Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records for Australia vs South Africa in ODI matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	1 run	204	50.0	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	8 Apr 1994	ODI # 903
South Africa	5 runs	233	50.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1994	ODI # 882
Australia	5 runs	250	50.0	v South Africa	Hobart	18 Jan 2009	ODI # 2796
Australia	6 runs	208	50.0	v South Africa	Lahore	12 Oct 1994	ODI # 928
South Africa	6 runs	242	49.5	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Jan 1998	ODI # 1283
Australia	7 runs	232	50.0	v South Africa	Adelaide	9 Nov 2018	ODI # 4067
Australia	8 runs	259	50.0	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Apr 1997	ODI # 1195
South Africa	8 runs	207	48.0	v Australia	Melbourne (Docklands)	20 Aug 2000	ODI # 1622
South Africa	10 runs	326	49.5	v Australia	Manchester	6 Jul 2019	ODI # 4188
Australia	14 runs	248	48.1	v South Africa	Sydney	27 Jan 1998	ODI # 1287
Australia	15 runs	212	48.1	v South Africa	Durban	5 Apr 1997	ODI # 1191
Australia	19 runs	224	44.4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Mar 2002	ODI # 1819
Australia	22 runs	209	48.2	v South Africa	Faisalabad	18 Oct 1994	ODI # 932
Australia	24 runs	255	47.2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 2006	ODI # 2347
South Africa	25 runs	290	50.0	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Apr 2009	ODI # 2839
South Africa	26 runs	228	49.1	v Australia	Gqeberha	4 Apr 1994	ODI # 901
Australia	27 runs	242	48.4	v South Africa	Brisbane	20 Jan 2002	ODI # 1789
South Africa	28 runs	231	48.5	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1994	ODI # 876
South Africa	31 runs	328	48.2	v Australia	Cape Town	12 Oct 2016	ODI # 3795
Australia	32 runs	301	48.1	v South Africa	Perth	14 Nov 2014	ODI # 3545
Australia	33 runs	284	50.0	v South Africa	Perth	3 Feb 2002	ODI # 1802
Australia	35 runs	224	50.0	v South Africa	Sydney	25 Jan 1994	ODI # 878
Australia	36 runs	243	50.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	6 Apr 1994	ODI # 902
Australia	36 runs	289	47.4	v South Africa	Basseterre	11 Jun 2016	ODI # 3743
Australia	37 runs	291	48.1	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	30 Mar 2002	ODI # 1822
South Africa	39 runs	289	49.0	v Australia	Perth	30 Jan 2009	ODI # 2808
South Africa	40 runs	321	50.0	v Australia	Hobart	11 Nov 2018	ODI # 4069
South Africa	45 runs	171	39.1	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Dec 1997	ODI # 1257
Australia	45 runs	227	46.2	v South Africa	Centurion	24 Mar 2002	ODI # 1820
South Africa	46 runs	246	44.5	v Australia	Cape Town	2 Apr 1997	ODI # 1188
Australia	47 runs	304	45.5	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Apr 2009	ODI # 2841
South Africa	47 runs	190	34.2	v Australia	Providence	7 Jun 2016	ODI # 3741
Australia	48 runs	231	46.5	v South Africa	Brisbane	9 Jan 1994	ODI # 871
South Africa	56 runs	266	42.4	v Australia	Centurion	20 Feb 1994	ODI # 884
Australia	57 runs	345	50.0	v South Africa	Sydney	5 Feb 2006	ODI # 2323
Australia	59 runs	246	47.0	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	20 Jan 2006	ODI # 2316
South Africa	61 runs	318	45.5	v Australia	Gqeberha	13 Apr 2009	ODI # 2840
Australia	62 runs	283	44.0	v South Africa	Harare	2 Sep 2014	ODI # 3522
South Africa	65 runs	251	32.3	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Apr 2002	ODI # 1827
South Africa	67 runs	201	38.0	v Australia	Sydney	4 Dec 1997	ODI # 1254
Australia	69 runs	248	45.5	v South Africa	Sydney	23 Jan 1994	ODI # 877
Australia	73 runs	330	44.3	v South Africa	Canberra	19 Nov 2014	ODI # 3548
South Africa	74 runs	292	45.1	v Australia	Paarl	29 Feb 2020	ODI # 4248
Australia	80 runs	282	50.0	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	3 Feb 2006	ODI # 2322
South Africa	80 runs	304	50.0	v Australia	Gqeberha	23 Oct 2011	ODI # 3208
South Africa	82 runs	209	41.0	v Australia	Perth	16 Jan 1994	ODI # 874
Australia	83 runs	378	48.0	v South Africa	Basseterre	24 Mar 2007	ODI # 2552
Australia	88 runs	282	43.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	22 Feb 1994	ODI # 885
Australia	93 runs	223	22.0	v South Africa	Centurion	19 Oct 2011	ODI # 3203
Australia	94 runs	296	50.0	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16 Aug 2000	ODI # 1620
Australia	103 runs	173	28.0	v South Africa	Sydney	14 Dec 1993	ODI # 862
South Africa	109 runs	311	37.0	v Australia	Bloemfontein	13 Apr 1997	ODI # 1199
South Africa	111 runs	339	34.3	v Australia	Potchefstroom	12 Sep 2023	ODI # 4642
South Africa	122 runs	316	34.1	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Sep 2023	ODI # 4648
Australia	123 runs	393	41.5	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	9 Sep 2023	ODI # 4638
South Africa	134 runs	312	40.5	v Australia	Lucknow	12 Oct 2023	ODI # 4667
Australia	141 runs	287	33.1	v South Africa	Durban	3 Apr 2009	ODI # 2832
South Africa	142 runs	362	37.4	v Australia	Johannesburg	2 Oct 2016	ODI # 3787
South Africa	164 runs	417	34.5	v Australia	Centurion	15 Sep 2023	ODI # 4646
South Africa	196 runs	290	34.3	v Australia	Cape Town	3 Mar 2006	ODI # 2345

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	1 wicket	247	49.1	v South Africa	Durban	10 Mar 2006	ODI # 2348
South Africa	1 wicket	435	49.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006	ODI # 2349
South Africa	2 wickets	216	47.2	v Australia	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
Australia	2 wickets	275	47.1	v South Africa	Sydney	23 Nov 2014	ODI # 3551
Australia	3 wickets	252	49.4	v South Africa	Peshawar	24 Oct 1994	ODI # 937
Australia	3 wickets	124	43.2	v South Africa	Wellington	15 Feb 1995	ODI # 975
Australia	3 wickets	327	49.1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Apr 2002	ODI # 1824
South Africa	3 wickets	272	49.3	v Australia	Melbourne	16 Jan 2009	ODI # 2795
South Africa	3 wickets	270	46.3	v Australia	Sydney	23 Jan 2009	ODI # 2802
Australia	3 wickets	223	47.3	v South Africa	Durban	28 Oct 2011	ODI # 3211
South Africa	3 wickets	155	27.4	v Australia	Perth	16 Nov 2014	ODI # 3546
Australia	3 wickets	268	49.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	21 Nov 2014	ODI # 3549
Australia	3 wickets	223	40.2	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	7 Sep 2023	ODI # 4635
Australia	3 wickets	213	47.2	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	16 Nov 2023	ODI # 4704
South Africa	4 wickets	206	47.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	16 Apr 2000	ODI # 1591
South Africa	4 wickets	199	48.3	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Jan 2002	ODI # 1784
South Africa	4 wickets	372	49.2	v Australia	Durban	5 Oct 2016	ODI # 3790
Australia	5 wickets	285	49.0	v South Africa	Centurion	10 Apr 1997	ODI # 1197
South Africa	5 wickets	236	47.3	v Australia	Brisbane	11 Jan 1998	ODI # 1272
Australia	5 wickets	272	49.4	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jun 1999	ODI # 1481
Australia	5 wickets	145	24.3	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Apr 2000	ODI # 1589
South Africa	5 wickets	229	48.5	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2006	ODI # 2314
South Africa	6 wickets	224	47.0	v Australia	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
South Africa	6 wickets	241	48.0	v Australia	Durban	12 Apr 2000	ODI # 1587
South Africa	6 wickets	204	37.3	v Australia	Centurion	26 Feb 2006	ODI # 2341
South Africa	6 wickets	218	40.5	v Australia	Harare	6 Sep 2014	ODI # 3526
South Africa	6 wickets	295	36.2	v Australia	Centurion	30 Sep 2016	ODI # 3785
South Africa	6 wickets	168	35.3	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Oct 2016	ODI # 3792
South Africa	6 wickets	153	29.2	v Australia	Perth	4 Nov 2018	ODI # 4065
South Africa	6 wickets	272	48.3	v Australia	Bloemfontein	4 Mar 2020	ODI # 4252
South Africa	6 wickets	255	45.3	v Australia	Potchefstroom	7 Mar 2020	ODI # 4254
South Africa	7 wickets	190	48.4	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Dec 1993	ODI # 860
South Africa	7 wickets	155	45.0	v Australia	Durban	24 Feb 1994	ODI # 886
Australia	7 wickets	159	40.0	v South Africa	East London	2 Apr 1994	ODI # 900
South Africa	7 wickets	220	46.1	v Australia	Indore	19 Oct 1996	ODI # 1128
Australia	7 wickets	222	45.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
South Africa	7 wickets	166	28.2	v Australia	Perth	18 Jan 1998	ODI # 1280
Australia	7 wickets	229	41.5	v South Africa	Sydney	26 Jan 1998	ODI # 1285
Australia	7 wickets	150	31.3	v South Africa	Gros Islet	25 Apr 2007	ODI # 2580
South Africa	7 wickets	132	26.2	v Australia	Centurion	5 Apr 2009	ODI # 2834
South Africa	7 wickets	328	46.4	v Australia	Harare	27 Aug 2014	ODI # 3516
South Africa	8 wickets	239	45.0	v Australia	Guwahati	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1134
Australia	8 wickets	107	18.4	v South Africa	Sydney	22 Jan 2002	ODI # 1791
Australia	8 wickets	268	47.5	v South Africa	Durban	3 Apr 2002	ODI # 1823
South Africa	8 wickets	223	38.1	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 2009	ODI # 2804
South Africa	9 wickets	171	46.5	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1992	ODI # 719

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 wicket	1	435	49.5	50.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Mar 2006	ODI # 2349
Australia	3 wickets	2	252	49.4	50.0	v South Africa	Peshawar	24 Oct 1994	ODI # 937
Australia	5 wickets	2	272	49.4	50.0	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jun 1999	ODI # 1481
South Africa	3 wickets	3	272	49.3	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	16 Jan 2009	ODI # 2795
South Africa	4 wickets	4	372	49.2	50.0	v Australia	Durban	5 Oct 2016	ODI # 3790
Australia	3 wickets	5	327	49.1	50.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	6 Apr 2002	ODI # 1824
Australia	1 wicket	5	247	49.1	50.0	v South Africa	Durban	10 Mar 2006	ODI # 2348
Australia	2 wickets	5	275	47.1	48.0	v South Africa	Sydney	23 Nov 2014	ODI # 3551
Australia	5 wickets	6	285	49.0	50.0	v South Africa	Centurion	10 Apr 1997	ODI # 1197
Australia	3 wickets	6	268	49.0	50.0	v South Africa	Melbourne	21 Nov 2014	ODI # 3549
South Africa	5 wickets	7	229	48.5	50.0	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2006	ODI # 2314
South Africa	7 wickets	8	190	48.4	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Dec 1993	ODI # 860
South Africa	4 wickets	9	199	48.3	50.0	v Australia	Melbourne	13 Jan 2002	ODI # 1784
South Africa	6 wickets	9	272	48.3	50.0	v Australia	Bloemfontein	4 Mar 2020	ODI # 4252
South Africa	6 wickets	12	241	48.0	50.0	v Australia	Durban	12 Apr 2000	ODI # 1587
South Africa	9 wickets	13	171	46.5	49.0	v Australia	Sydney	26 Feb 1992	ODI # 719
South Africa	4 wickets	13	206	47.5	50.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	16 Apr 2000	ODI # 1591
Australia	8 wickets	13	268	47.5	50.0	v South Africa	Durban	3 Apr 2002	ODI # 1823
South Africa	5 wickets	15	236	47.3	50.0	v Australia	Brisbane	11 Jan 1998	ODI # 1272
Australia	3 wickets	15	223	47.3	50.0	v South Africa	Durban	28 Oct 2011	ODI # 3211
South Africa	2 wickets	16	216	47.2	50.0	v Australia	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
Australia	3 wickets	16	213	47.2	50.0	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	16 Nov 2023	ODI # 4704
South Africa	6 wickets	18	224	47.0	50.0	v Australia	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
South Africa	7 wickets	20	328	46.4	50.0	v Australia	Harare	27 Aug 2014	ODI # 3516
South Africa	6 wickets	21	204	37.3	41.0	v Australia	Centurion	26 Feb 2006	ODI # 2341
South Africa	3 wickets	21	270	46.3	50.0	v Australia	Sydney	23 Jan 2009	ODI # 2802
South Africa	7 wickets	23	220	46.1	50.0	v Australia	Indore	19 Oct 1996	ODI # 1128
South Africa	6 wickets	27	255	45.3	50.0	v Australia	Potchefstroom	7 Mar 2020	ODI # 4254
South Africa	7 wickets	30	155	45.0	50.0	v Australia	Durban	24 Feb 1994	ODI # 886
South Africa	8 wickets	30	239	45.0	50.0	v Australia	Guwahati	1 Nov 1996	ODI # 1134
Australia	7 wickets	30	222	45.0	50.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
Australia	3 wickets	40	124	43.2	50.0	v South Africa	Wellington	15 Feb 1995	ODI # 975
Australia	7 wickets	49	229	41.5	50.0	v South Africa	Sydney	26 Jan 1998	ODI # 1285
South Africa	6 wickets	55	218	40.5	50.0	v Australia	Harare	6 Sep 2014	ODI # 3526
Australia	3 wickets	58	223	40.2	50.0	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	7 Sep 2023	ODI # 4635
Australia	7 wickets	60	159	40.0	50.0	v South Africa	East London	2 Apr 1994	ODI # 900
South Africa	8 wickets	71	223	38.1	50.0	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 2009	ODI # 2804
South Africa	6 wickets	82	295	36.2	50.0	v Australia	Centurion	30 Sep 2016	ODI # 3785
South Africa	6 wickets	87	168	35.3	50.0	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Oct 2016	ODI # 3792
Australia	7 wickets	111	150	31.3	50.0	v South Africa	Gros Islet	25 Apr 2007	ODI # 2580
South Africa	6 wickets	124	153	29.2	50.0	v Australia	Perth	4 Nov 2018	ODI # 4065
South Africa	7 wickets	130	166	28.2	50.0	v Australia	Perth	18 Jan 1998	ODI # 1280
South Africa	3 wickets	134	155	27.4	50.0	v Australia	Perth	16 Nov 2014	ODI # 3546
South Africa	7 wickets	142	132	26.2	50.0	v Australia	Centurion	5 Apr 2009	ODI # 2834
Australia	5 wickets	153	145	24.3	50.0	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Apr 2000	ODI # 1589
Australia	8 wickets	188	107	18.4	50.0	v South Africa	Sydney	22 Jan 2002	ODI # 1791

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v West Indies at Canberra, 3rd ODI, Feb 6, 2024 [ODI # 4723]

Australia v West Indies at Sydney, 2nd ODI, Feb 4, 2024 [ODI # 4722]

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 1st ODI, Feb 2, 2024 [ODI # 4721]