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 1 run 178 v England East London 12 Feb 2020 T20I # 1039
South Africa 1 run 168 v West Indies St George's 29 Jun 2021 T20I # 1179
South Africa 2 runs 202 v Australia Johannesburg 24 Feb 2006 T20I # 6
South Africa 2 runs 171 v New Zealand Chattogram 24 Mar 2014 T20I # 383
South Africa 3 runs 166 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Feb 2012 T20I # 223
South Africa 3 runs 197 v England Chattogram 29 Mar 2014 T20I # 391
South Africa 3 runs 175 v England Taunton 23 Jun 2017 T20I # 615
South Africa 4 runs 65 v Pakistan Johannesburg 20 Nov 2013 T20I # 340
South Africa 6 runs 151 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 15 Nov 2013 T20I # 336
South Africa 6 runs 146 v Netherlands Chattogram 27 Mar 2014 T20I # 386
South Africa 6 runs 193 v Pakistan Cape Town 1 Feb 2019 T20I # 732
South Africa 7 runs 189 v Pakistan Johannesburg 3 Feb 2019 T20I # 734
South Africa 8 runs 195 v Zimbabwe Kimberley 10 Oct 2010 T20I # 189
South Africa 10 runs 190 v England Sharjah 6 Nov 2021 T20I # 1400
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 12 runs 116 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 2 Aug 2013 T20I # 323
South Africa 12 runs 159 v Australia Gqeberha 23 Feb 2020 T20I # 1052
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 16 runs 181 v Sri Lanka Centurion 22 Mar 2019 T20I # 758
South Africa 16 runs 167 v West Indies St George's 27 Jun 2021 T20I # 1178
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 19 runs 127 v Sri Lanka Centurion 20 Jan 2017 T20I # 589
South Africa 20 runs 184 v West Indies The Oval 13 Jun 2009 T20I # 106
South Africa 20 runs 196 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 26 Oct 2017 T20I # 626
South Africa 21 runs 109 v Australia Carrara 17 Nov 2018 T20I # 711
South Africa 21 runs 212 v Ireland Bristol 3 Aug 2022 T20I # 1721
South Africa 22 runs 146 v Sri Lanka Hambantota 4 Aug 2013 T20I # 324
South Africa 25 runs 169 v West Indies St George's 3 Jul 2021 T20I # 1181
South Africa 28 runs 164 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 10 Sep 2021 T20I # 1265
South Africa 31 runs 170 v Bangladesh Mirpur 7 Jul 2015 T20I # 429
South Africa 32 runs 79 v Sri Lanka Hambantota 22 Sep 2012 T20I # 269
South Africa 33 runs 180 v New Zealand Gqeberha 26 Dec 2012 T20I # 297
South Africa 33 runs 166 v Ireland Dublin (Malahide) 19 Jul 2021 T20I # 1194
South Africa 34 runs 161 v Zimbabwe East London 9 Oct 2018 T20I # 698
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 3 wickets 0 135 20.0 v England Cape Town 19 Feb 2016 T20I # 503
South Africa 3 wickets 4 158 19.2 v Australia Durban 4 Mar 2016 T20I # 519
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 4 wickets 1 143 19.5 v Sri Lanka Sharjah 30 Oct 2021 T20I # 1378
South Africa 4 wickets 10 149 18.2 v India Cuttack 12 Jun 2022 T20I # 1569
South Africa 5 wickets 2 134 19.4 v India Perth 30 Oct 2022 T20I # 1853
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 6 wickets 13 152 17.5 v New Zealand Durban 14 Aug 2015 T20I # 451
South Africa 6 wickets 17 93 17.1 v India Cuttack 5 Oct 2015 T20I # 457
South Africa 6 wickets 8 189 18.4 v India Centurion 21 Feb 2018 T20I # 654
South Africa 6 wickets 26 133 15.4 v Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 12 Oct 2018 T20I # 699
South Africa 6 wickets 22 145 16.2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Feb 2021 T20I # 1121
South Africa 6 wickets 36 141 14.0 v Pakistan Johannesburg 12 Apr 2021 T20I # 1146
South Africa 6 wickets 39 85 13.3 v Bangladesh Abu Dhabi 2 Nov 2021 T20I # 1384
South Africa 6 wickets 7 259 18.5 v West Indies Centurion 26 Mar 2023 T20I # 2032
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 7 wickets 6 145 19.0 v Australia Adelaide 5 Nov 2014 T20I # 407
South Africa 7 wickets 2 200 19.4 v India Dharamsala 2 Oct 2015 T20I # 456
South Africa 7 wickets 5 212 19.1 v India Delhi 9 Jun 2022 T20I # 1554
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 8 wickets 14 121 17.4 v Sri Lanka Delhi 28 Mar 2016 T20I # 554
South Africa 8 wickets 10 144 18.2 v West Indies Dubai (DSC) 26 Oct 2021 T20I # 1366
South Africa 9 wickets 33 99 14.3 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 13 Nov 2013 T20I # 334
South Africa 9 wickets 32 172 14.4 v England Johannesburg 21 Feb 2016 T20I # 506
South Africa 9 wickets 19 135 16.5 v India Bengaluru 22 Sep 2019 T20I # 893
South Africa 9 wickets 35 104 14.1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2021 T20I # 1270
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
South Africa 10 wickets 32 121 14.4 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2021 T20I # 1273
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner Margin Balls Rem Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
South Africa 3 wickets 0 135 20.0 20.0 v England Cape Town 19 Feb 2016 T20I # 503
South Africa 3 wickets 1 130 19.5 20.0 v New Zealand Johannesburg 23 Nov 2007 T20I # 48
South Africa 4 wickets 1 143 19.5 20.0 v Sri Lanka Sharjah 30 Oct 2021 T20I # 1378
South Africa 7 wickets 2 200 19.4 20.0 v India Dharamsala 2 Oct 2015 T20I # 456
South Africa 5 wickets 2 134 19.4 20.0 v India Perth 30 Oct 2022 T20I # 1853
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 3 wickets 4 158 19.2 20.0 v Australia Durban 4 Mar 2016 T20I # 519
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 5 212 19.1 20.0 v India Delhi 9 Jun 2022 T20I # 1554
South Africa 7 wickets 6 119 19.0 20.0 v England Chester-le-Street 8 Sep 2012 T20I # 258
South Africa 7 wickets 6 145 19.0 20.0 v Australia Adelaide 5 Nov 2014 T20I # 407
South Africa 7 wickets 7 145 18.5 20.0 v Bangladesh Cape Town 15 Sep 2007 T20I # 31
South Africa 6 wickets 7 259 18.5 20.0 v West Indies Centurion 26 Mar 2023 T20I # 2032
South Africa 6 wickets 8 121 18.4 20.0 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 27 Oct 2010 T20I # 191
South Africa 6 wickets 8 189 18.4 20.0 v India Centurion 21 Feb 2018 T20I # 654
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 10 144 18.2 20.0 v West Indies Dubai (DSC) 26 Oct 2021 T20I # 1366
South Africa 4 wickets 10 149 18.2 20.0 v India Cuttack 12 Jun 2022 T20I # 1569
South Africa 6 wickets 13 152 17.5 20.0 v New Zealand Durban 14 Aug 2015 T20I # 451
South Africa 8 wickets 14 206 17.4 20.0 v West Indies Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007 T20I # 20
South Africa 8 wickets 14 121 17.4 20.0 v Sri Lanka Delhi 28 Mar 2016 T20I # 554
South Africa 6 wickets 17 93 17.1 20.0 v India Cuttack 5 Oct 2015 T20I # 457
South Africa 9 wickets 19 135 16.5 20.0 v India Bengaluru 22 Sep 2019 T20I # 893
South Africa 6 wickets 22 145 16.2 20.0 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Feb 2021 T20I # 1121
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 6 wickets 26 133 15.4 20.0 v Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 12 Oct 2018 T20I # 699
South Africa 9 wickets 32 172 14.4 20.0 v England Johannesburg 21 Feb 2016 T20I # 506
South Africa 10 wickets 32 121 14.4 20.0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2021 T20I # 1273
South Africa 9 wickets 33 99 14.3 20.0 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 13 Nov 2013 T20I # 334
South Africa 9 wickets 35 104 14.1 20.0 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2021 T20I # 1270
South Africa 6 wickets 36 141 14.0 20.0 v Pakistan Johannesburg 12 Apr 2021 T20I # 1146
South Africa 6 wickets 39 85 13.3 20.0 v Bangladesh Abu Dhabi 2 Nov 2021 T20I # 1384
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
Tied matches
Team 1 Team 2 Ground Match Date Scorecard
South Africa Sri Lanka Newlands, Cape Town 19 Mar 2019 T20I # 755
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 2nd T20I, Mar 26, 2023 [T20I # 2032]
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 1st T20I, Mar 25, 2023 [T20I # 2031]
Netherlands v South Africa at Adelaide, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 40th match, Nov 6, 2022 [T20I # 1871]