New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Records

Test Matches Records

Team Largest Margins

Largest margins in Tests by Innings, runs & wickets for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

By an innings

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	inns & 154 runs	-	-	v New Zealand	Galle	26 Sep 2024	Test # 2551
New Zealand	inns & 65 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
New Zealand	inns & 61 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
New Zealand	inns & 58 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
New Zealand	inns & 38 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	11 Apr 2005	Test # 1748
New Zealand	inns & 36 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
New Zealand	inns & 25 runs	-	-	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	4 Mar 1983	Test # 950
Sri Lanka	inns & 16 runs	-	-	v New Zealand	Galle	3 Jun 1998	Test # 1416

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	423 runs	660	106.2	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2336
Sri Lanka	241 runs	427	84.4	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
Sri Lanka	217 runs	504	85.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
Sri Lanka	202 runs	413	71.5	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009	Test # 1930
New Zealand	193 runs	390	72.4	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	3 Jan 2015	Test # 2155
New Zealand	167 runs	465	131.5	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
New Zealand	167 runs	363	85.5	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
New Zealand	165 runs	263	27.3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
Sri Lanka	164 runs	296	54.3	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
New Zealand	122 runs	405	95.2	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	10 Dec 2015	Test # 2192
New Zealand	120 runs	326	76.2	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
Sri Lanka	96 runs	494	123.5	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
Sri Lanka	63 runs	275	71.4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

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

New Zealand vs West Indies at Christchurch, West Indies in New Zealand 1st Test, Dec 2-6, 2025 [Test # 2610]