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 run13120.0v PakistanPerth27 Oct 2022T20I # 1849
1 run11620.0v NepalKingstown14 Jun 2024T20I # 2681
2 runs20220.0v AustraliaJohannesburg24 Feb 2006T20I # 6
2 runs17120.0v New ZealandChattogram24 Mar 2014T20I # 383
2 runs17120.0v IndiaHarare18 Jun 2016T20I # 558
3 runs16620.0v New ZealandAuckland22 Feb 2012T20I # 223
3 runs19720.0v EnglandChattogram29 Mar 2014T20I # 391
3 runs17520.0v EnglandTaunton23 Jun 2017T20I # 615
3 runs11820.0v IrelandDublin27 Aug 2021T20I # 1241
4 runs659.1v PakistanJohannesburg20 Nov 2013T20I # 340
4 runs11420.0v BangladeshNew York10 Jun 2024T20I # 2664
5 runs12520.0v IrelandBready4 Sep 2021T20I # 1256
6 runs16920.0v BangladeshBulawayo11 May 2013T20I # 315
6 runs15120.0v PakistanDubai (DICS)15 Nov 2013T20I # 336
6 runs14618.4v NetherlandsChattogram27 Mar 2014T20I # 386
6 runs19320.0v PakistanCape Town1 Feb 2019T20I # 732
7 runs18920.0v PakistanJohannesburg3 Feb 2019T20I # 734
7 runs15420.0v NamibiaBulawayo17 May 2022T20I # 1540
7 runs16420.0v EnglandGros Islet21 Jun 2024T20I # 2712
8 runs19520.0v ZimbabweKimberley10 Oct 2010T20I # 189
10 runs14620.0v IndiaHarare19 Jul 2015T20I # 442
10 runs13719.4v ScotlandEdinburgh17 Sep 2021T20I # 1279
10 runs19020.0v EnglandSharjah6 Nov 2021T20I # 1400
10 runs15720.0v BangladeshHarare2 Aug 2022T20I # 1719
11 runs837.5v IndiaJohannesburg30 Mar 2012T20I # 242
11 runs14819.4v ScotlandNagpur10 Mar 2016T20I # 527
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
13 runs11619.5v IndiaHarare6 Jul 2024T20I # 2737
14 runs15920.0v Hong KongNagpur8 Mar 2016T20I # 522
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 runs20620.0v BangladeshHarare30 Jul 2022T20I # 1706
18 runs18119.0v BangladeshKhulna22 Jan 2016T20I # 484
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
19 runs11919.5v PakistanHarare23 Apr 2021T20I # 1156
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
23 runs16719.5v BangladeshHarare23 Jul 2021T20I # 1198
23 runs14720.0v JerseyBulawayo12 Jul 2022T20I # 1638
25 runs16920.0v West IndiesSt George's3 Jul 2021T20I # 1181
26 runs10620.0v West IndiesPort of Spain28 Feb 2010T20I # 150
27 runs20020.0v P.N.G.Bulawayo15 Jul 2022T20I # 1658
28 runs16420.0v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)10 Sep 2021T20I # 1265
31 runs17019.2v BangladeshMirpur7 Jul 2015T20I # 429
31 runs18820.0v BangladeshKhulna20 Jan 2016T20I # 482
31 runs17520.0v IrelandHobart17 Oct 2022T20I # 1828
32 runs797.0v Sri LankaHambantota22 Sep 2012T20I # 269
33 runs18020.0v New ZealandGqeberha26 Dec 2012T20I # 297
33 runs16620.0v IrelandDublin (Malahide)19 Jul 2021T20I # 1194
34 runs16117.2v ZimbabweEast London9 Oct 2018T20I # 698
37 runs21020.0v AfghanistanWankhede20 Mar 2016T20I # 542
37 runs13318.2v NetherlandsBulawayo17 Jul 2022T20I # 1668
40 runs16120.0v NepalSingapore1 Oct 2019T20I # 899
42 runs16019.3v IrelandBelfast22 Jul 2021T20I # 1197
44 runs18318.5v IrelandBristol5 Aug 2022T20I # 1724
45 runs18315.4v Sri LankaJohannesburg24 Mar 2019T20I # 763
46 runs18620.0v U.S.A.Bulawayo14 Jul 2022T20I # 1652
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 runs20816.4v EnglandCardiff28 Jul 2022T20I # 1698
59 runs14016.0v AfghanistanBridgetown5 May 2010T20I # 162
61 runs16419.1v KenyaNairobi (Gym)24 Oct 2024T20I # 2934
69 runs19619.0v West IndiesDurban14 Jan 2015T20I # 415
76 runs956.1v SeychellesNairobi (Gym)19 Oct 2024T20I # 2914
78 runs18614.5v New ZealandAuckland17 Feb 2017T20I # 595
83 runs22518.3v BangladeshPotchefstroom29 Oct 2017T20I # 628
84 runs24220.0v EnglandCenturion15 Nov 2009T20I # 125
90 runs19216.4v EnglandSouthampton31 Jul 2022T20I # 1717
104 runs20616.3v BangladeshSydney27 Oct 2022T20I # 1847
109 runs18519.2v CanadaKing City (NW)13 Oct 2008T20I # 75
110 runs21820.0v KenyaWindhoek30 Nov 2023T20I # 2376
111 runs23720.0v SingaporeBulawayo11 Jul 2022T20I # 1634
130 runs21215.4v ScotlandThe Oval7 Jun 2009T20I # 94
144 runs21618.4v RwandaWindhoek27 Nov 2023T20I # 2369
149 runs24118.0v RwandaNairobi (Ruaraka)22 Oct 2024T20I # 2926
290 runs34514.4v GambiaNairobi (Ruaraka)23 Oct 2024T20I # 2931
By wickets
Winner
Margin
Target
Overs
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
1 wicket14820.0v IrelandHarare7 Dec 2023T20I # 2384
2 wickets13319.5v PakistanBulawayo5 Dec 2024T20I # 3004
3 wickets13019.5v New ZealandJohannesburg23 Nov 2007T20I # 48
3 wickets14819.1v AustraliaJohannesburg16 Oct 2011T20I # 212
3 wickets13619.5v BangladeshMirpur15 Nov 2015T20I # 463
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
3 wickets13819.2v IrelandHarare23 Feb 2025T20I # 3101
4 wickets13219.2v West IndiesJohannesburg18 Jan 2008T20I # 51
4 wickets16719.2v AustraliaJohannesburg27 Mar 2009T20I # 87
4 wickets14319.5v Sri LankaSharjah30 Oct 2021T20I # 1378
4 wickets14918.2v IndiaCuttack12 Jun 2022T20I # 1569
4 wickets14219.0v IrelandHarare15 Jan 2023T20I # 1989
4 wickets17419.5v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)16 Jan 2024T20I # 2433
4 wickets10418.5v NetherlandsNew York8 Jun 2024T20I # 2649
4 wickets14520.0v AfghanistanHarare11 Dec 2024T20I # 3030
5 wickets13919.5v AustraliaCape Town12 Sep 2007T20I # 23
5 wickets14120.0v NetherlandsSylhet19 Mar 2014T20I # 372
5 wickets11713.4v U.A.E.Sylhet21 Mar 2014T20I # 376
5 wickets13318.1v NepalSingapore27 Sep 2019T20I # 894
5 wickets13318.3v ScotlandHobart21 Oct 2022T20I # 1838
5 wickets13419.4v IndiaPerth30 Oct 2022T20I # 1853
5 wickets11518.0v IrelandHarare12 Jan 2023T20I # 1987
5 wickets19920.0v NamibiaWindhoek25 Oct 2023T20I # 2329
5 wickets15213.5v IndiaGqeberha12 Dec 2023T20I # 2396
5 wickets14215.5v ZimbabweHarare14 Jul 2025T20I # 3316
5 wickets8114.2v Sri LankaHarare6 Sep 2025T20I # 3439
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 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 wickets14516.2v PakistanLahore13 Feb 2021T20I # 1121
6 wickets14114.0v PakistanJohannesburg12 Apr 2021T20I # 1146
6 wickets17819.1v ScotlandEdinburgh19 Sep 2021T20I # 1280
6 wickets8513.3v BangladeshAbu Dhabi2 Nov 2021T20I # 1384
6 wickets25918.5v West IndiesCenturion26 Mar 2023T20I # 2032
6 wickets13918.4v NamibiaWindhoek27 Oct 2023T20I # 2331
6 wickets11114.0v NigeriaWindhoek29 Nov 2023T20I # 2373
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 wickets14519.0v AustraliaAdelaide5 Nov 2014T20I # 407
7 wickets20019.4v IndiaDharamsala2 Oct 2015T20I # 456
7 wickets15619.3v AfghanistanChattogram20 Sep 2019T20I # 890
7 wickets21219.1v IndiaDelhi9 Jun 2022T20I # 1554
7 wickets20719.3v PakistanCenturion13 Dec 2024T20I # 3047
7 wickets14517.2v ZimbabweHarare20 Jul 2025T20I # 3336
8 wickets20617.4v West IndiesJohannesburg11 Sep 2007T20I # 20
8 wickets17416.0v New ZealandHamilton19 Feb 2012T20I # 222
8 wickets8712.1v New ZealandDurban21 Dec 2012T20I # 293
8 wickets12117.4v Sri LankaDelhi28 Mar 2016T20I # 554
8 wickets17216.4v IrelandBready14 Jul 2019T20I # 831
8 wickets16818.4v SingaporeSingapore3 Oct 2019T20I # 902
8 wickets14418.2v West IndiesDubai (DICS)26 Oct 2021T20I # 1366
8 wickets12917.1v NamibiaBulawayo21 May 2022T20I # 1544
8 wickets15818.3v BangladeshMirpur12 May 2024T20I # 2607
8 wickets17217.4v IrelandAbu Dhabi27 Sep 2024T20I # 2869
9 wickets9914.3v PakistanDubai (DICS)13 Nov 2013T20I # 334
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 wickets9710.4v TanzaniaWindhoek23 Nov 2023T20I # 2359
9 wickets578.5v AfghanistanTarouba26 Jun 2024T20I # 2723
9 wickets575.0v MozambiqueNairobi (Gym)20 Oct 2024T20I # 2918
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
5 wickets014120.020.0v NetherlandsSylhet19 Mar 2014T20I # 372
3 wickets013520.020.0v EnglandCape Town19 Feb 2016T20I # 503
5 wickets019920.020.0v NamibiaWindhoek25 Oct 2023T20I # 2329
1 wicket014820.020.0v IrelandHarare7 Dec 2023T20I # 2384
4 wickets014520.020.0v AfghanistanHarare11 Dec 2024T20I # 3030
5 wickets113919.520.0v AustraliaCape Town12 Sep 2007T20I # 23
3 wickets113019.520.0v New ZealandJohannesburg23 Nov 2007T20I # 48
3 wickets113619.520.0v BangladeshMirpur15 Nov 2015T20I # 463
4 wickets114319.520.0v Sri LankaSharjah30 Oct 2021T20I # 1378
4 wickets117419.520.0v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)16 Jan 2024T20I # 2433
2 wickets113319.520.0v PakistanBulawayo5 Dec 2024T20I # 3004
7 wickets220019.420.0v IndiaDharamsala2 Oct 2015T20I # 456
5 wickets213419.420.0v IndiaPerth30 Oct 2022T20I # 1853
7 wickets315619.320.0v AfghanistanChattogram20 Sep 2019T20I # 890
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
3 wickets413819.220.0v IrelandHarare23 Feb 2025T20I # 3101
6 wickets515419.120.0v New ZealandDurban19 Sep 2007T20I # 39
3 wickets514819.120.0v AustraliaJohannesburg16 Oct 2011T20I # 212
6 wickets517819.120.0v ScotlandEdinburgh19 Sep 2021T20I # 1280
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
4 wickets614219.020.0v IrelandHarare15 Jan 2023T20I # 1989
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
8 wickets816818.420.0v SingaporeSingapore3 Oct 2019T20I # 902
6 wickets813918.420.0v NamibiaWindhoek27 Oct 2023T20I # 2331
5 wickets913318.320.0v ScotlandHobart21 Oct 2022T20I # 1838
8 wickets915818.320.0v BangladeshMirpur12 May 2024T20I # 2607
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
5 wickets1113318.120.0v NepalSingapore27 Sep 2019T20I # 894
5 wickets1211518.020.0v IrelandHarare12 Jan 2023T20I # 1987
6 wickets1315217.520.0v New ZealandDurban14 Aug 2015T20I # 451
8 wickets1420617.420.0v West IndiesJohannesburg11 Sep 2007T20I # 20
8 wickets1412117.420.0v Sri LankaDelhi28 Mar 2016T20I # 554
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 wickets1712917.120.0v NamibiaBulawayo21 May 2022T20I # 1544
9 wickets1913516.520.0v IndiaBengaluru22 Sep 2019T20I # 893
8 wickets2017216.420.0v IrelandBready14 Jul 2019T20I # 831
6 wickets2214516.220.0v PakistanLahore13 Feb 2021T20I # 1121
6 wickets227816.220.0v Sri LankaNew York3 Jun 2024T20I # 2635
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
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
5 wickets348114.220.0v Sri LankaHarare6 Sep 2025T20I # 3439
9 wickets3510414.120.0v Sri LankaColombo (RPS)12 Sep 2021T20I # 1270
6 wickets3614114.020.0v PakistanJohannesburg12 Apr 2021T20I # 1146
6 wickets3611114.020.0v NigeriaWindhoek29 Nov 2023T20I # 2373
5 wickets3811713.420.0v U.A.E.Sylhet21 Mar 2014T20I # 376
6 wickets398513.320.0v BangladeshAbu Dhabi2 Nov 2021T20I # 1384
10 wickets449412.420.0v ZimbabweHambantota20 Sep 2012T20I # 266
8 wickets478712.120.0v New ZealandDurban21 Dec 2012T20I # 293
10 wickets5113011.320.0v PakistanJohannesburg2 Feb 2007T20I # 14
9 wickets569710.420.0v TanzaniaWindhoek23 Nov 2023T20I # 2359
9 wickets67578.520.0v AfghanistanTarouba26 Jun 2024T20I # 2723
9 wickets90575.020.0v MozambiqueNairobi (Gym)20 Oct 2024T20I # 2918
Tied matches
Team 1
Team 2
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
CanadaZimbabweMaple Leaf North-West Ground, King City11 Oct 2008T20I # 71
South AfricaSri LankaNewlands, Cape Town19 Mar 2019T20I # 755
NetherlandsZimbabweHazelaarweg, Rotterdam25 Jun 2019T20I # 811
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