Team Smallest Margins - New Zealand

Smallest victories in 2020s in Tests - 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	25 runs	147	29.1	v India	Wankhede	1 Nov 2024	Test # 2560
New Zealand	101 runs	373	123.3	v Pakistan	Mount Maunganui	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2397
New Zealand	113 runs	359	60.2	v India	Pune	24 Oct 2024	Test # 2557
New Zealand	281 runs	529	80.0	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	4 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
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
New Zealand	4 wickets	137	39.4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	6 Dec 2023	Test # 2517
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
New Zealand	8 wickets	38	10.5	v England	Birmingham	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2423
New Zealand	8 wickets	139	45.5	v India	Southampton	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2425
New Zealand	8 wickets	107	27.4	v India	Bengaluru	16 Oct 2024	Test # 2555
New Zealand	9 wickets	8	2.2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	30 Jul 2025	Test # 2597
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

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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]