New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Records

Test Matches Records

Team Smallest Margins IN Sri Lanka

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

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	63 runs	275	71.4	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Sep 2024	Test # 2549
Sri Lanka	96 runs	494	123.5	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
Sri Lanka	164 runs	296	54.3	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
New Zealand	165 runs	263	27.3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
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
Sri Lanka	202 runs	413	71.5	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009	Test # 1930

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	268	86.1	v New Zealand	Galle	14 Aug 2019	Test # 2354
Sri Lanka	9 wickets	70	14.4	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	6 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
Sri Lanka	10 wickets	93	18.3	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012	Test # 2059

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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]