Smallest victories by South Africa in T20Is

By runs
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
1 run12920.0v New ZealandLord's9 Jun 2009T20I # 99
1 run12120.0v West IndiesNorth Sound20 May 2010T20I # 179
1 run17820.0v EnglandEast London12 Feb 2020T20I # 1039
1 run16820.0v West IndiesSt George's29 Jun 2021T20I # 1179
1 run11620.0v NepalKingstown14 Jun 2024T20I # 2681
2 runs20220.0v AustraliaJohannesburg24 Feb 2006T20I # 6
2 runs17120.0v New ZealandChattogram24 Mar 2014T20I # 383
3 runs16620.0v New ZealandAuckland22 Feb 2012T20I # 223
3 runs19720.0v EnglandChattogram29 Mar 2014T20I # 391
3 runs17520.0v EnglandTaunton23 Jun 2017T20I # 615
4 runs659.1v PakistanJohannesburg20 Nov 2013T20I # 340
4 runs14720.0v P.N.G.ICCA Dubai21 Oct 2019T20I # 950
4 runs11420.0v BangladeshNew York10 Jun 2024T20I # 2664
6 runs15120.0v PakistanDubai (DICS)15 Nov 2013T20I # 336
6 runs14618.4v NetherlandsChattogram27 Mar 2014T20I # 386
6 runs19320.0v PakistanCape Town1 Feb 2019T20I # 732
6 runs14120.0v BangladeshAl Amerat17 Oct 2021T20I # 1311
6 runs14920.0v NetherlandsThe Hague8 Jul 2025T20I # 3288
7 runs14919.2v NetherlandsAbu Dhabi17 Jan 2017T20I # 582
7 runs18920.0v PakistanJohannesburg3 Feb 2019T20I # 734
7 runs14220.0v ZimbabweEdinburgh15 Sep 2021T20I # 1276
7 runs16420.0v EnglandGros Islet21 Jun 2024T20I # 2712
8 runs19520.0v ZimbabweKimberley10 Oct 2010T20I # 189
8 runs21420.0v IrelandEdinburgh28 Jul 2023T20I # 2180
9 runs12220.0v U.A.E.Dubai (DICS)13 Mar 2024T20I # 2519
10 runs19020.0v EnglandSharjah6 Nov 2021T20I # 1400
11 runs837.5v IndiaJohannesburg30 Mar 2012T20I # 242
11 runs18420.0v PakistanDurban10 Dec 2024T20I # 3026
12 runs12214.0v BangladeshJohannesburg5 Nov 2008T20I # 77
12 runs13120.0v IndiaNottingham16 Jun 2009T20I # 113
12 runs11620.0v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)2 Aug 2013T20I # 323
12 runs15920.0v AustraliaGqeberha23 Feb 2020T20I # 1052
13 runs17120.0v New ZealandBridgetown6 May 2010T20I # 164
13 runs13719.5v West IndiesNorth Sound19 May 2010T20I # 178
14 runs17920.0v KenyaICCA Dubai13 Mar 2012T20I # 231
14 runs15020.0v JerseyEdinburgh21 Jul 2023T20I # 2152
15 runs16620.0v NetherlandsICCA Dubai22 Nov 2013T20I # 342
16 runs18120.0v Sri LankaCenturion22 Mar 2019T20I # 758
16 runs16720.0v West IndiesSt George's27 Jun 2021T20I # 1178
17 runs15720.0v AustraliaCenturion29 Mar 2009T20I # 88
17 runs16619.3v P.N.G.Al Amerat19 Oct 2021T20I # 1318
18 runs19520.0v U.S.A.North Sound19 Jun 2024T20I # 2708
19 runs15520.0v EnglandCape Town16 Sep 2007T20I # 34
19 runs12710.0v Sri LankaCenturion20 Jan 2017T20I # 589
20 runs18420.0v West IndiesThe Oval13 Jun 2009T20I # 106
20 runs19620.0v BangladeshBloemfontein26 Oct 2017T20I # 626
21 runs10910.0v AustraliaCarrara17 Nov 2018T20I # 711
21 runs21220.0v IrelandBristol3 Aug 2022T20I # 1721
22 runs14620.0v Sri LankaHambantota4 Aug 2013T20I # 324
24 runs19020.0v Hong KongAbu Dhabi14 Jan 2017T20I # 577
25 runs16920.0v West IndiesSt George's3 Jul 2021T20I # 1181
28 runs16420.0v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)10 Sep 2021T20I # 1265
31 runs17019.2v BangladeshMirpur7 Jul 2015T20I # 429
31 runs17120.0v KenyaICCA 2 Dubai19 Oct 2019T20I # 943
32 runs797.0v Sri LankaHambantota22 Sep 2012T20I # 269
32 runs9515.2v U.A.E.Dubai (DICS)14 Mar 2024T20I # 2520
33 runs18020.0v New ZealandGqeberha26 Dec 2012T20I # 297
33 runs16620.0v IrelandDublin (Malahide)19 Jul 2021T20I # 1194
33 runs16018.0v DenmarkEdinburgh27 Jul 2023T20I # 2174
34 runs16318.0v BangladeshThe Hague24 Jul 2012T20I # 252
34 runs16117.2v ZimbabweEast London9 Oct 2018T20I # 698
34 runs19418.5v NepalGlasgow20 Jun 2025T20I # 3253
35 runs11418.5v KenyaAberdeen4 Jul 2013T20I # 319
37 runs16218.4v Hong KongMong Kok31 Jan 2016T20I # 488
37 runs14118.2v NetherlandsICCA Dubai5 Feb 2016T20I # 492
37 runs21020.0v AfghanistanWankhede20 Mar 2016T20I # 542
39 runs16118.1v NetherlandsGlasgow15 Jun 2025T20I # 3239
42 runs16019.3v IrelandBelfast22 Jul 2021T20I # 1197
42 runs16118.3v West IndiesHobart17 Oct 2022T20I # 1826
44 runs18318.5v IrelandBristol5 Aug 2022T20I # 1724
45 runs18315.4v Sri LankaJohannesburg24 Mar 2019T20I # 763
46 runs20520.0v BermudaDubai (DICS)24 Oct 2019T20I # 966
49 runs19020.0v IrelandBelfast24 Jul 2021T20I # 1201
49 runs22818.3v IndiaIndore4 Oct 2022T20I # 1805
52 runs14918.5v BangladeshMirpur5 Jul 2015T20I # 428
53 runs21917.4v AustraliaDarwin12 Aug 2025T20I # 3405
58 runs25320.0v NetherlandsDublin (Malahide)16 Sep 2019T20I # 884
58 runs20816.4v EnglandCardiff28 Jul 2022T20I # 1698
59 runs14016.0v AfghanistanBridgetown5 May 2010T20I # 162
69 runs19619.0v West IndiesDurban14 Jan 2015T20I # 415
71 runs15914.5v NetherlandsThe Hague22 May 2024T20I # 2614
72 runs13811.0v GermanyEdinburgh (Golden)20 Jul 2023T20I # 2149
78 runs18614.5v New ZealandAuckland17 Feb 2017T20I # 595
83 runs22518.3v BangladeshPotchefstroom29 Oct 2017T20I # 628
84 runs24220.0v EnglandCenturion15 Nov 2009T20I # 125
90 runs19918.3v U.A.E.Dubai (DICS)30 Oct 2019T20I # 989
90 runs19216.4v EnglandSouthampton31 Jul 2022T20I # 1717
104 runs20616.3v BangladeshSydney27 Oct 2022T20I # 1847
115 runs22214.0v NetherlandsAmstelveen20 Jun 2018T20I # 677
130 runs21215.4v ScotlandThe Oval7 Jun 2009T20I # 94
155 runs24612.4v ItalyEdinburgh24 Jul 2023T20I # 2160
166 runs23316.3v AustriaEdinburgh (Golden)25 Jul 2023T20I # 2166
By wickets
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
3 wickets13019.5v New ZealandJohannesburg23 Nov 2007T20I # 48
3 wickets14819.1v AustraliaJohannesburg16 Oct 2011T20I # 212
3 wickets13520.0v EnglandCape Town19 Feb 2016T20I # 503
3 wickets15819.2v AustraliaDurban4 Mar 2016T20I # 519
3 wickets12316.1v West IndiesNorth Sound23 Jun 2024T20I # 2720
3 wickets12519.0v IndiaGqeberha10 Nov 2024T20I # 2942
4 wickets13219.2v West IndiesJohannesburg18 Jan 2008T20I # 51
4 wickets16719.2v AustraliaJohannesburg27 Mar 2009T20I # 87
4 wickets13620.0v CanadaDubai (DICS)23 Mar 2012T20I # 239
4 wickets14319.5v Sri LankaSharjah30 Oct 2021T20I # 1378
4 wickets14918.2v IndiaCuttack12 Jun 2022T20I # 1569
4 wickets10418.5v NetherlandsNew York8 Jun 2024T20I # 2649
5 wickets11712.2v Hong KongDublin (Malahide)25 Jul 2015T20I # 445
5 wickets16819.0v OmanICCA Dubai31 Oct 2019T20I # 991
5 wickets13419.4v IndiaPerth30 Oct 2022T20I # 1853
5 wickets15213.5v IndiaGqeberha12 Dec 2023T20I # 2396
5 wickets15618.3v NamibiaBridgetown6 Jun 2024T20I # 2643
5 wickets14215.5v ZimbabweHarare14 Jul 2025T20I # 3316
6 wickets15419.1v New ZealandDurban19 Sep 2007T20I # 39
6 wickets12018.2v PakistanAbu Dhabi26 Oct 2010T20I # 190
6 wickets12118.4v PakistanAbu Dhabi27 Oct 2010T20I # 191
6 wickets14716.1v IrelandBready18 Jun 2015T20I # 419
6 wickets16718.1v IrelandBready20 Jun 2015T20I # 421
6 wickets15217.5v New ZealandDurban14 Aug 2015T20I # 451
6 wickets9317.1v IndiaCuttack5 Oct 2015T20I # 457
6 wickets18918.4v IndiaCenturion21 Feb 2018T20I # 654
6 wickets13315.4v ZimbabwePotchefstroom12 Oct 2018T20I # 699
6 wickets18118.3v IrelandAl Amerat15 Feb 2019T20I # 742
6 wickets12413.2v NetherlandsDublin (Malahide)19 Sep 2019T20I # 889
6 wickets14516.2v PakistanLahore13 Feb 2021T20I # 1121
6 wickets14114.0v PakistanJohannesburg12 Apr 2021T20I # 1146
6 wickets8513.3v BangladeshAbu Dhabi2 Nov 2021T20I # 1384
6 wickets25918.5v West IndiesCenturion26 Mar 2023T20I # 2032
6 wickets7816.2v Sri LankaNew York3 Jun 2024T20I # 2635
7 wickets14518.5v BangladeshCape Town15 Sep 2007T20I # 31
7 wickets11218.2v EnglandNottingham11 Jun 2009T20I # 103
7 wickets16915.5v ZimbabweBloemfontein8 Oct 2010T20I # 188
7 wickets11919.0v EnglandChester-le-Street8 Sep 2012T20I # 258
7 wickets10118.3v KenyaAberdeen5 Jul 2013T20I # 320
7 wickets14519.0v AustraliaAdelaide5 Nov 2014T20I # 407
7 wickets20019.4v IndiaDharamsala2 Oct 2015T20I # 456
7 wickets13419.0v OmanDubai (DICS)19 Jan 2017T20I # 585
7 wickets16117.4v NetherlandsAmstelveen19 Jun 2018T20I # 676
7 wickets11215.3v OmanAl Amerat17 Feb 2019T20I # 744
7 wickets21219.1v IndiaDelhi9 Jun 2022T20I # 1554
7 wickets15113.1v OmanNorth Sound9 Jun 2024T20I # 2659
7 wickets20719.3v PakistanCenturion13 Dec 2024T20I # 3047
7 wickets14517.2v ZimbabweHarare20 Jul 2025T20I # 3336
8 wickets20617.4v West IndiesJohannesburg11 Sep 2007T20I # 20
8 wickets10017.4v BermudaBelfast3 Aug 2008T20I # 61
8 wickets17416.0v New ZealandHamilton19 Feb 2012T20I # 222
8 wickets8712.1v New ZealandDurban21 Dec 2012T20I # 293
8 wickets768.0v Hong KongNagpur12 Mar 2016T20I # 532
8 wickets12117.4v Sri LankaDelhi28 Mar 2016T20I # 554
8 wickets15517.5v P.N.G.ICCA Dubai8 Oct 2021T20I # 1291
8 wickets12317.0v OmanAl Amerat21 Oct 2021T20I # 1338
8 wickets14418.2v West IndiesDubai (DICS)26 Oct 2021T20I # 1366
8 wickets17217.4v IrelandAbu Dhabi27 Sep 2024T20I # 2869
9 wickets10718.1v KenyaBelfast4 Aug 2008T20I # 66
9 wickets9914.3v PakistanDubai (DICS)13 Nov 2013T20I # 334
9 wickets11010.0v U.A.E.Edinburgh9 Jul 2015T20I # 430
9 wickets17214.4v EnglandJohannesburg21 Feb 2016T20I # 506
9 wickets13516.5v IndiaBengaluru22 Sep 2019T20I # 893
9 wickets10414.1v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)12 Sep 2021T20I # 1270
9 wickets578.5v AfghanistanTarouba26 Jun 2024T20I # 2723
10 wickets13011.3v PakistanJohannesburg2 Feb 2007T20I # 14
10 wickets9412.4v ZimbabweHambantota20 Sep 2012T20I # 266
10 wickets12114.4v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)14 Sep 2021T20I # 1273
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner
Margin
Balls Rem
Target
Overs
Max
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
4 wickets013620.020.0v CanadaDubai (DICS)23 Mar 2012T20I # 239
3 wickets013520.020.0v EnglandCape Town19 Feb 2016T20I # 503
3 wickets113019.520.0v New ZealandJohannesburg23 Nov 2007T20I # 48
4 wickets114319.520.0v Sri LankaSharjah30 Oct 2021T20I # 1378
7 wickets220019.420.0v IndiaDharamsala2 Oct 2015T20I # 456
5 wickets213419.420.0v IndiaPerth30 Oct 2022T20I # 1853
7 wickets320719.320.0v PakistanCenturion13 Dec 2024T20I # 3047
4 wickets413219.220.0v West IndiesJohannesburg18 Jan 2008T20I # 51
4 wickets416719.220.0v AustraliaJohannesburg27 Mar 2009T20I # 87
3 wickets415819.220.0v AustraliaDurban4 Mar 2016T20I # 519
6 wickets515419.120.0v New ZealandDurban19 Sep 2007T20I # 39
3 wickets514819.120.0v AustraliaJohannesburg16 Oct 2011T20I # 212
7 wickets521219.120.0v IndiaDelhi9 Jun 2022T20I # 1554
3 wickets512316.117.0v West IndiesNorth Sound23 Jun 2024T20I # 2720
7 wickets611919.020.0v EnglandChester-le-Street8 Sep 2012T20I # 258
7 wickets614519.020.0v AustraliaAdelaide5 Nov 2014T20I # 407
7 wickets613419.020.0v OmanDubai (DICS)19 Jan 2017T20I # 585
5 wickets616819.020.0v OmanICCA Dubai31 Oct 2019T20I # 991
3 wickets612519.020.0v IndiaGqeberha10 Nov 2024T20I # 2942
7 wickets714518.520.0v BangladeshCape Town15 Sep 2007T20I # 31
6 wickets725918.520.0v West IndiesCenturion26 Mar 2023T20I # 2032
5 wickets715213.515.0v IndiaGqeberha12 Dec 2023T20I # 2396
4 wickets710418.520.0v NetherlandsNew York8 Jun 2024T20I # 2649
6 wickets812118.420.0v PakistanAbu Dhabi27 Oct 2010T20I # 191
6 wickets818918.420.0v IndiaCenturion21 Feb 2018T20I # 654
7 wickets910118.320.0v KenyaAberdeen5 Jul 2013T20I # 320
6 wickets918118.320.0v IrelandAl Amerat15 Feb 2019T20I # 742
5 wickets915618.320.0v NamibiaBridgetown6 Jun 2024T20I # 2643
7 wickets1011218.220.0v EnglandNottingham11 Jun 2009T20I # 103
6 wickets1012018.220.0v PakistanAbu Dhabi26 Oct 2010T20I # 190
8 wickets1014418.220.0v West IndiesDubai (DICS)26 Oct 2021T20I # 1366
4 wickets1014918.220.0v IndiaCuttack12 Jun 2022T20I # 1569
9 wickets1110718.120.0v KenyaBelfast4 Aug 2008T20I # 66
6 wickets1116718.120.0v IrelandBready20 Jun 2015T20I # 421
8 wickets12768.010.0v Hong KongNagpur12 Mar 2016T20I # 532
6 wickets1315217.520.0v New ZealandDurban14 Aug 2015T20I # 451
8 wickets1315517.520.0v P.N.G.ICCA Dubai8 Oct 2021T20I # 1291
8 wickets1420617.420.0v West IndiesJohannesburg11 Sep 2007T20I # 20
8 wickets1410017.420.0v BermudaBelfast3 Aug 2008T20I # 61
8 wickets1412117.420.0v Sri LankaDelhi28 Mar 2016T20I # 554
7 wickets1416117.420.0v NetherlandsAmstelveen19 Jun 2018T20I # 676
8 wickets1417217.420.0v IrelandAbu Dhabi27 Sep 2024T20I # 2869
7 wickets1614517.220.0v ZimbabweHarare20 Jul 2025T20I # 3336
6 wickets179317.120.0v IndiaCuttack5 Oct 2015T20I # 457
8 wickets1812317.020.0v OmanAl Amerat21 Oct 2021T20I # 1338
9 wickets1913516.520.0v IndiaBengaluru22 Sep 2019T20I # 893
6 wickets2214516.220.0v PakistanLahore13 Feb 2021T20I # 1121
6 wickets227816.220.0v Sri LankaNew York3 Jun 2024T20I # 2635
6 wickets2314716.120.0v IrelandBready18 Jun 2015T20I # 419
8 wickets2417416.020.0v New ZealandHamilton19 Feb 2012T20I # 222
7 wickets2516915.520.0v ZimbabweBloemfontein8 Oct 2010T20I # 188
5 wickets2514215.520.0v ZimbabweHarare14 Jul 2025T20I # 3316
6 wickets2613315.420.0v ZimbabwePotchefstroom12 Oct 2018T20I # 699
7 wickets2711215.320.0v OmanAl Amerat17 Feb 2019T20I # 744
9 wickets3217214.420.0v EnglandJohannesburg21 Feb 2016T20I # 506
10 wickets3212114.420.0v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)14 Sep 2021T20I # 1273
9 wickets339914.320.0v PakistanDubai (DICS)13 Nov 2013T20I # 334
9 wickets3510414.120.0v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)12 Sep 2021T20I # 1270
6 wickets3614114.020.0v PakistanJohannesburg12 Apr 2021T20I # 1146
6 wickets398513.320.0v BangladeshAbu Dhabi2 Nov 2021T20I # 1384
6 wickets4012413.220.0v NetherlandsDublin (Malahide)19 Sep 2019T20I # 889
7 wickets4115113.120.0v OmanNorth Sound9 Jun 2024T20I # 2659
10 wickets449412.420.0v ZimbabweHambantota20 Sep 2012T20I # 266
5 wickets4611712.220.0v Hong KongDublin (Malahide)25 Jul 2015T20I # 445
8 wickets478712.120.0v New ZealandDurban21 Dec 2012T20I # 293
10 wickets5113011.320.0v PakistanJohannesburg2 Feb 2007T20I # 14
9 wickets6011010.020.0v U.A.E.Edinburgh9 Jul 2015T20I # 430
9 wickets67578.520.0v AfghanistanTarouba26 Jun 2024T20I # 2723
Tied matches
Team 1
Team 2
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
IrelandScotlandSportpark Het Schootsveld, Deventer17 Jun 2018T20I # 675
South AfricaSri LankaNewlands, Cape Town19 Mar 2019T20I # 755
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

France vs Austria at Rome, Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe QLF 3rd place play-off, Jun 16, 2024 [T20I # 2690]

Portugal vs Isle of Man at Spinaceto, Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe QLF 5th place play-off, Jun 16, 2024 [T20I # 2695]

Italy vs Romania at Rome, Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe QLF Final, Jun 16, 2024 [T20I # 2696]