World Cup Records

ODI Matches Records

Team Smallest Margins - vs South Africa

Smallest victories For World Cup - vs South Africa

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	3 runs	279	49.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	9 Feb 2003	ODI # 1942
England	6 runs	172	47.4	v South Africa	Chennai	6 Mar 2011	ODI # 3120
England	19 runs	252	43.0	v South Africa	Sydney	22 Mar 1992	ODI # 751
West Indies	19 runs	265	49.3	v South Africa	Karachi	11 Mar 1996	ODI # 1079
Bangladesh	21 runs	331	50.0	v South Africa	The Oval	2 Jun 2019	ODI # 4147
Pakistan	29 runs	232	33.3	v South Africa	Auckland	7 Mar 2015	ODI # 3626
Netherlands	38 runs	246	42.5	v South Africa	Dharamsala	17 Oct 2023	ODI # 4672
Zimbabwe	48 runs	234	47.2	v South Africa	Chelmsford	29 May 1999	ODI # 1468
New Zealand	49 runs	222	43.2	v South Africa	Mirpur	25 Mar 2011	ODI # 3144
Pakistan	49 runs	309	50.0	v South Africa	Lord's	23 Jun 2019	ODI # 4171
Bangladesh	67 runs	252	48.4	v South Africa	Providence	7 Apr 2007	ODI # 2564
Australia	83 runs	378	48.0	v South Africa	Basseterre	24 Mar 2007	ODI # 2552
England	104 runs	312	39.5	v South Africa	The Oval	30 May 2019	ODI # 4143
India	130 runs	308	40.2	v South Africa	Melbourne	22 Feb 2015	ODI # 3610
India	243 runs	327	27.1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	5 Nov 2023	ODI # 4694

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	196	49.5	v South Africa	Wellington	2 Mar 1992	ODI # 727
England	3 wickets	226	40.5	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Mar 1992	ODI # 741
Australia	3 wickets	213	47.2	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	16 Nov 2023	ODI # 4704
New Zealand	4 wickets	298	42.5	v South Africa	Auckland	24 Mar 2015	ODI # 3644
New Zealand	4 wickets	242	48.3	v South Africa	Birmingham	19 Jun 2019	ODI # 4165
Australia	5 wickets	272	49.4	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jun 1999	ODI # 1481
New Zealand	5 wickets	194	48.2	v South Africa	St George's	14 Apr 2007	ODI # 2571
India	6 wickets	228	47.3	v South Africa	Southampton	5 Jun 2019	ODI # 4150
New Zealand	7 wickets	191	34.3	v South Africa	Auckland	29 Feb 1992	ODI # 723
Australia	7 wickets	150	31.3	v South Africa	Gros Islet	25 Apr 2007	ODI # 2580
New Zealand	9 wickets	226	36.5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Feb 2003	ODI # 1955

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	1	196	49.5	50.0	v South Africa	Wellington	2 Mar 1992	ODI # 727
England	3 wickets	1	226	40.5	41.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Mar 1992	ODI # 741
New Zealand	4 wickets	1	298	42.5	43.0	v South Africa	Auckland	24 Mar 2015	ODI # 3644
Australia	5 wickets	2	272	49.4	50.0	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jun 1999	ODI # 1481
New Zealand	4 wickets	3	242	48.3	49.0	v South Africa	Birmingham	19 Jun 2019	ODI # 4165
New Zealand	5 wickets	10	194	48.2	50.0	v South Africa	St George's	14 Apr 2007	ODI # 2571
New Zealand	9 wickets	13	226	36.5	39.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Feb 2003	ODI # 1955
India	6 wickets	15	228	47.3	50.0	v South Africa	Southampton	5 Jun 2019	ODI # 4150
Australia	3 wickets	16	213	47.2	50.0	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	16 Nov 2023	ODI # 4704
New Zealand	7 wickets	93	191	34.3	50.0	v South Africa	Auckland	29 Feb 1992	ODI # 723
Australia	7 wickets	111	150	31.3	50.0	v South Africa	Gros Islet	25 Apr 2007	ODI # 2580

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	South Africa	Edgbaston, Birmingham	17 Jun 1999	ODI # 1483
South Africa	Sri Lanka	Kingsmead, Durban	3 Mar 2003	ODI # 1979

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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