New Zealand Records

Test Matches Records

Team Smallest Margins - last 2 years

Smallest victories by New Zealand in Tests - last 2 years

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	25 runs	147	29.1	v India	Wankhede	1 Nov 2024	Test # 2560
South Africa	40 runs	263	66.2	v West Indies	Providence	15 Aug 2024	Test # 2543
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
South Africa	233 runs	516	79.4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
New Zealand	281 runs	529	80.0	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	4 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
South Africa	328 runs	537	66.2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
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
South Africa	2 wickets	148	39.3	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
New Zealand	4 wickets	137	39.4	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	6 Dec 2023	Test # 2517
South Africa	5 wickets	282	83.4	v Australia	Lord's	11 Jun 2025	Test # 2585
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
New Zealand	8 wickets	107	27.4	v India	Bengaluru	16 Oct 2024	Test # 2555
New Zealand	9 wickets	8	2.2	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	30 Jul 2025	Test # 2597
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]