Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories by South Africa in Tests

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	5 runs	117	56.3	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
South Africa	7 runs	177	50.1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
South Africa	17 runs	232	78.0x8	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
South Africa	19 runs	244	53.2	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1910	Test # 106
South Africa	28 runs	240	67.3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
South Africa	30 runs	197	79.3	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
South Africa	38 runs	378	83.4	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
South Africa	40 runs	263	66.2	v West Indies	Providence	15 Aug 2024	Test # 2543
South Africa	51 runs	346	82.5	v England	Lord's	16 Aug 2012	Test # 2053
South Africa	53 runs	146	37.3	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
South Africa	58 runs	189	58.3x8	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
South Africa	69 runs	232	80.1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
South Africa	70 runs	377	95.3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
South Africa	71 runs	186	65.2	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
South Africa	72 runs	208	42.4	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
South Africa	82 runs	373	95.1x8	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
South Africa	82 runs	323	99.4	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
South Africa	87 runs	247	41.0	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
South Africa	93 runs	275	55.5	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
South Africa	94 runs	319	98.0	v England	Nottingham	5 Aug 1965	Test # 595
South Africa	95 runs	348	82.4	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1910	Test # 107
South Africa	107 runs	381	65.4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
South Africa	107 runs	376	93.0	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
South Africa	109 runs	348	69.1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
South Africa	128 runs	249	36.0	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
South Africa	132 runs	233	47.5x8	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
South Africa	135 runs	287	50.2	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
South Africa	149 runs	421	91.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
South Africa	153 runs	370	71.3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
South Africa	157 runs	309	67.0	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1935	Test # 243
South Africa	158 runs	324	58.3	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
South Africa	160 runs	424	84.5	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
South Africa	163 runs	457	80.3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
South Africa	168 runs	387	100.0	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
South Africa	170 runs	451	129.1	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
South Africa	174 runs	354	55.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
South Africa	177 runs	539	119.1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
South Africa	178 runs	320	38.2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
South Africa	189 runs	378	51.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
South Africa	191 runs	401	61.4	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
South Africa	196 runs	501	123.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
South Africa	197 runs	454	96.3	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
South Africa	198 runs	426	93.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
South Africa	204 runs	400	58.2	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
South Africa	206 runs	488	96.3	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
South Africa	211 runs	480	100.4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
South Africa	220 runs	274	19.0	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
South Africa	224 runs	481	142.1	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
South Africa	231 runs	448	73.4	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
South Africa	233 runs	495	117.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
South Africa	233 runs	516	79.4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
South Africa	243 runs	440	78.4	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906	Test # 90
South Africa	259 runs	394	60.5	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
South Africa	280 runs	382	34.4	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
South Africa	282 runs	427	66.2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
South Africa	282 runs	507	62.0	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
South Africa	284 runs	391	35.1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
South Africa	307 runs	486	77.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
South Africa	309 runs	632	82.5	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
South Africa	322 runs	430	39.4	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
South Africa	323 runs	570	90.3	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
South Africa	324 runs	490	69.3	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
South Africa	328 runs	395	34.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
South Africa	328 runs	537	66.2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
South Africa	329 runs	467	53.3	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
South Africa	332 runs	413	23.3	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
South Africa	333 runs	424	32.4	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
South Africa	340 runs	474	44.2	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
South Africa	351 runs	569	75.2	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
South Africa	356 runs	456	45.5	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263
South Africa	358 runs	531	51.0	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
South Africa	492 runs	612	46.4	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 wicket	284	112.5	v England	Johannesburg	2 Jan 1906	Test # 88
South Africa	2 wickets	148	39.3	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
South Africa	3 wickets	145	30.3	v England	Manchester	7 Jul 1955	Test # 410
South Africa	3 wickets	121	35.3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
South Africa	4 wickets	175	59.3	v England	Cape Town	7 Mar 1910	Test # 109
South Africa	4 wickets	153	49.2	v England	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
South Africa	4 wickets	164	62.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
South Africa	4 wickets	163	63.0	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
South Africa	4 wickets	217	47.3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
South Africa	4 wickets	182	43.1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
South Africa	5 wickets	212	47.3x8	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
South Africa	5 wickets	101	26.3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
South Africa	5 wickets	335	104.5	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
South Africa	5 wickets	211	64.1	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
South Africa	5 wickets	161	64.0	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
South Africa	5 wickets	205	67.5	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
South Africa	5 wickets	281	80.0	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
South Africa	5 wickets	282	83.4	v Australia	Lord's	11 Jun 2025	Test # 2585
South Africa	6 wickets	295	95.5x8	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
South Africa	6 wickets	226	62.5	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
South Africa	6 wickets	234	72.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
South Africa	6 wickets	414	119.2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
South Africa	6 wickets	101	22.5	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
South Africa	6 wickets	149	50.4	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
South Africa	7 wickets	176	61.1	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
South Africa	7 wickets	88	31.2	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
South Africa	7 wickets	108	38.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
South Africa	7 wickets	86	34.1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
South Africa	7 wickets	199	60.5	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
South Africa	7 wickets	185	35.2	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
South Africa	7 wickets	47	8.4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
South Africa	7 wickets	240	67.4	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
South Africa	7 wickets	212	63.3	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
South Africa	7 wickets	106	22.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	21 Oct 2024	Test # 2556
South Africa	8 wickets	69	23.3	v England	Durban	4 Feb 1928	Test # 172
South Africa	8 wickets	148	41.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
South Africa	8 wickets	182	75.0	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
South Africa	8 wickets	152	45.4	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
South Africa	8 wickets	29	6.4	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
South Africa	8 wickets	16	8.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
South Africa	8 wickets	144	44.5	v West Indies	Port of Spain	8 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
South Africa	8 wickets	236	50.2	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
South Africa	8 wickets	124	37.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
South Africa	8 wickets	81	24.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
South Africa	9 wickets	32	10.5	v England	Johannesburg	6 Mar 1906	Test # 89
South Africa	9 wickets	25	6.2x8	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
South Africa	9 wickets	153	51.1	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
South Africa	9 wickets	146	48.4	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
South Africa	9 wickets	78	15.2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
South Africa	9 wickets	54	14.4	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
South Africa	9 wickets	183	48.0	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
South Africa	9 wickets	101	19.5	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
South Africa	9 wickets	41	10.4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
South Africa	9 wickets	41	9.5	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
South Africa	10 wickets	82	17.0x8	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
South Africa	10 wickets	67	15.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
South Africa	10 wickets	15	1.1	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
South Africa	10 wickets	44	9.0	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
South Africa	10 wickets	46	3.4	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
South Africa	10 wickets	9	1.1	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
South Africa	10 wickets	2	0.0	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
South Africa	10 wickets	58	11.4	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
South Africa	10 wickets	67	13.2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
South Africa	10 wickets	58	7.1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2025	Test # 2576

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