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
South Africa	5 runs	117	56.3	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
South Africa	7 runs	177	50.1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
New Zealand	7 runs	241	63.4	v Australia	Hobart	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2021
South Africa	17 runs	232	78.0x8	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
South Africa	19 runs	244	53.2	v England	Johannesburg	1 Jan 1910	Test # 106
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
South Africa	28 runs	240	67.3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
South Africa	30 runs	197	79.3	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
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
South Africa	38 runs	378	83.4	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Jan 1911	Test # 113
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
South Africa	40 runs	263	66.2	v West Indies	Providence	15 Aug 2024	Test # 2543
New Zealand	44 runs	276	71.1	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
South Africa	51 runs	346	82.5	v England	Lord's	16 Aug 2012	Test # 2053
South Africa	53 runs	146	37.3	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
New Zealand	53 runs	308	82.2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2014	Test # 2127
South Africa	58 runs	189	58.3x8	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
New Zealand	62 runs	253	75.3	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 1981	Test # 897
South Africa	69 runs	232	80.1	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
South Africa	70 runs	377	95.3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
South Africa	71 runs	186	65.2	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
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
South Africa	72 runs	208	42.4	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
New Zealand	78 runs	312	63.0	v England	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597
South Africa	82 runs	373	95.1x8	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
South Africa	82 runs	323	99.4	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
New Zealand	83 runs	246	56.1	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1999	Test # 1458
South Africa	87 runs	247	41.0	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
South Africa	93 runs	275	55.5	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
South Africa	94 runs	319	98.0	v England	Nottingham	5 Aug 1965	Test # 595
South Africa	95 runs	348	82.4	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1910	Test # 107
New Zealand	101 runs	373	123.3	v Pakistan	Mount Maunganui	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2397
South Africa	107 runs	381	65.4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
South Africa	107 runs	376	93.0	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
South Africa	109 runs	348	69.1	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	5 Dec 2024	Test # 2566
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
South Africa	128 runs	249	36.0	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
South Africa	132 runs	233	47.5x8	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
South Africa	135 runs	287	50.2	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
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
South Africa	149 runs	421	91.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
South Africa	153 runs	370	71.3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
South Africa	157 runs	309	67.0	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1935	Test # 243
South Africa	158 runs	324	58.3	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
South Africa	160 runs	424	84.5	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
South Africa	163 runs	457	80.3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
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
South Africa	168 runs	387	100.0	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
South Africa	170 runs	451	129.1	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
South Africa	174 runs	354	55.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
New Zealand	177 runs	315	50.3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Nov 1992	Test # 1199
South Africa	177 runs	539	119.1	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
South Africa	178 runs	320	38.2	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
New Zealand	186 runs	403	47.4	v West Indies	Kingston	8 Jun 2014	Test # 2123
South Africa	189 runs	378	51.0	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
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
South Africa	191 runs	401	61.4	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
New Zealand	193 runs	390	72.4	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	3 Jan 2015	Test # 2155
South Africa	196 runs	501	123.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
South Africa	197 runs	454	96.3	v Australia	Johannesburg	4 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
South Africa	198 runs	426	93.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
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
South Africa	204 runs	400	58.2	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
South Africa	206 runs	488	96.3	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
South Africa	211 runs	480	100.4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	1 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
South Africa	220 runs	274	19.0	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
South Africa	224 runs	481	142.1	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
South Africa	231 runs	448	73.4	v Australia	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121
South Africa	233 runs	495	117.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
South Africa	233 runs	516	79.4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
New Zealand	240 runs	444	63.5	v West Indies	Hamilton	9 Dec 2017	Test # 2287
South Africa	243 runs	440	78.4	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906	Test # 90
New Zealand	254 runs	387	68.4	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	6 Aug 2016	Test # 2214
South Africa	259 runs	394	60.5	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	6 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
South Africa	280 runs	382	34.4	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
New Zealand	281 runs	529	80.0	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	4 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
South Africa	282 runs	427	66.2	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
South Africa	282 runs	507	62.0	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
South Africa	284 runs	391	35.1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	8 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
South Africa	307 runs	486	77.5	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
South Africa	309 runs	632	82.5	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
South Africa	322 runs	430	39.4	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
South Africa	323 runs	570	90.3	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
South Africa	324 runs	490	69.3	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
South Africa	328 runs	395	34.1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
South Africa	328 runs	537	66.2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
South Africa	329 runs	467	53.3	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
South Africa	332 runs	413	23.3	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
South Africa	333 runs	424	32.4	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
South Africa	340 runs	474	44.2	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
South Africa	351 runs	569	75.2	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
South Africa	356 runs	456	45.5	v England	Lord's	21 Jul 1994	Test # 1263
South Africa	358 runs	531	51.0	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
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
South Africa	492 runs	612	46.4	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	1 wicket	284	112.5	v England	Johannesburg	2 Jan 1906	Test # 88
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
South Africa	2 wickets	148	39.3	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
South Africa	3 wickets	145	30.3	v England	Manchester	7 Jul 1955	Test # 410
South Africa	3 wickets	121	35.3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
New Zealand	3 wickets	317	137.5	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
South Africa	4 wickets	175	59.3	v England	Cape Town	7 Mar 1910	Test # 109
South Africa	4 wickets	153	49.2	v England	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
South Africa	4 wickets	164	62.4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
New Zealand	4 wickets	213	60.3	v India	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
South Africa	4 wickets	163	63.0	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
New Zealand	4 wickets	160	56.2	v India	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
South Africa	4 wickets	217	47.3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
South Africa	4 wickets	182	43.1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
New Zealand	4 wickets	137	39.4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	6 Dec 2023	Test # 2517
South Africa	5 wickets	212	47.3x8	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	5 Feb 1954	Test # 382
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
South Africa	5 wickets	101	26.3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
South Africa	5 wickets	335	104.5	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
New Zealand	5 wickets	119	33.0	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	7 Dec 2006	Test # 1820
South Africa	5 wickets	211	64.1	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
South Africa	5 wickets	161	64.0	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
South Africa	5 wickets	205	67.5	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
South Africa	5 wickets	281	80.0	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
New Zealand	5 wickets	189	54.3	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	18 Dec 2015	Test # 2194
South Africa	5 wickets	282	83.4	v Australia	Lord's	11 Jun 2025	Test # 2585
South Africa	6 wickets	295	95.5x8	v Australia	Melbourne	6 Feb 1953	Test # 365
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
South Africa	6 wickets	226	62.5	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
South Africa	6 wickets	234	72.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
South Africa	6 wickets	414	119.2	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
South Africa	6 wickets	101	22.5	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
South Africa	6 wickets	149	50.4	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
South Africa	7 wickets	176	61.1	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
South Africa	7 wickets	88	31.2	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
South Africa	7 wickets	108	38.0	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
New Zealand	7 wickets	132	45.4	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
South Africa	7 wickets	86	34.1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
South Africa	7 wickets	199	60.5	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
South Africa	7 wickets	185	35.2	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
South Africa	7 wickets	47	8.4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
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
South Africa	7 wickets	240	67.4	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
South Africa	7 wickets	212	63.3	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
New Zealand	7 wickets	267	94.2	v South Africa	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
South Africa	7 wickets	106	22.0	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	21 Oct 2024	Test # 2556
South Africa	8 wickets	69	23.3	v England	Durban	4 Feb 1928	Test # 172
South Africa	8 wickets	148	41.2	v New Zealand	Wellington	4 Mar 1932	Test # 218
South Africa	8 wickets	182	75.0	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
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
South Africa	8 wickets	152	45.4	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
South Africa	8 wickets	29	6.4	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
South Africa	8 wickets	16	8.1	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
New Zealand	8 wickets	72	15.2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
South Africa	8 wickets	144	44.5	v West Indies	Port of Spain	8 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
South Africa	8 wickets	236	50.2	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
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
South Africa	8 wickets	124	37.4	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
New Zealand	8 wickets	105	31.3	v Pakistan	Christchurch	17 Nov 2016	Test # 2234
South Africa	8 wickets	81	24.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
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
South Africa	9 wickets	32	10.5	v England	Johannesburg	6 Mar 1906	Test # 89
South Africa	9 wickets	25	6.2x8	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
New Zealand	9 wickets	178	63.4	v Australia	Wellington	15 Mar 1990	Test # 1141
South Africa	9 wickets	153	51.1	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
South Africa	9 wickets	146	48.4	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
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
South Africa	9 wickets	78	15.2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
South Africa	9 wickets	54	14.4	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
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
South Africa	9 wickets	183	48.0	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
South Africa	9 wickets	101	19.5	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
South Africa	9 wickets	41	10.4	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Aug 2014	Test # 2135
New Zealand	9 wickets	109	18.4	v Bangladesh	Christchurch	20 Jan 2017	Test # 2248
South Africa	9 wickets	41	9.5	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
New Zealand	9 wickets	8	2.2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	30 Jul 2025	Test # 2597
South Africa	10 wickets	82	17.0x8	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
New Zealand	10 wickets	2	0.5	v India	Christchurch	2 Feb 1990	Test # 1136
South Africa	10 wickets	67	15.4	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
New Zealand	10 wickets	20	3.5	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	19 Feb 1998	Test # 1401
South Africa	10 wickets	15	1.1	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
New Zealand	10 wickets	36	9.3	v India	Wellington	12 Dec 2002	Test # 1631
South Africa	10 wickets	44	9.0	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
South Africa	10 wickets	46	3.4	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
New Zealand	10 wickets	36	8.1	v West Indies	Wellington	17 Mar 2006	Test # 1790
South Africa	10 wickets	9	1.1	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
South Africa	10 wickets	2	0.0	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
South Africa	10 wickets	58	11.4	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2013	Test # 2111
New Zealand	10 wickets	9	1.4	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 2020	Test # 2385
South Africa	10 wickets	67	13.2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
South Africa	10 wickets	58	7.1	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2025	Test # 2576

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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]

South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, South Africa in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Jul 6-8, 2025 [Test # 2593]