Team Smallest Margins - New Zealand

Players - New Zealand

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	1 run	-	233	49.4	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3 Jan 1988	ODI # 485
New Zealand	3 runs	-	243	49.4	v Zimbabwe	Hyderabad (Deccan)	10 Oct 1987	ODI # 454
New Zealand	43 runs	-	250	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	31 Mar 1988	ODI # 516
New Zealand	99 runs	-	259	42.5	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	29 Mar 1988	ODI # 514

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	4 wickets	14	228	47.4	v Zimbabwe	Eden Gardens	23 Oct 1987	ODI # 466
New Zealand	4 wickets	1	242	49.5	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	9 Jan 1988	ODI # 490
New Zealand	4 wickets	11	165	37.1	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	16 Jan 1988	ODI # 494
New Zealand	4 wickets	4	209	49.2	v England	Auckland	19 Mar 1988	ODI # 510
New Zealand	6 wickets	8	175	48.4	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	5 Jan 1988	ODI # 486
New Zealand	7 wickets	21	220	46.3	v England	Napier	16 Mar 1988	ODI # 508

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	4 wickets	1	242	49.5	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	9 Jan 1988	ODI # 490
New Zealand	4 wickets	4	209	49.2	50.0	v England	Auckland	19 Mar 1988	ODI # 510
New Zealand	6 wickets	8	175	48.4	50.0	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	5 Jan 1988	ODI # 486
New Zealand	4 wickets	11	165	37.1	39.0	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	16 Jan 1988	ODI # 494
New Zealand	4 wickets	14	228	47.4	50.0	v Zimbabwe	Eden Gardens	23 Oct 1987	ODI # 466
New Zealand	7 wickets	21	220	46.3	50.0	v England	Napier	16 Mar 1988	ODI # 508

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]

Vidarbha vs Saurashtra (and Kathiawar) at CoE 1, Bengaluru, Vijay Hazare Trophy Final, Jan 18, 2026 [List A]