Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories by New Zealand in Tests

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	4 runs	176	58.4	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2018	Test # 2327
New Zealand	7 runs	241	63.4	v Australia	Hobart	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2021
New Zealand	25 runs	147	29.1	v India	Wankhede	1 Nov 2024	Test # 2560
New Zealand	27 runs	291	102.3	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 2006	Test # 1787
New Zealand	32 runs	251	76.0	v Pakistan	Dunedin	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1934
New Zealand	34 runs	366	108.1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	1 Nov 2011	Test # 2013
New Zealand	40 runs	314	144.0	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
New Zealand	40 runs	407	96.3	v India	Auckland	6 Feb 2014	Test # 2118
New Zealand	44 runs	276	71.1	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
New Zealand	53 runs	308	82.2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2014	Test # 2127
New Zealand	62 runs	253	75.3	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
New Zealand	72 runs	408	142.2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
New Zealand	72 runs	137	27.3x8	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
New Zealand	78 runs	312	63.0	v England	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597
New Zealand	83 runs	246	56.1	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1999	Test # 1458
New Zealand	101 runs	373	123.3	v Pakistan	Mount Maunganui	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2397
New Zealand	113 runs	359	60.2	v India	Pune	24 Oct 2024	Test # 2557
New Zealand	120 runs	326	76.2	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
New Zealand	121 runs	404	76.0	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010	Test # 1953
New Zealand	122 runs	405	95.2	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	10 Dec 2015	Test # 2192
New Zealand	123 runs	280	56.1	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	3 Dec 2018	Test # 2332
New Zealand	136 runs	282	49.4	v India	Wankhede	24 Nov 1988	Test # 1109
New Zealand	137 runs	327	78.4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
New Zealand	138 runs	369	92.1	v Pakistan	Hamilton	25 Nov 2016	Test # 2237
New Zealand	165 runs	263	27.3	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
New Zealand	167 runs	277	55.5	v India	Nagpur	3 Oct 1969	Test # 660
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	177 runs	315	50.3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Nov 1992	Test # 1199
New Zealand	186 runs	403	47.4	v West Indies	Kingston	8 Jun 2014	Test # 2123
New Zealand	189 runs	300	55.0	v England	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
New Zealand	190 runs	268	45.1	v West Indies	Auckland	9 Mar 1956	Test # 424
New Zealand	193 runs	390	72.4	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	3 Jan 2015	Test # 2155
New Zealand	199 runs	455	91.5	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015	Test # 2163
New Zealand	204 runs	474	83.0	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jun 2002	Test # 1607
New Zealand	240 runs	444	63.5	v West Indies	Hamilton	9 Dec 2017	Test # 2287
New Zealand	254 runs	387	68.4	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	6 Aug 2016	Test # 2214
New Zealand	281 runs	529	80.0	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	4 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
New Zealand	423 runs	660	106.2	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2336
New Zealand	423 runs	658	47.2	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024	Test # 2569

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	1 wicket	104	50.0	v West Indies	Dunedin	8 Feb 1980	Test # 873
New Zealand	2 wickets	278	99.4	v Pakistan	Dunedin	9 Feb 1985	Test # 1012
New Zealand	2 wickets	285	70.0	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	9 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
New Zealand	3 wickets	317	137.5	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
New Zealand	4 wickets	213	60.3	v India	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
New Zealand	4 wickets	160	56.2	v India	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
New Zealand	4 wickets	137	39.4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	6 Dec 2023	Test # 2517
New Zealand	5 wickets	82	32.3	v Pakistan	Lahore	30 Oct 1969	Test # 663
New Zealand	5 wickets	228	83.6x8	v Australia	Christchurch	8 Mar 1974	Test # 735
New Zealand	5 wickets	104	29.4	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
New Zealand	5 wickets	101	27.1	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
New Zealand	5 wickets	33	10.1	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
New Zealand	5 wickets	201	72.4	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1993	Test # 1217
New Zealand	5 wickets	324	107.0	v Pakistan	Christchurch	24 Feb 1994	Test # 1251
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	88	40.4	v India	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968	Test # 631
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
New Zealand	6 wickets	164	74.0	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
New Zealand	7 wickets	132	45.4	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
New Zealand	7 wickets	217	39.4	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2246
New Zealand	7 wickets	132	36.0	v India	Christchurch	29 Feb 2020	Test # 2387
New Zealand	7 wickets	267	94.2	v South Africa	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
New Zealand	8 wickets	160	84.4	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
New Zealand	8 wickets	74	24.0	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
New Zealand	8 wickets	72	15.2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
New Zealand	8 wickets	122	40.4	v West Indies	Hamilton	19 Dec 2013	Test # 2109
New Zealand	8 wickets	105	30.4	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2151
New Zealand	8 wickets	105	31.3	v Pakistan	Christchurch	17 Nov 2016	Test # 2234
New Zealand	8 wickets	38	10.5	v England	Birmingham	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2423
New Zealand	8 wickets	139	45.5	v India	Southampton	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2425
New Zealand	8 wickets	107	27.4	v India	Bengaluru	16 Oct 2024	Test # 2555
New Zealand	9 wickets	178	63.4	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
New Zealand	9 wickets	58	23.0	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1999	Test # 1456
New Zealand	9 wickets	70	15.0	v West Indies	Hamilton	16 Dec 1999	Test # 1477
New Zealand	9 wickets	51	10.2	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
New Zealand	9 wickets	35	8.1	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	4 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
New Zealand	9 wickets	109	18.4	v Bangladesh	Christchurch	20 Jan 2017	Test # 2248
New Zealand	9 wickets	8	2.2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	30 Jul 2025	Test # 2597
New Zealand	10 wickets	2	0.5	v India	Christchurch	2 Feb 1990	Test # 1136
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
New Zealand	10 wickets	9	1.4	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 2020	Test # 2385

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