Team Smallest Margins IN New Zealand

Smallest victories in 2020s in Tests IN New Zealand

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	1 run	258	74.2	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023	Test # 2494
New Zealand	101 runs	373	123.3	v Pakistan	Mount Maunganui	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2397
Australia	172 runs	369	64.4	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 2024	Test # 2533
South Africa	198 runs	426	93.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
England	267 runs	394	45.3	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	16 Feb 2023	Test # 2492
New Zealand	281 runs	529	80.0	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	4 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
England	323 runs	583	54.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Dec 2024	Test # 2567
New Zealand	323 runs	462	80.3	v West Indies	Mount Maunganui	18 Dec 2025	Test # 2614
New Zealand	423 runs	658	47.2	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024	Test # 2569

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	2 wickets	285	70.0	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	9 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
Australia	3 wickets	279	65.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	8 Mar 2024	Test # 2535
New Zealand	7 wickets	132	36.0	v India	Christchurch	29 Feb 2020	Test # 2387
New Zealand	7 wickets	267	94.2	v South Africa	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
Bangladesh	8 wickets	40	16.5	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	1 Jan 2022	Test # 2444
England	8 wickets	104	12.4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Nov 2024	Test # 2564
New Zealand	9 wickets	56	10.0	v West Indies	Wellington	10 Dec 2025	Test # 2612
New Zealand	10 wickets	9	1.4	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 2020	Test # 2385

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]