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By runs
Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 run	129	v New Zealand	Lord's	9 Jun 2009	T20I # 99
South Africa	1 run	121	v West Indies	North Sound	20 May 2010	T20I # 179
South Africa	2 runs	202	v Australia	Johannesburg	24 Feb 2006	T20I # 6
South Africa	3 runs	166	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Feb 2012	T20I # 223
South Africa	8 runs	195	v Zimbabwe	Kimberley	10 Oct 2010	T20I # 189
South Africa	11 runs	83	v India	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2012	T20I # 242
South Africa	12 runs	122	v Bangladesh	Johannesburg	5 Nov 2008	T20I # 77
South Africa	12 runs	131	v India	Nottingham	16 Jun 2009	T20I # 113
South Africa	13 runs	171	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	6 May 2010	T20I # 164
South Africa	13 runs	137	v West Indies	North Sound	19 May 2010	T20I # 178
South Africa	17 runs	157	v Australia	Centurion	29 Mar 2009	T20I # 88
South Africa	19 runs	155	v England	Cape Town	16 Sep 2007	T20I # 34
South Africa	20 runs	184	v West Indies	The Oval	13 Jun 2009	T20I # 106
Sth Africans	20 runs	151	v Canterbury	Christchurch	15 Feb 2012	T20
South Africa	32 runs	79	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	22 Sep 2012	T20I # 269
South Africa	33 runs	180	v New Zealand	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 2012	T20I # 297
South Africa	59 runs	140	v Afghanistan	Bridgetown	5 May 2010	T20I # 162
South Africa	84 runs	242	v England	Centurion	15 Nov 2009	T20I # 125
South Africa	130 runs	212	v Scotland	The Oval	7 Jun 2009	T20I # 94

By wickets
Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	3 wickets	1	130	19.5	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	23 Nov 2007	T20I # 48
South Africa	3 wickets	5	148	19.1	v Australia	Johannesburg	16 Oct 2011	T20I # 212
South Africa	4 wickets	4	132	19.2	v West Indies	Johannesburg	18 Jan 2008	T20I # 51
South Africa	4 wickets	4	167	19.2	v Australia	Johannesburg	27 Mar 2009	T20I # 87
South Africa	6 wickets	5	154	19.1	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Sep 2007	T20I # 39
South Africa	6 wickets	10	120	18.2	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	26 Oct 2010	T20I # 190
South Africa	6 wickets	8	121	18.4	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	27 Oct 2010	T20I # 191
South Africa	7 wickets	7	145	18.5	v Bangladesh	Cape Town	15 Sep 2007	T20I # 31
South Africa	7 wickets	10	112	18.2	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 2009	T20I # 103
South Africa	7 wickets	25	169	15.5	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	8 Oct 2010	T20I # 188
South Africa	7 wickets	6	119	19.0	v England	Chester-le-Street	8 Sep 2012	T20I # 258
South Africa	8 wickets	14	206	17.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	11 Sep 2007	T20I # 20
South Africa	8 wickets	24	174	16.0	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Feb 2012	T20I # 222
South Africa	8 wickets	47	87	12.1	v New Zealand	Durban	21 Dec 2012	T20I # 293
South Africa	10 wickets	51	130	11.3	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	2 Feb 2007	T20I # 14
South Africa	10 wickets	44	94	12.4	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012	T20I # 266

By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	3 wickets	1	130	19.5	20.0	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	23 Nov 2007	T20I # 48
South Africa	4 wickets	4	132	19.2	20.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	18 Jan 2008	T20I # 51
South Africa	4 wickets	4	167	19.2	20.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	27 Mar 2009	T20I # 87
South Africa	6 wickets	5	154	19.1	20.0	v New Zealand	Durban	19 Sep 2007	T20I # 39
South Africa	3 wickets	5	148	19.1	20.0	v Australia	Johannesburg	16 Oct 2011	T20I # 212
South Africa	7 wickets	6	119	19.0	20.0	v England	Chester-le-Street	8 Sep 2012	T20I # 258
South Africa	7 wickets	7	145	18.5	20.0	v Bangladesh	Cape Town	15 Sep 2007	T20I # 31
South Africa	6 wickets	8	121	18.4	20.0	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	27 Oct 2010	T20I # 191
South Africa	7 wickets	10	112	18.2	20.0	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 2009	T20I # 103
South Africa	6 wickets	10	120	18.2	20.0	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	26 Oct 2010	T20I # 190
South Africa	8 wickets	14	206	17.4	20.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	11 Sep 2007	T20I # 20
South Africa	8 wickets	24	174	16.0	20.0	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Feb 2012	T20I # 222
South Africa	7 wickets	25	169	15.5	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	8 Oct 2010	T20I # 188
South Africa	10 wickets	44	94	12.4	20.0	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012	T20I # 266
South Africa	8 wickets	47	87	12.1	20.0	v New Zealand	Durban	21 Dec 2012	T20I # 293
South Africa	10 wickets	51	130	11.3	20.0	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	2 Feb 2007	T20I # 14

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, 2nd T20I, Mar 3, 2013 [T20I # 306]

South Africa v New Zealand at Port Elizabeth, 3rd T20I, Dec 26, 2012 [T20I # 297]

South Africa v New Zealand at East London, 2nd T20I, Dec 23, 2012 [T20I # 295]