Smallest victories by South Africa in Tests

By runs
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
1 run18679.0v AustraliaAdelaide23 Jan 1993Test # 1210
5 runs11756.3v AustraliaSydney2 Jan 1994Test # 1243
7 runs17750.1v Sri LankaKandy30 Jul 2000Test # 1505
8 runs21650.5v AustraliaBrisbane25 Jan 2024Test # 2524
17 runs23278.0x8v EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957Test # 437
17 runs23161.3v BangladeshMirpur11 Feb 2021Test # 2410
19 runs24453.2v EnglandJohannesburg1 Jan 1910Test # 106
28 runs24067.3v EnglandJohannesburg24 Dec 1930Test # 200
30 runs25175.3v AustraliaSydney27 Feb 1931Test # 208
30 runs19779.3v New ZealandDurban8 Dec 1961Test # 515
35 runs9947.0v ZimbabwePort of Spain16 Mar 2000Test # 1490
38 runs37883.4v AustraliaAdelaide7 Jan 1911Test # 113
38 runs12035.5v IndiaBridgetown27 Mar 1997Test # 1363
40 runs21973.0v PakistanProvidence12 May 2011Test # 1992
40 runs26366.2v West IndiesProvidence15 Aug 2024Test # 2543
51 runs34682.5v EnglandLord's16 Aug 2012Test # 2053
52 runs20172.4v South AfricaBridgetown18 Apr 1992Test # 1188
53 runs14637.3v PakistanFaisalabad24 Oct 1997Test # 1382
55 runs26056.0v EnglandLeeds22 Jul 1976Test # 780
58 runs18958.3x8v EnglandGqeberha1 Mar 1957Test # 438
69 runs23280.1v West IndiesPort of Spain17 Mar 2001Test # 1538
70 runs37795.3v Sri LankaCape Town19 Mar 1998Test # 1410
71 runs18665.2v EnglandNottingham7 Jun 1951Test # 334
72 runs20842.4v IndiaCape Town5 Jan 2018Test # 2292
77 runs24554.3v BangladeshMirpur13 Nov 2012Test # 2057
82 runs37395.1x8v AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1952Test # 361
82 runs32399.4v West IndiesSt John's6 Apr 2001Test # 1542
87 runs24741.0v West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
93 runs27555.5v New ZealandAuckland4 Mar 1995Test # 1291
94 runs31998.0v EnglandNottingham5 Aug 1965Test # 595
95 runs34882.4v EnglandDurban21 Jan 1910Test # 107
106 runs18834.4v PakistanBridgetown30 Apr 2017Test # 2260
107 runs38165.4v PakistanJohannesburg11 Jan 2019Test # 2341
107 runs37693.0v EnglandCenturion26 Dec 2019Test # 2377
109 runs34869.1v Sri LankaGqeberha5 Dec 2024Test # 2566
117 runs43490.4v ZimbabweBulawayo21 Oct 2017Test # 2279
120 runs356104.5v PakistanPort of Spain5 Feb 1958Test # 448
120 runs25444.0v PakistanMultan25 Jan 2025Test # 2578
123 runs359104.5v IndiaKingston13 Apr 1962Test # 529
125 runs36688.6x8v AustraliaBrisbane6 Dec 1968Test # 642
128 runs23349.0v ZimbabweBulawayo12 Nov 2003Test # 1669
128 runs24936.0v New ZealandCenturion15 Apr 2006Test # 1798
128 runs38974.5v South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 2007Test # 1856
130 runs386110.0v South AfricaKingston19 Apr 2001Test # 1544
132 runs23347.5x8v New ZealandJohannesburg24 Dec 1953Test # 378
134 runs44286.5v EnglandLord's16 Jun 1988Test # 1099
135 runs28750.2v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018Test # 2293
138 runs24247.1v IndiaAhmedabad12 Nov 1983Test # 967
139 runs393108.3v EnglandNottingham30 Jun 1966Test # 607
140 runs457129.3v EnglandKingston15 Jan 1954Test # 380
140 runs44277.2v PakistanKingston15 Apr 1977Test # 803
142 runs27279.5v IndiaBridgetown7 Feb 1953Test # 366
147 runs19419.1v EnglandPort of Spain25 Mar 1994Test # 1257
149 runs42191.4v West IndiesCape Town2 Jan 1999Test # 1440
153 runs37071.3v Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2014Test # 2129
155 runs40888.3v IndiaKingston18 May 2002Test # 1604
156 runs30250.4v PakistanFaisalabad8 Dec 1980Test # 888
157 runs30967.0v EnglandLord's29 Jun 1935Test # 243
158 runs414105.1v EnglandThe Oval26 Jul 1973Test # 725
158 runs32458.3v West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
160 runs42484.5v PakistanKarachi1 Oct 2007Test # 1843
163 runs45780.3v West IndiesPort of Spain10 Jun 2010Test # 1960
164 runs35691.4v EnglandBridgetown5 Apr 1990Test # 1143
166 runs33542.0v BangladeshKingston12 Jul 2018Test # 2312
168 runs387100.0v EnglandJohannesburg23 Dec 1922Test # 148
169 runs40463.0v AustraliaW.A.C.A2 Dec 1988Test # 1110
170 runs451129.1v AustraliaCape Town22 Jan 1970Test # 670
172 runs37569.4v EnglandThe Oval9 Aug 1984Test # 993
174 runs35455.1v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2006Test # 1825
177 runs539119.1v AustraliaW.A.C.A3 Nov 2016Test # 2230
178 runs32038.2v West IndiesGqeberha10 Dec 1998Test # 1433
179 runs39678.5v AustraliaKingston3 Mar 1965Test # 580
181 runs495139.4v EnglandBridgetown6 Feb 1954Test # 383
189 runs37851.0v West IndiesJohannesburg12 Dec 2003Test # 1674
191 runs36550.5v AustraliaAdelaide7 Dec 1984Test # 1002
191 runs40161.4v EnglandLeeds21 Aug 2003Test # 1656
196 runs501123.4v EnglandCape Town2 Jan 2005Test # 1732
197 runs45496.3v AustraliaJohannesburg4 Mar 1994Test # 1252
198 runs29343.4v AustraliaPort of Spain15 Apr 1978Test # 823
198 runs42693.5v New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
201 runs40477.1v IndiaWankhede23 Jan 1975Test # 753
201 runs33438.0v BangladeshNorth Sound22 Nov 2024Test # 2562
203 runs444101.1v IndiaKanpur12 Dec 1958Test # 461
204 runs37053.5v PakistanPort of Spain16 Apr 1993Test # 1220
204 runs40058.2v New ZealandCenturion27 Aug 2016Test # 2220
206 runs48896.3v Sri LankaGqeberha26 Dec 2016Test # 2243
211 runs480100.4v PakistanJohannesburg1 Feb 2013Test # 2072
212 runs35758.2v AustraliaGeorgetown14 Apr 1965Test # 588
217 runs32565.5v EnglandPort of Spain24 Jan 1935Test # 239
217 runs43181.5v IndiaPort of Spain15 Apr 1989Test # 1119
220 runs27419.0v BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
221 runs45392.4v EnglandLeeds25 Jul 1963Test # 546
222 runs46472.2x8v AustraliaSydney13 Jan 1961Test # 502
224 runs481142.1v EnglandLeeds21 Jul 1955Test # 411
226 runs45383.2v Sri LankaPort of Spain6 Jun 2018Test # 2306
229 runs50880.2v BangladeshMirpur29 Oct 2011Test # 2012
231 runs43578.4v EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1976Test # 781
231 runs44873.4v AustraliaGqeberha20 Feb 2014Test # 2121
233 runs495117.5v AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1966Test # 611
233 runs51679.4v Sri LankaDurban27 Nov 2024Test # 2563
240 runs41179.1v EnglandSt John's11 Apr 1986Test # 1045
242 runs38062.1v EnglandGeorgetown27 Feb 1998Test # 1404
243 runs44078.4v EnglandJohannesburg10 Mar 1906Test # 90
243 runs35835.2v IndiaMohali10 Dec 1994Test # 1278
259 runs39460.5v PakistanGqeberha6 Mar 1998Test # 1406
267 runs38642.5v IndiaBengaluru22 Nov 1974Test # 745
276 runs57362.3v PakistanBridgetown26 May 2005Test # 1752
280 runs38234.4v EnglandCenturion22 Jan 2016Test # 2200
282 runs42766.2v IndiaCape Town2 Jan 1997Test # 1349
282 runs50762.0v Sri LankaCape Town2 Jan 2017Test # 2244
284 runs39135.1v West IndiesJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
285 runs40057.1v AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1988Test # 1112
289 runs617158.5v EnglandGeorgetown21 Feb 1930Test # 192
295 runs44770.0v IndiaChennai21 Jan 1959Test # 465
296 runs48977.4v BangladeshGros Islet13 Sep 2014Test # 2139
298 runs52391.2v EnglandBridgetown13 Mar 1981Test # 900
307 runs48677.5v AustraliaJohannesburg19 Feb 1970Test # 672
309 runs63282.5v AustraliaW.A.C.A30 Nov 2012Test # 2064
322 runs43039.4v AustraliaCape Town22 Mar 2018Test # 2300
323 runs57090.3v AustraliaGqeberha5 Mar 1970Test # 673
324 runs49069.3v PakistanJohannesburg19 Jan 1995Test # 1283
326 runs601191.3v EnglandLord's24 Jun 1950Test # 324
328 runs39534.1v IndiaDurban26 Dec 1996Test # 1347
328 runs53766.2v ZimbabweBulawayo28 Jun 2025Test # 2590
329 runs46753.3v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996Test # 1341
332 runs41323.3v BangladeshGqeberha8 Apr 2022Test # 2461
333 runs42432.4v BangladeshPotchefstroom28 Sep 2017Test # 2276
340 runs47444.2v EnglandNottingham14 Jul 2017Test # 2264
343 runs55287.2v AustraliaBridgetown19 Apr 1991Test # 1169
351 runs56975.2v West IndiesCenturion15 Jan 1999Test # 1441
356 runs45645.5v EnglandLord's21 Jul 1994Test # 1263
358 runs53151.0v New ZealandJohannesburg8 Nov 2007Test # 1846
381 runs62880.4v EnglandBridgetown23 Jan 2019Test # 2342
408 runs57450.0v AustraliaAdelaide26 Jan 1980Test # 870
425 runs55263.5v EnglandManchester8 Jul 1976Test # 779
492 runs61246.4v AustraliaJohannesburg30 Mar 2018Test # 2302
By wickets
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
1 wicket284112.5v EnglandJohannesburg2 Jan 1906Test # 88
1 wicket308120.1v AustraliaBridgetown26 Mar 1999Test # 1453
1 wicket21691.0v PakistanSt John's25 May 2000Test # 1497
1 wicket16856.5v PakistanKingston12 Aug 2021Test # 2430
2 wickets20868.4v EnglandNottingham5 Jun 1980Test # 880
2 wickets26677.0v PakistanBridgetown22 Apr 1988Test # 1097
2 wickets14839.3v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
3 wickets14530.3v EnglandManchester7 Jul 1955Test # 410
3 wickets28298.2v EnglandPort of Spain5 Feb 1998Test # 1398
3 wickets12135.3v Sri LankaCenturion15 Nov 2002Test # 1626
3 wickets418128.5v AustraliaSt John's9 May 2003Test # 1645
3 wickets395127.3v BangladeshChattogram3 Feb 2021Test # 2407
4 wickets17559.3v EnglandCape Town7 Mar 1910Test # 109
4 wickets15349.2v EnglandJohannesburg28 Jan 1928Test # 171
4 wickets17225.2v IndiaKingston23 Feb 1983Test # 949
4 wickets16462.4v West IndiesJohannesburg26 Nov 1998Test # 1429
4 wickets16363.0v IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000Test # 1484
4 wickets21747.3v New ZealandJohannesburg5 May 2006Test # 1801
4 wickets18243.1v PakistanCape Town14 Feb 2013Test # 2073
4 wickets20064.2v EnglandSouthampton8 Jul 2020Test # 2388
5 wickets13959.0v New ZealandChristchurch8 Feb 1952Test # 349
5 wickets21247.3x8v New ZealandGqeberha5 Feb 1954Test # 382
5 wickets34569.0x8v New ZealandAuckland27 Feb 1969Test # 648
5 wickets23661.1v AustraliaAdelaide30 Jan 1982Test # 919
5 wickets27685.3v IndiaDelhi25 Nov 1987Test # 1080
5 wickets10126.3v New ZealandBloemfontein17 Nov 2000Test # 1514
5 wickets335104.5v AustraliaDurban15 Mar 2002Test # 1595
5 wickets21164.1v IndiaCape Town2 Jan 2007Test # 1827
5 wickets16164.0v PakistanCape Town26 Jan 2007Test # 1830
5 wickets20567.5v BangladeshMirpur22 Feb 2008Test # 1864
5 wickets28180.0v EnglandBirmingham30 Jul 2008Test # 1883
5 wickets20663.2v New ZealandKingston2 Aug 2012Test # 2052
5 wickets19262.4v EnglandBridgetown1 May 2015Test # 2160
5 wickets15343.5v PakistanSharjah30 Oct 2016Test # 2229
5 wickets32291.2v EnglandLeeds25 Aug 2017Test # 2271
5 wickets28283.4v AustraliaLord's11 Jun 2025Test # 2585
6 wickets23373.5x8v AustraliaAdelaide22 Dec 1951Test # 343
6 wickets29595.5x8v AustraliaMelbourne6 Feb 1953Test # 365
6 wickets19264.1v IndiaBrabourne13 Dec 1966Test # 610
6 wickets20574.0v PakistanPort of Spain4 Mar 1977Test # 799
6 wickets8723.5v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1996Test # 1346
6 wickets18749.2v Sri LankaSt John's13 Jun 1997Test # 1369
6 wickets22662.5v Sri LankaCenturion27 Mar 1998Test # 1414
6 wickets23472.2v New ZealandWellington26 Mar 2004Test # 1692
6 wickets25368.3v Sri LankaPort of Spain3 Apr 2008Test # 1872
6 wickets414119.2v AustraliaW.A.C.A17 Dec 2008Test # 1899
6 wickets10122.5v AustraliaGqeberha9 Mar 2018Test # 2298
6 wickets14950.4v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2018Test # 2338
7 wickets7820.0v EnglandGeorgetown3 Mar 1948Test # 297
7 wickets176101.0v IndiaPort of Spain4 Apr 1962Test # 528
7 wickets17661.1v AustraliaGqeberha24 Feb 1967Test # 617
7 wickets13237.5v EnglandPort of Spain2 Feb 1974Test # 731
7 wickets9330.3v EnglandPort of Spain7 Mar 1986Test # 1039
7 wickets5818.4v IndiaKingston28 Apr 1989Test # 1120
7 wickets13029.2v PakistanFaisalabad23 Nov 1990Test # 1157
7 wickets15240.4v EnglandBirmingham25 Jul 1991Test # 1174
7 wickets8831.2v New ZealandCape Town2 Jan 1995Test # 1282
7 wickets10838.0v ZimbabweHarare13 Oct 1995Test # 1307
7 wickets8634.1v New ZealandGqeberha30 Nov 2000Test # 1519
7 wickets11121.3v BangladeshChattogram16 Dec 2002Test # 1632
7 wickets21242.4v Sri LankaKingston27 Jun 2003Test # 1649
7 wickets19960.5v PakistanCenturion11 Jan 2007Test # 1828
7 wickets18535.2v West IndiesCape Town2 Jan 2008Test # 1858
7 wickets478.4v West IndiesBridgetown26 Jun 2010Test # 1962
7 wickets24067.4v IndiaJohannesburg3 Jan 2022Test # 2445
7 wickets21263.3v IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022Test # 2448
7 wickets8422.0v BangladeshNorth Sound16 Jun 2022Test # 2466
7 wickets10622.0v BangladeshMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
8 wickets6923.3v EnglandDurban4 Feb 1928Test # 172
8 wickets14841.2v New ZealandWellington4 Mar 1932Test # 218
8 wickets31793.1v PakistanGeorgetown13 Mar 1958Test # 452
8 wickets25395.0v EnglandThe Oval22 Aug 1963Test # 547
8 wickets18275.0v AustraliaDurban20 Jan 1967Test # 615
8 wickets12832.3v EnglandLeeds12 Jul 1984Test # 991
8 wickets239.1v AustraliaBrisbane23 Nov 1984Test # 999
8 wickets22591.0v EnglandThe Oval4 Aug 1988Test # 1102
8 wickets19648.0v IndiaBridgetown7 Apr 1989Test # 1118
8 wickets9526.2v EnglandKingston19 Feb 1994Test # 1250
8 wickets15245.4v New ZealandDurban26 Dec 1994Test # 1280
8 wickets296.4v AustraliaCenturion21 Mar 1997Test # 1362
8 wickets168.1v New ZealandWellington18 Mar 1999Test # 1452
8 wickets14444.5v West IndiesPort of Spain8 Apr 2005Test # 1747
8 wickets23650.2v AustraliaCape Town9 Nov 2011Test # 2016
8 wickets12437.4v West IndiesCape Town2 Jan 2015Test # 2154
8 wickets8124.3v New ZealandWellington16 Mar 2017Test # 2255
9 wickets3210.5v EnglandJohannesburg6 Mar 1906Test # 89
9 wickets256.2x8v New ZealandJohannesburg29 Jan 1954Test # 381
9 wickets135.2v New ZealandWellington3 Mar 1956Test # 423
9 wickets14136.5v AustraliaBridgetown17 Mar 1978Test # 821
9 wickets34266.1v EnglandLord's28 Jun 1984Test # 990
9 wickets6319.1v AustraliaBrisbane18 Nov 1988Test # 1108
9 wickets11532.2v EnglandNottingham4 Jul 1991Test # 1173
9 wickets15351.1v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992Test # 1206
9 wickets9820.5v AustraliaPort of Spain21 Apr 1995Test # 1296
9 wickets12619.0v EnglandLeeds8 Jun 1995Test # 1298
9 wickets14648.4v West IndiesDurban26 Dec 1998Test # 1437
9 wickets7815.2v ZimbabweHarare7 Sep 2001Test # 1562
9 wickets5414.4v IndiaBloemfontein3 Nov 2001Test # 1564
9 wickets18348.0v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2008Test # 1902
9 wickets10119.5v New ZealandHamilton15 Mar 2012Test # 2036
9 wickets10219.3v New ZealandNorth Sound25 Jul 2012Test # 2050
9 wickets125.0v ZimbabweBridgetown12 Mar 2013Test # 2079
9 wickets4110.4v ZimbabweHarare9 Aug 2014Test # 2135
9 wickets419.5v PakistanCape Town3 Jan 2019Test # 2340
9 wickets316.2v AfghanistanLucknow27 Nov 2019Test # 2370
10 wickets7411.0v EnglandKingston27 Mar 1948Test # 298
10 wickets10236.3v EnglandNottingham20 Jul 1950Test # 325
10 wickets131.4v IndiaPort of Spain16 Feb 1962Test # 525
10 wickets10.1v EnglandManchester6 Jun 1963Test # 543
10 wickets8217.0x8v AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 1964Test # 553
10 wickets131.5v IndiaKingston21 Apr 1976Test # 776
10 wickets197.2v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1979Test # 867
10 wickets10.1v IndiaBridgetown15 Apr 1983Test # 954
10 wickets183.4v AustraliaBridgetown30 Mar 1984Test # 986
10 wickets5511.2v AustraliaKingston28 Apr 1984Test # 988
10 wickets71.4v New ZealandBridgetown26 Apr 1985Test # 1015
10 wickets5917.0v New ZealandKingston4 May 1985Test # 1016
10 wickets51.0v EnglandKingston21 Feb 1986Test # 1036
10 wickets395.5v EnglandPort of Spain3 Apr 1986Test # 1044
10 wickets131.3v New ZealandAuckland27 Feb 1987Test # 1070
10 wickets6514.3v EnglandLeeds21 Jul 1988Test # 1101
10 wickets287.5v AustraliaGeorgetown23 Mar 1991Test # 1167
10 wickets294.3v PakistanBridgetown23 Apr 1993Test # 1221
10 wickets6715.4v EnglandCape Town2 Jan 1996Test # 1321
10 wickets294.0v New ZealandBridgetown19 Apr 1996Test # 1325
10 wickets5410.3v AustraliaW.A.C.A1 Feb 1997Test # 1353
10 wickets151.1v EnglandLord's18 Jun 1998Test # 1419
10 wickets30.3v AustraliaKingston13 Mar 1999Test # 1451
10 wickets7212.4v ZimbabweKingston24 Mar 2000Test # 1492
10 wickets51.2v IndiaBridgetown2 May 2002Test # 1601
10 wickets449.0v PakistanDurban26 Dec 2002Test # 1635
10 wickets463.4v West IndiesCenturion16 Jan 2004Test # 1682
10 wickets91.1v EnglandLeeds18 Jul 2008Test # 1881
10 wickets20.0v Sri LankaCape Town3 Jan 2012Test # 2028
10 wickets274.4v BangladeshKhulna21 Nov 2012Test # 2060
10 wickets5811.4v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013Test # 2111
10 wickets9313.2v New ZealandPort of Spain16 Jun 2014Test # 2125
10 wickets132.4v BangladeshKingstown5 Sep 2014Test # 2138
10 wickets142.1v EnglandNorth Sound31 Jan 2019Test # 2344
10 wickets6713.2v Sri LankaJohannesburg3 Jan 2021Test # 2401
10 wickets284.5v EnglandSt George's24 Mar 2022Test # 2459
10 wickets132.5v BangladeshGros Islet24 Jun 2022Test # 2468
10 wickets587.1v PakistanCape Town3 Jan 2025Test # 2576
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