Smallest victories by South Africa in ODIs
By runs
By wickets
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 223 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v South Africa | Durban | 2 Feb 2000 | ODI # 1555 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 257 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 4 Nov 2000 | ODI # 1655 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 239 | 49.0 | 49.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Sep 2002 | ODI # 1875 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 237 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Harare | 2 Aug 2006 | ODI # 2394 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 249 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Durban | 25 Nov 2007 | ODI # 2648 | |
7 wickets | 0 | 304 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Roseau | 30 May 2010 | ODI # 2984 | |
2 wickets | 0 | 201 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v Ireland | Harare | 26 Sep 2010 | ODI # 3048 | |
1 wicket | 0 | 261 | 50.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Potchefstroom | 25 Jan 2013 | ODI # 3328 | |
3 wickets | 0 | 214 | 37.0 | 37.0 | v Ireland | Harare | 18 Jan 2023 | ODI # 4506 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 284 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v India | Jodhpur | 8 Dec 2000 | ODI # 1658 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 435 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2349 | |
1 wicket | 1 | 329 | 49.5 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 25 Oct 2011 | ODI # 3209 | |
4 wickets | 1 | 208 | 33.5 | 34.0 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2017 | ODI # 3836 | |
3 wickets | 2 | 171 | 33.4 | 34.0 | v India | Centurion | 7 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1174 | |
2 wickets | 2 | 232 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v England | East London | 4 Feb 2000 | ODI # 1557 | |
1 wicket | 2 | 275 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v India | Faridabad | 7 Mar 2002 | ODI # 1814 | |
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 | |
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 | |
6 wickets | 2 | 224 | 49.4 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 20 Oct 2015 | ODI # 3696 | |
6 wickets | 3 | 185 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v India | Cape Town | 7 Dec 1992 | ODI # 770 | |
6 wickets | 3 | 244 | 46.3 | 47.0 | v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 12 Oct 1997 | ODI # 1241 | |
3 wickets | 3 | 258 | 49.3 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 25 Mar 1999 | ODI # 1420 | |
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 | |
6 wickets | 4 | 233 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v India | East London | 4 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1173 | |
3 wickets | 4 | 200 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 25 Sep 1999 | ODI # 1503 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 244 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 30 Oct 2005 | ODI # 2289 | |
2 wickets | 4 | 125 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 19 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2797 | |
4 wickets | 4 | 372 | 49.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 5 Oct 2016 | ODI # 3790 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 181 | 29.1 | 30.0 | v India | Adelaide | 15 Mar 1992 | ODI # 745 | |
6 wickets | 5 | 288 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 16 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1616 | |
7 wickets | 5 | 216 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 26 Nov 2001 | ODI # 1775 | |
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 | |
2 wickets | 5 | 247 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Harare | 29 Jul 2006 | ODI # 2392 | |
5 wickets | 5 | 343 | 49.1 | 50.0 | v England | Bloemfontein | 29 Jan 2023 | ODI # 4513 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 6 | 226 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Kenya | Sharjah | 5 Apr 2003 | ODI # 1996 | |
3 wickets | 6 | 241 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v England | Centurion | 13 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2226 | |
7 wickets | 6 | 304 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Harare | 2 Aug 2015 | ODI # 3673 | |
2 wickets | 6 | 220 | 49.0 | 50.0 | v Ireland | Harare | 9 Oct 2015 | ODI # 3688 | |
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 | 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 | |
3 wickets | 7 | 239 | 48.5 | 50.0 | v Ireland | Harare | 28 Sep 2010 | ODI # 3049 | |
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 | |
3 wickets | 8 | 224 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 21 May 1998 | ODI # 1331 | |
1 wicket | 8 | 274 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 7 Jan 2001 | ODI # 1665 | |
4 wickets | 8 | 194 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 7 Apr 2003 | ODI # 1998 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 216 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v India | Dhaka | 18 Apr 2003 | ODI # 2006 | |
7 wickets | 8 | 253 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 27 Jan 2008 | ODI # 2666 | |
5 wickets | 8 | 237 | 48.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | East London | 14 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3226 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 162 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v India | Johannesburg | 13 Dec 1992 | ODI # 779 | |
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 | |
5 wickets | 9 | 269 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Ireland | Harare | 11 Oct 2015 | ODI # 3690 | |
6 wickets | 9 | 272 | 48.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Bloemfontein | 4 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4252 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 185 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | Durban | 17 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1040 | |
3 wickets | 10 | 186 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Harare | 4 Oct 1997 | ODI # 1237 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 208 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v England | The Oval | 8 Jul 2000 | ODI # 1607 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 235 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 31 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2809 | |
6 wickets | 10 | 286 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v India | Bulawayo | 28 May 2010 | ODI # 2981 | |
7 wickets | 10 | 245 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Harare | 27 Aug 2013 | ODI # 3404 | |
4 wickets | 10 | 219 | 29.2 | 31.0 | v Sri Lanka | Hambantota | 8 Jul 2017 | ODI # 3903 | |
5 wickets | 10 | 304 | 48.2 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Harare | 5 Aug 2022 | ODI # 4441 | |
3 wickets | 11 | 199 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 1996 | ODI # 1036 | |
5 wickets | 11 | 294 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Lahore | 3 Nov 1997 | ODI # 1249 | |
6 wickets | 11 | 227 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Johannesburg | 21 Jan 2000 | ODI # 1544 | |
4 wickets | 11 | 174 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Dec 2001 | ODI # 1777 | |
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 | |
7 wickets | 11 | 288 | 48.1 | 50.0 | v India | Paarl | 21 Jan 2022 | ODI # 4346 | |
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 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 192 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v England | Nottingham | 26 Jun 2003 | ODI # 2028 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 176 | 34.0 | 36.0 | v West Indies | Centurion | 20 Jan 2008 | ODI # 2661 | |
6 wickets | 12 | 271 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Kenya | Harare | 17 Oct 2009 | ODI # 2911 | |
3 wickets | 12 | 210 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Harare | 31 Aug 2014 | ODI # 3521 | |
4 wickets | 12 | 286 | 48.0 | 50.0 | v U.A.E. | Nelson | 19 Feb 2015 | ODI # 3606 | |
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 | 265 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Bulawayo | 1 Oct 2000 | ODI # 1629 | |
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 | |
8 wickets | 13 | 237 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 7 Jun 2010 | ODI # 2989 | |
6 wickets | 13 | 253 | 47.5 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Bulawayo | 5 May 2013 | ODI # 3354 | |
6 wickets | 14 | 317 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 30 Jun 2017 | ODI # 3897 | |
7 wickets | 14 | 259 | 47.4 | 50.0 | v England | Cape Town | 4 Feb 2020 | ODI # 4234 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 236 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 11 Jan 1998 | ODI # 1272 | |
7 wickets | 15 | 224 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v England | Manchester | 3 Jul 2003 | ODI # 2032 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 202 | 25.3 | 28.0 | v India | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 2018 | ODI # 3973 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 291 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Harare | 7 Aug 2022 | ODI # 4442 | |
5 wickets | 15 | 245 | 47.3 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Ahmedabad | 10 Nov 2023 | ODI # 4699 | |
8 wickets | 16 | 208 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v India | Bloemfontein | 15 Dec 1992 | ODI # 781 | |
2 wickets | 16 | 216 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v Australia | Faridabad | 25 Oct 1996 | ODI # 1131 | |
4 wickets | 16 | 254 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v India | Hove | 15 May 1999 | ODI # 1444 | |
4 wickets | 16 | 222 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 15 Dec 2000 | ODI # 1661 | |
1 wicket | 16 | 263 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v England | Johannesburg | 12 Feb 2016 | ODI # 3737 | |
1 wicket | 16 | 271 | 47.2 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Chennai | 27 Oct 2023 | ODI # 4683 | |
5 wickets | 17 | 216 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v India | Sharjah | 17 Apr 1996 | ODI # 1100 | |
7 wickets | 17 | 248 | 47.1 | 50.0 | v Bangladesh | Bulawayo | 8 May 2013 | ODI # 3355 | |
5 wickets | 18 | 227 | 47.0 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 29 Jan 1997 | ODI # 1170 | |
6 wickets | 18 | 224 | 47.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | East London | 29 Mar 1997 | ODI # 1186 | |
4 wickets | 18 | 246 | 47.0 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Dhaka | 1 Nov 1998 | ODI # 1364 | |
6 wickets | 19 | 150 | 46.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 11 Feb 1993 | ODI # 801 | |
6 wickets | 19 | 232 | 46.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 14 May 2005 | ODI # 2244 | |
5 wickets | 19 | 207 | 46.5 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 22 Aug 2007 | ODI # 2612 | |
8 wickets | 20 | 288 | 46.4 | 50.0 | v India | New Delhi | 14 Nov 1991 | ODI # 688 | |
6 wickets | 20 | 148 | 46.4 | 50.0 | v India | Gqeberha | 9 Dec 1992 | ODI # 772 | |
6 wickets | 20 | 282 | 46.4 | 50.0 | v England | Dhaka | 25 Oct 1998 | ODI # 1358 | |
6 wickets | 20 | 195 | 46.4 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Benoni | 22 Oct 2000 | ODI # 1643 | |
7 wickets | 20 | 328 | 46.4 | 50.0 | v Australia | Harare | 27 Aug 2014 | ODI # 3516 | |
5 wickets | 21 | 207 | 46.3 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Gqeberha | 2 Mar 2005 | ODI # 2233 | |
6 wickets | 21 | 204 | 37.3 | 41.0 | v Australia | Centurion | 26 Feb 2006 | ODI # 2341 | |
7 wickets | 21 | 160 | 31.3 | 35.0 | v Ireland | Providence | 3 Apr 2007 | ODI # 2562 | |
3 wickets | 21 | 270 | 46.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 23 Jan 2009 | ODI # 2802 | |
3 wickets | 22 | 251 | 46.2 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | East London | 11 Apr 1998 | ODI # 1314 | |
6 wickets | 22 | 203 | 46.2 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 19 Dec 1999 | ODI # 1531 | |
7 wickets | 22 | 319 | 46.2 | 50.0 | v England | Centurion | 9 Feb 2016 | ODI # 3736 | |
7 wickets | 23 | 220 | 46.1 | 50.0 | v Australia | Indore | 19 Oct 1996 | ODI # 1128 | |
5 wickets | 23 | 212 | 46.1 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Centurion | 25 Jan 1997 | ODI # 1168 | |
7 wickets | 23 | 197 | 46.1 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 7 Nov 1998 | ODI # 1367 | |
8 wickets | 23 | 201 | 46.1 | 50.0 | v West Indies | St George's | 6 May 2001 | ODI # 1715 | |
8 wickets | 25 | 221 | 45.5 | 50.0 | v West Indies | St John's | 2 May 2001 | ODI # 1713 | |
7 wickets | 25 | 193 | 45.5 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 12 Oct 2003 | ODI # 2050 | |
4 wickets | 25 | 229 | 45.5 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Paarl | 6 Oct 2018 | ODI # 4051 | |
7 wickets | 26 | 215 | 45.4 | 50.0 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 10 Dec 1994 | ODI # 959 | |
6 wickets | 27 | 255 | 45.3 | 50.0 | v Australia | Potchefstroom | 7 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4254 | |
5 wickets | 28 | 239 | 45.2 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 2 Dec 2007 | ODI # 2652 | |
6 wickets | 28 | 254 | 45.2 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 25 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3249 | |
6 wickets | 28 | 224 | 45.2 | 50.0 | v Afghanistan | Bulawayo | 18 Jul 2014 | ODI # 3503 | |
7 wickets | 29 | 164 | 45.1 | 50.0 | v Zimbabwe | Canberra | 10 Mar 1992 | ODI # 738 | |
6 wickets | 29 | 180 | 45.1 | 50.0 | v India | Gqeberha | 2 Feb 1997 | ODI # 1172 | |
8 wickets | 29 | 191 | 45.1 | 50.0 | v New Zealand | Melbourne | 6 Feb 2002 | ODI # 1804 | |
6 wickets | 29 | 229 | 45.1 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | Bloemfontein | 6 Dec 2002 | ODI # 1912 | |
5 wickets | 29 | 222 | 45.1 | 50.0 | v Sri Lanka | W.A.C.A | 31 Jan 2006 | ODI # 2321 | |
7 wickets | 30 | 155 | 45.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Feb 1994 | ODI # 886 | |
8 wickets | 30 | 239 | 45.0 | 50.0 | v Australia | Guwahati | 1 Nov 1996 | ODI # 1134 |
Tied matches
Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
India | Zimbabwe | Nehru Stadium, Indore | 18 Nov 1993 | ODI # 852 |
Zimbabwe | Pakistan | Harare Sports Club | 22 Feb 1995 | ODI # 980 |
India | Zimbabwe | Boland Park, Paarl | 27 Jan 1997 | ODI # 1169 |
Zimbabwe | New Zealand | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 1 Oct 1997 | ODI # 1235 |
Australia | South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 17 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1483 |
Australia | South Africa | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 18 Aug 2000 | ODI # 1621 |
South Africa | Australia | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom | 27 Mar 2002 | ODI # 1821 |
South Africa | Sri Lanka | Kingsmead, Durban | 3 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1979 |
South Africa | England | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | 2 Feb 2005 | ODI # 2219 |
Ireland | Zimbabwe | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 15 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2535 |
South Africa | West Indies | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 14 Jun 2013 | ODI # 3371 |
Zimbabwe | West Indies | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 19 Nov 2016 | ODI # 3806 |
Zimbabwe | Scotland | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 12 Mar 2018 | ODI # 3996 |
Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 3 Nov 2020 | ODI # 4264 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan at Mirpur, Bangladesh T20 Series Final, Sep 24, 2019 [T20I # 893a]
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Chattogram, Bangladesh T20 Series 6th Match, Sep 21, 2019 [T20I # 892]
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe at Chattogram, Bangladesh T20 Series 5th Match, Sep 20, 2019 [T20I # 890]