Team Smallest Margins

Cricket Records in 1990s in ODI matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
India	1 run	222	48.5	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Mar 1990	ODI # 616
South Africa	1 run	175	50.0	v New Zealand	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
Zimbabwe	1 run	229	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	4 Mar 1998	ODI # 1294
South Africa	2 runs	301	50.0	v New Zealand	Brisbane	9 Jan 1998	ODI # 1270
Australia	3 runs	233	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	28 Mar 1993	ODI # 827
Australia	3 runs	203	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	16 Dec 1993	ODI # 863
Australia	10 runs	178	34.5	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Mar 1990	ODI # 619
Pakistan	11 runs	214	48.0	v New Zealand	Wellington	9 Mar 1994	ODI # 893
Pakistan	11 runs	229	45.4	v New Zealand	Gujranwala	4 Dec 1996	ODI # 1146
India	12 runs	256	50.0	v New Zealand	Wellington	30 Mar 1994	ODI # 898
England	14 runs	231	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	9 Feb 1991	ODI # 668
India	14 runs	262	50.0	v New Zealand	Gwalior	11 Nov 1999	ODI # 1524
India	15 runs	221	47.5	v New Zealand	Sharjah	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1319
Pakistan	19 runs	197	39.2	v New Zealand	Lahore	2 Nov 1990	ODI # 636
Pakistan	20 runs	190	47.4	v New Zealand	Dunedin	15 Dec 1995	ODI # 1020
Zimbabwe	21 runs	268	48.1	v New Zealand	Napier	3 Feb 1996	ODI # 1047
West Indies	25 runs	125	27.4	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Jan 1995	ODI # 972
Australia	27 runs	255	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	19 Feb 1995	ODI # 978
Sri Lanka	31 runs	263	48.5	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	13 Dec 1992	ODI # 778
England	33 runs	195	48.1	v New Zealand	Sydney	13 Dec 1990	ODI # 651
Pakistan	36 runs	147	44.3	v New Zealand	Auckland	6 Mar 1994	ODI # 891
Australia	39 runs	264	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	11 Dec 1990	ODI # 650
West Indies	41 runs	247	48.5	v New Zealand	Wellington	25 Jan 1995	ODI # 973
Pakistan	41 runs	161	36.5	v New Zealand	Sharjah	15 Nov 1996	ODI # 1145
England	42 runs	225	52.5	v New Zealand	Birmingham	19 May 1994	ODI # 913
Pakistan	46 runs	282	47.3	v New Zealand	Lahore	6 Mar 1996	ODI # 1076
Pakistan	46 runs	278	42.1	v New Zealand	Sialkot	6 Dec 1996	ODI # 1148
Pakistan	50 runs	159	39.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 1992	ODI # 785
Australia	51 runs	218	47.5	v New Zealand	Melbourne	19 Jan 1994	ODI # 875
Sri Lanka	51 runs	251	46.3	v New Zealand	Auckland	1 Apr 1995	ODI # 992
Sri Lanka	52 runs	215	44.5	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	20 May 1997	ODI # 1208
Pakistan	54 runs	262	44.5	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Dec 1995	ODI # 1025
Australia	61 runs	236	40.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	29 Nov 1990	ODI # 642
Pakistan	62 runs	329	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	20 Apr 1994	ODI # 911
Pakistan	62 runs	270	50.0	v New Zealand	Derby	28 May 1999	ODI # 1466
Australia	63 runs	259	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	26 Apr 1990	ODI # 624
Australia	66 runs	298	47.3	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1998	ODI # 1291
South Africa	67 runs	234	45.1	v New Zealand	Perth	16 Jan 1998	ODI # 1278
South Africa	69 runs	204	39.5	v New Zealand	Cape Town	6 Dec 1994	ODI # 956
England	71 runs	256	40.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Feb 1992	ODI # 713
South Africa	74 runs	288	50.0	v New Zealand	Birmingham	10 Jun 1999	ODI # 1478
South Africa	81 runs	315	40.3	v New Zealand	Centurion	11 Dec 1994	ODI # 960
Sri Lanka	87 runs	294	39.1	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	5 Jul 1998	ODI # 1343
Pakistan	105 runs	224	25.0	v New Zealand	Sialkot	6 Nov 1990	ODI # 638
India	107 runs	290	45.4	v New Zealand	Delhi	3 Nov 1994	ODI # 944
Australia	129 runs	259	42.2	v New Zealand	Dunedin	19 Mar 1993	ODI # 816
Australia	131 runs	251	33.1	v New Zealand	Sydney	14 Jan 1998	ODI # 1275
West Indies	135 runs	307	50.0	v New Zealand	Guwahati	1 Nov 1994	ODI # 943
South Africa	143 runs	291	36.1	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Mar 1999	ODI # 1422
Australia	150 runs	245	25.2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	4 Mar 1990	ODI # 615
India	174 runs	377	33.1	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	8 Nov 1999	ODI # 1523

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Australia	1 wicket	197	44.3	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1993	ODI # 819
West Indies	1 wicket	244	49.1	v New Zealand	Kingston	26 Mar 1996	ODI # 1084
India	2 wickets	214	49.5	v New Zealand	Napier	12 Jan 1999	ODI # 1381
South Africa	2 wickets	192	40.0	v New Zealand	Napier	26 Mar 1999	ODI # 1421
England	3 wickets	187	49.1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	12 Feb 1992	ODI # 712
Zimbabwe	3 wickets	186	48.2	v New Zealand	Harare	4 Oct 1997	ODI # 1237
Australia	3 wickets	261	49.4	v New Zealand	Adelaide	7 Dec 1997	ODI # 1256
England	4 wickets	159	43.5	v New Zealand	Perth	7 Dec 1990	ODI # 647
Pakistan	4 wickets	263	49.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	21 Mar 1992	ODI # 750
Pakistan	4 wickets	198	46.3	v New Zealand	Sharjah	10 Nov 1996	ODI # 1141
Pakistan	4 wickets	193	48.3	v New Zealand	Sharjah	13 Nov 1996	ODI # 1144
England	4 wickets	223	48.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 1997	ODI # 1179
South Africa	5 wickets	151	30.3	v New Zealand	Perth	14 Jan 1994	ODI # 873
Pakistan	5 wickets	123	26.1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Mar 1994	ODI # 889
Pakistan	5 wickets	202	46.2	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	13 Dec 1994	ODI # 961
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	256	47.1	v New Zealand	East London	18 Dec 1994	ODI # 965
Pakistan	5 wickets	173	38.5	v New Zealand	East London	19 Dec 1994	ODI # 966
India	5 wickets	236	45.5	v New Zealand	Pune	24 Nov 1995	ODI # 1017
South Africa	5 wickets	178	37.3	v New Zealand	Faisalabad	20 Feb 1996	ODI # 1054
Australia	5 wickets	260	47.5	v New Zealand	Sharjah	21 Apr 1998	ODI # 1324
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	189	41.3	v New Zealand	Dhaka	26 Oct 1998	ODI # 1359
India	5 wickets	208	43.5	v New Zealand	Auckland	16 Jan 1999	ODI # 1385
England	6 wickets	213	49.3	v New Zealand	The Oval	25 May 1990	ODI # 633
Australia	6 wickets	209	47.0	v New Zealand	Adelaide	2 Dec 1990	ODI # 645
Australia	6 wickets	200	49.1	v New Zealand	Sydney	13 Jan 1991	ODI # 663
Australia	6 wickets	138	31.1	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Feb 1995	ODI # 983
India	6 wickets	146	43.4	v New Zealand	Amritsar	18 Nov 1995	ODI # 1016
India	6 wickets	127	32.0	v New Zealand	Brabourne	29 Nov 1995	ODI # 1019
Australia	6 wickets	287	47.5	v New Zealand	Chennai	11 Mar 1996	ODI # 1080
England	6 wickets	132	19.3	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1997	ODI # 1180
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	202	35.5	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Mar 1997	ODI # 1184
Australia	6 wickets	142	38.5	v New Zealand	Melbourne	17 Dec 1997	ODI # 1265
Australia	6 wickets	160	36.5	v New Zealand	Sharjah	18 Apr 1998	ODI # 1320
Australia	7 wickets	209	45.3	v New Zealand	Melbourne	15 Jan 1991	ODI # 664
England	7 wickets	179	33.5	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Jan 1992	ODI # 701
Pakistan	7 wickets	167	44.4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Mar 1992	ODI # 747
India	7 wickets	143	23.2	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Mar 1994	ODI # 897
Australia	7 wickets	208	47.5	v New Zealand	Sharjah	16 Apr 1994	ODI # 907
India	7 wickets	270	48.1	v New Zealand	Vadodara	28 Oct 1994	ODI # 939
West Indies	7 wickets	220	45.4	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1996	ODI # 1086
West Indies	7 wickets	242	48.3	v New Zealand	Kingstown	6 Apr 1996	ODI # 1092
Australia	7 wickets	213	38.2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	8 Feb 1998	ODI # 1290
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	201	40.0	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	21 Jun 1998	ODI # 1339
South Africa	7 wickets	221	43.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Feb 1999	ODI # 1408
West Indies	7 wickets	157	44.2	v New Zealand	Southampton	24 May 1999	ODI # 1460
India	7 wickets	180	44.0	v New Zealand	Delhi	17 Nov 1999	ODI # 1526
Australia	8 wickets	163	39.1	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1990	ODI # 620
Pakistan	8 wickets	75	15.4	v New Zealand	Sharjah	1 May 1990	ODI # 629
Pakistan	8 wickets	128	29.1	v New Zealand	Peshawar	4 Nov 1990	ODI # 637
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	191	37.4	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	12 Dec 1992	ODI # 776
Australia	8 wickets	136	38.5	v New Zealand	Adelaide	12 Dec 1993	ODI # 861
India	8 wickets	221	42.3	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	14 May 1997	ODI # 1206
West Indies	9 wickets	147	37.4	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Jan 1995	ODI # 974
Pakistan	9 wickets	242	47.3	v New Zealand	Manchester	16 Jun 1999	ODI # 1482

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	2 wickets	0	192	40.0	40.0	v New Zealand	Napier	26 Mar 1999	ODI # 1421
India	2 wickets	1	214	49.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Napier	12 Jan 1999	ODI # 1381
Australia	3 wickets	2	261	49.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Adelaide	7 Dec 1997	ODI # 1256
Australia	1 wicket	3	197	44.3	45.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1993	ODI # 819
Australia	6 wickets	5	200	49.1	50.0	v New Zealand	Sydney	13 Jan 1991	ODI # 663
England	3 wickets	5	187	49.1	50.0	v New Zealand	Dunedin	12 Feb 1992	ODI # 712
West Indies	1 wicket	5	244	49.1	50.0	v New Zealand	Kingston	26 Mar 1996	ODI # 1084
Pakistan	4 wickets	6	263	49.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	21 Mar 1992	ODI # 750
England	4 wickets	7	223	48.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 1997	ODI # 1179
West Indies	7 wickets	9	242	48.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Kingstown	6 Apr 1996	ODI # 1092
Pakistan	4 wickets	9	193	48.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	13 Nov 1996	ODI # 1144
Zimbabwe	3 wickets	10	186	48.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Harare	4 Oct 1997	ODI # 1237
India	7 wickets	11	270	48.1	50.0	v New Zealand	Vadodara	28 Oct 1994	ODI # 939
Australia	7 wickets	13	208	47.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	16 Apr 1994	ODI # 907
Australia	6 wickets	13	287	47.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Chennai	11 Mar 1996	ODI # 1080
Australia	5 wickets	13	260	47.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	21 Apr 1998	ODI # 1324
Pakistan	9 wickets	15	242	47.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Manchester	16 Jun 1999	ODI # 1482
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	17	256	47.1	50.0	v New Zealand	East London	18 Dec 1994	ODI # 965
Australia	6 wickets	18	209	47.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Adelaide	2 Dec 1990	ODI # 645
Pakistan	4 wickets	21	198	46.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	10 Nov 1996	ODI # 1141
Pakistan	5 wickets	22	202	46.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	13 Dec 1994	ODI # 961
Pakistan	5 wickets	23	123	26.1	30.0	v New Zealand	Dunedin	3 Mar 1994	ODI # 889
India	5 wickets	25	236	45.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Pune	24 Nov 1995	ODI # 1017
West Indies	7 wickets	26	220	45.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	30 Mar 1996	ODI # 1086
Australia	7 wickets	27	209	45.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	15 Jan 1991	ODI # 664
Pakistan	7 wickets	32	167	44.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	18 Mar 1992	ODI # 747
England	6 wickets	33	213	49.3	55.0	v New Zealand	The Oval	25 May 1990	ODI # 633
West Indies	7 wickets	34	157	44.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Southampton	24 May 1999	ODI # 1460
India	7 wickets	36	180	44.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Delhi	17 Nov 1999	ODI # 1526
England	4 wickets	37	159	43.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Perth	7 Dec 1990	ODI # 647
India	5 wickets	37	208	43.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	16 Jan 1999	ODI # 1385
India	6 wickets	38	146	43.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Amritsar	18 Nov 1995	ODI # 1016
England	6 wickets	39	132	19.3	26.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1997	ODI # 1180
South Africa	7 wickets	42	221	43.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Feb 1999	ODI # 1408
India	8 wickets	45	221	42.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	14 May 1997	ODI # 1206
Sri Lanka	5 wickets	51	189	41.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Dhaka	26 Oct 1998	ODI # 1359
Sri Lanka	7 wickets	60	201	40.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	21 Jun 1998	ODI # 1339
Australia	8 wickets	65	163	39.1	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Mar 1990	ODI # 620
Pakistan	8 wickets	65	128	29.1	40.0	v New Zealand	Peshawar	4 Nov 1990	ODI # 637
Australia	8 wickets	67	136	38.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Adelaide	12 Dec 1993	ODI # 861
Pakistan	5 wickets	67	173	38.5	50.0	v New Zealand	East London	19 Dec 1994	ODI # 966
Australia	6 wickets	67	142	38.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Melbourne	17 Dec 1997	ODI # 1265
Australia	7 wickets	70	213	38.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	8 Feb 1998	ODI # 1290
Sri Lanka	8 wickets	74	191	37.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	12 Dec 1992	ODI # 776
West Indies	9 wickets	74	147	37.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	28 Jan 1995	ODI # 974
South Africa	5 wickets	75	178	37.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Faisalabad	20 Feb 1996	ODI # 1054
Australia	6 wickets	79	160	36.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	18 Apr 1998	ODI # 1320
Sri Lanka	6 wickets	85	202	35.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Mar 1997	ODI # 1184
England	7 wickets	97	179	33.5	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	11 Jan 1992	ODI # 701
India	6 wickets	108	127	32.0	50.0	v New Zealand	Brabourne	29 Nov 1995	ODI # 1019
Australia	6 wickets	113	138	31.1	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Feb 1995	ODI # 983
South Africa	5 wickets	117	151	30.3	50.0	v New Zealand	Perth	14 Jan 1994	ODI # 873
India	7 wickets	160	143	23.2	50.0	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Mar 1994	ODI # 897
Pakistan	8 wickets	206	75	15.4	50.0	v New Zealand	Sharjah	1 May 1990	ODI # 629

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
New Zealand	Pakistan	Eden Park, Auckland	13 Mar 1994	ODI # 894
New Zealand	Sri Lanka	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	11 Nov 1996	ODI # 1142
New Zealand	England	McLean Park, Napier	26 Feb 1997	ODI # 1181
Zimbabwe	New Zealand	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	1 Oct 1997	ODI # 1235

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, 5th ODI, Dec 19, 1999 [ODI # 1531]

Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, 4th ODI, Dec 18, 1999 [ODI # 1530]

Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, 3rd ODI, Dec 15, 1999 [ODI # 1529]