Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories in Tests at NZ: Basin Reserve, Wellington

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	62 runs	253	75.3	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
New Zealand	72 runs	137	27.3x8	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
England	126 runs	438	100.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
Pakistan	141 runs	405	82.5	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Dec 2009	Test # 1938
Australia	172 runs	369	64.4	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 2024	Test # 2533
New Zealand	193 runs	390	72.4	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	3 Jan 2015	Test # 2155
Sri Lanka	217 runs	504	85.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
England	323 runs	583	54.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Dec 2024	Test # 2567

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	4 wickets	213	60.3	v India	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
England	6 wickets	88	45.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
New Zealand	6 wickets	164	48.5x8	v West Indies	Wellington	7 Mar 1969	Test # 651
New Zealand	6 wickets	133	37.1	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
Australia	6 wickets	174	54.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1491
South Africa	6 wickets	234	72.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Pakistan	7 wickets	274	74.5	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
New Zealand	7 wickets	217	39.4	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2246
South Africa	8 wickets	148	41.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
India	8 wickets	59	13.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 1968	Test # 632
South Africa	8 wickets	16	8.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
South Africa	8 wickets	81	24.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
West Indies	9 wickets	13	5.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Mar 1956	Test # 423
New Zealand	9 wickets	178	63.4	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
New Zealand	9 wickets	56	10.0	v West Indies	Wellington	10 Dec 2025	Test # 2612
New Zealand	10 wickets	20	3.5	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	19 Feb 1998	Test # 1401
New Zealand	10 wickets	36	9.3	v India	Wellington	12 Dec 2002	Test # 1631
New Zealand	10 wickets	36	8.1	v West Indies	Wellington	17 Mar 2006	Test # 1790
Australia	10 wickets	106	23.0	v New Zealand	Wellington	19 Mar 2010	Test # 1955
New Zealand	10 wickets	9	1.4	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 2020	Test # 2385

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]

England vs New Zealand at Wellington, England in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 6-8, 2024 [Test # 2567]

Australia vs New Zealand at Wellington, Australia in New Zealand 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]