Smallest victories by South Africa in ODIs
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By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
4 wickets | 0 | 128 | 40.0 | 40.0 | v Pakistan | Karachi | 21 Nov 1980 | ODI # 93 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 215 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v England | Kingston | 3 Mar 1990 | ODI # 614 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 160 | 27.0 | 27.0 | v West Indies | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 1999 | ODI # 1390 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 192 | 40.0 | 40.0 | v New Zealand | Napier | 26 Mar 1999 | ODI # 1421 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 257 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 4 Nov 2000 | ODI # 1655 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 201 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Kingston | 28 Apr 2001 | ODI # 1712 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 292 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Kingstown | 16 Jun 2002 | ODI # 1845 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 239 | 49.0 | 49.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | ODI # 1875 | |
4 wickets | 0 | 284 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v India | Jamshedpur | 6 Nov 2002 | ODI # 1893 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 249 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 25 Nov 2007 | ODI # 2648 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 236 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Port of Spain | 10 Apr 2008 | ODI # 2697 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 304 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Roseau | 30 May 2010 | ODI # 2984 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 261 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Potchefstroom | 25 Jan 2013 | ODI # 3328 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 267 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v England | Bridgetown | 1 Apr 1998 | ODI # 1301 | |
5 wickets | 1 | 256 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 1 Jul 2001 | ODI # 1732 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 435 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2349 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 246 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v India | Basseterre | 23 May 2006 | ODI # 2380 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 165 | 29.5 | 30.0 | v Scotland | Dublin | 12 Jul 2007 | ODI # 2601 | |
5 wickets | 1 | 158 | 27.5 | 28.0 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 3 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2787 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 208 | 33.5 | 34.0 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2017 | ODI # 3836 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 238 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Ireland | Bridgetown | 9 Jan 2020 | ODI # 4229 | |
1 wicket | 2 | 267 | 59.4 | 60.0 | v Pakistan | Birmingham | 11 Jun 1975 | ODI # 26 | |
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 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 234 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 4 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2346 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 224 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v India | Ahmedabad | 26 Oct 2006 | ODI # 2437 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 2 | 256 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 11 Dec 2018 | ODI # 4072 | |
5 wickets | 2 | 274 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 12 Mar 2021 | ODI # 4277 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 149 | 44.3 | 45.0 | v Pakistan | Sialkot | 14 Nov 1986 | ODI # 398 | |
4 wickets | 3 | 215 | 37.3 | 38.0 | v England | Bridgetown | 3 Apr 1990 | ODI # 622 | |
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 | |
2 wickets | 3 | 289 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v India | Visakhapatnam | 24 Nov 2013 | ODI # 3437 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 272 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Feb 1985 | ODI # 304 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 268 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 12 Jan 1997 | ODI # 1162 | |
6 wickets | 4 | 233 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v India | East London | 4 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1173 | |
3 wickets | 4 | 179 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 13 Oct 1999 | ODI # 1512 | |
7 wickets | 4 | 280 | 46.2 | 47.0 | v India | Nagpur | 9 Nov 2002 | ODI # 1894 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 244 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 30 Oct 2005 | ODI # 2289 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 372 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 5 Oct 2016 | ODI # 3790 | |
1 wicket | 5 | 178 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1984 | ODI # 241 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 197 | 44.1 | 45.0 | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 15 Nov 1985 | ODI # 339 | |
4 wickets | 5 | 231 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v India | Faridabad | 19 Jan 1988 | ODI # 497 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 181 | 29.1 | 30.0 | v India | Adelaide | 15 Mar 1992 | ODI # 745 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 104 | 22.1 | 23.0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Dec 1993 | ODI # 866 | |
1 wicket | 5 | 244 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Kingston | 26 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1084 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 249 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Gros Islet | 8 Jun 2002 | ODI # 1840 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 119 | 24.1 | 25.0 | v Bangladesh | St George's | 19 May 2004 | ODI # 2130 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 286 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Lord's | 6 Jul 2004 | ODI # 2140 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 5 | 343 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Bloemfontein | 29 Jan 2023 | ODI # 4513 | |
6 wickets | 6 | 214 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 21 Mar 1987 | ODI # 437 | |
5 wickets | 6 | 243 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Port of Spain | 17 Apr 1999 | ODI # 1438 | |
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 | |
6 wickets | 6 | 213 | 44.0 | 45.0 | v Ireland | Kingston | 15 Apr 2010 | ODI # 2978 | |
7 wickets | 6 | 274 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | St George's | 24 Feb 2013 | ODI # 3339 | |
4 wickets | 6 | 309 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Providence | 7 Apr 2017 | ODI # 3861 | |
4 wickets | 6 | 290 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 19 Mar 2018 | ODI # 4002 | |
8 wickets | 6 | 195 | 22.0 | 23.0 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 26 Oct 2024 | ODI # 4786 | |
1 wicket | 7 | 107 | 28.5 | 30.0 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 16 Jan 1982 | ODI # 136 | |
4 wickets | 7 | 215 | 47.5 | 49.0 | v India | Vadodara | 9 Nov 1983 | ODI # 227 | |
3 wickets | 7 | 238 | 45.5 | 47.0 | v England | Kingston | 26 Feb 1994 | ODI # 887 | |
4 wickets | 7 | 230 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Jaipur | 4 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1072 | |
7 wickets | 7 | 282 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 5 Jan 1997 | ODI # 1159 | |
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 | 291 | 46.5 | 48.0 | v India | Vadodara | 18 Nov 2002 | ODI # 1897 | |
5 wickets | 7 | 247 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Sep 2004 | ODI # 2178 | |
2 wickets | 7 | 218 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 25 Sep 2004 | ODI # 2182 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 7 | 326 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v England | North Sound | 3 Dec 2023 | ODI # 4706 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 186 | 38.4 | 40.0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 17 Jan 1982 | ODI # 137 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 258 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 10 Jan 1997 | ODI # 1161 | |
3 wickets | 8 | 224 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 21 May 1998 | ODI # 1331 | |
1 wicket | 8 | 241 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Brisbane | 13 Jan 2001 | ODI # 1669 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 216 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v India | Dhaka | 18 Apr 2003 | ODI # 2006 | |
3 wickets | 8 | 253 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | St George's | 30 May 2003 | ODI # 2020 | |
7 wickets | 8 | 253 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 27 Jan 2008 | ODI # 2666 | |
7 wickets | 8 | 252 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v India | Kingston | 16 Jun 2011 | ODI # 3163 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 237 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | East London | 14 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3226 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 250 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Lucknow | 11 Nov 2019 | ODI # 4215 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 185 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Sydney | 19 Jan 1984 | ODI # 237 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 148 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v England | Melbourne | 30 Jan 1987 | ODI # 428 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 224 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Jalandhar | 25 Oct 1989 | ODI # 584 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 192 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v India | Brisbane | 11 Jan 1992 | ODI # 702 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 162 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v India | Johannesburg | 13 Dec 1992 | ODI # 779 | |
7 wickets | 9 | 242 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Kingstown | 6 Apr 1996 | ODI # 1092 | |
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 | |
1 wicket | 9 | 263 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 25 Jan 2015 | ODI # 3591 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 272 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bloemfontein | 4 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4252 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 275 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 14 Mar 2021 | ODI # 4278 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 177 | 43.2 | 45.0 | v Pakistan | Albion | 16 Mar 1977 | ODI # 41 | |
8 wickets | 10 | 241 | 45.2 | 47.0 | v India | Indore | 1 Dec 1983 | ODI # 228 | |
7 wickets | 10 | 182 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 20 Jan 1987 | ODI # 421 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 158 | 38.2 | 40.0 | v Australia | Kingstown | 18 Mar 2012 | ODI # 3264 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 181 | 33.2 | 35.0 | v Pakistan | Tarouba | 10 Aug 2025 | ODI # 4893 | |
8 wickets | 11 | 106 | 25.1 | 27.0 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1993 | ODI # 802 | |
3 wickets | 11 | 199 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1036 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 198 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 3 Jan 1997 | ODI # 1157 | |
5 wickets | 11 | 294 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Lahore | 3 Nov 1997 | ODI # 1249 | |
5 wickets | 11 | 210 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v England | Kingstown | 4 Apr 1998 | ODI # 1304 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 11 | 189 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Providence | 3 Jun 2016 | ODI # 3739 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 288 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v India | Paarl | 21 Jan 2022 | ODI # 4346 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 247 | 43.1 | 45.0 | v Netherlands | Amstelveen | 31 May 2022 | ODI # 4392 | |
8 wickets | 12 | 232 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Albion | 29 Feb 1984 | ODI # 252 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 12 | 282 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v England | Gros Islet | 1 May 2004 | ODI # 2125 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 176 | 34.0 | 36.0 | v West Indies | Centurion | 20 Jan 2008 | ODI # 2661 | |
7 wickets | 13 | 274 | 57.5 | 60.0 | v Australia | Lord's | 18 Jun 1983 | ODI # 215 | |
6 wickets | 13 | 146 | 43.5 | 46.0 | v England | Kingston | 18 Feb 1986 | ODI # 364 | |
9 wickets | 13 | 240 | 42.5 | 45.0 | v India | Thiruvananthapuram | 25 Jan 1988 | ODI # 502 | |
5 wickets | 13 | 170 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v India | Sharjah | 13 Oct 1989 | ODI # 569 | |
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 | |
6 wickets | 13 | 203 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Kingston | 19 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2543 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 13 | 207 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Providence | 6 Mar 2010 | ODI # 2970 | |
5 wickets | 13 | 328 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 11 May 2019 | ODI # 4132 | |
8 wickets | 13 | 288 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v India | Chennai | 15 Dec 2019 | ODI # 4221 | |
6 wickets | 14 | 179 | 41.4 | 44.0 | v India | Guwahati | 17 Dec 1983 | ODI # 230 | |
9 wickets | 14 | 210 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | Kingston | 26 Apr 1984 | ODI # 263 | |
5 wickets | 14 | 200 | 52.4 | 55.0 | v England | Nottingham | 24 May 1995 | ODI # 1000 | |
4 wickets | 14 | 255 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v India | Singapore | 8 Sep 1999 | ODI # 1496 | |
1 wicket | 14 | 230 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v India | Kingston | 30 Jun 2013 | ODI # 3380 | |
7 wickets | 14 | 259 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v England | Cape Town | 4 Feb 2020 | ODI # 4234 | |
4 wickets | 14 | 188 | 31.4 | 34.0 | v England | Bridgetown | 9 Dec 2023 | ODI # 4708 | |
5 wickets | 14 | 295 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Basseterre | 8 Dec 2024 | ODI # 4813 | |
8 wickets | 15 | 209 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v England | Sydney | 22 Jan 1980 | ODI # 87 |
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