # 1979

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