New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Records

Test Matches Records

Team Smallest Margins IN New Zealand

Smallest victories for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN New Zealand

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	120 runs	326	76.2	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
New Zealand	122 runs	405	95.2	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	10 Dec 2015	Test # 2192
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
Sri Lanka	241 runs	427	84.4	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995	Test # 1292
New Zealand	423 runs	660	106.2	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2336

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	5 wickets	119	33.0	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	7 Dec 2006	Test # 1820
New Zealand	5 wickets	189	54.3	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	18 Dec 2015	Test # 2194
New Zealand	6 wickets	133	37.1	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	11 Mar 1983	Test # 951
New Zealand	8 wickets	105	30.4	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2151

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Jun 25-28, 2025 [Test # 2588]