New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Stats & Records in Test Cricket
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| # | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Date | Venue | Scorecard |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | an inning and 154 runs. | 26 Sep 2024 | Galle | SL won by an inning and 154 runs. |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | 63 runs. | 18 Sep 2024 | Galle | SL won by 63 runs. |
| 3 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | an inning and 58 runs. | 17 Mar 2023 | Wellington | NZ won by an inning and 58 runs. |
| 4 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | 2 wickets | 09 Mar 2023 | Christchurch | NZ won by 2 wickets |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | NZ | an inns & 65 runs | 22 Aug 2019 | Colombo | NZ won by an inns & 65 runs |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | 6 wkts | 14 Aug 2019 | Galle | SL won by 6 wkts |
| 7 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | 423 runs | 26 Dec 2018 | Christchurch | NZ won by 423 runs |
| 8 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | - | 15 Dec 2018 | Wellington | Match drawn | |
| 9 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 5 wickets | 18 Dec 2015 | Hamilton | NZ won by 5 wickets |
| 10 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 122 runs | 10 Dec 2015 | Dunedin | NZ won by 122 runs |
| 11 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 193 runs | 03 Jan 2015 | Wellington | NZ won by 193 runs |
| 12 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 8 wickets | 26 Dec 2014 | Christchurch | NZ won by 8 wickets |
| 13 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 167 runs | 25 Nov 2012 | Colombo | NZ won by 167 runs |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by 10 wickets | 17 Nov 2012 | Galle | SL won by 10 wickets |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by 96 runs | 26 Aug 2009 | Colombo | SL won by 96 runs |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by 202 runs | 18 Aug 2009 | Galle | SL won by 202 runs |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by 217 runs | 15 Dec 2006 | Wellington | SL won by 217 runs |
| 18 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 5 wickets | 07 Dec 2006 | Christchurch | NZ won by 5 wickets |
| 19 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by an innings and 38 runs | 11 Apr 2005 | Wellington | NZ won by an innings and 38 runs |
| 20 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 04 Apr 2005 | Napier | Match drawn |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | - | Match drawn | 03 May 2003 | Kandy | Match drawn |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | - | Match drawn | 25 Apr 2003 | Colombo | Match drawn |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by 164 runs | 10 Jun 1998 | Colombo | SL won by 164 runs |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by an innings and 16 runs | 03 Jun 1998 | Galle | SL won by an innings and 16 runs |
| 25 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 167 runs | 27 May 1998 | Colombo | NZ won by 167 runs |
| 26 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 120 runs | 14 Mar 1997 | Hamilton | NZ won by 120 runs |
| 27 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by an innings and 36 runs | 07 Mar 1997 | Dunedin | NZ won by an innings and 36 runs |
| 28 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 18 Mar 1995 | Dunedin | Match drawn |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by 241 runs | 11 Mar 1995 | Napier | SL won by 241 runs |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by 9 wickets | 06 Dec 1992 | Colombo | SL won by 9 wickets |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | - | Match drawn | 27 Nov 1992 | Moratuwa | Match drawn |
| 32 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 01 Mar 1991 | Auckland | Match drawn |
| 33 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 22 Feb 1991 | Hamilton | Match drawn |
| 34 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 31 Jan 1991 | Wellington | Match drawn |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | - | Match drawn | 16 Apr 1987 | Colombo | Match drawn |
| 36 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by an innings and 61 runs | 24 Mar 1984 | Colombo | NZ won by an innings and 61 runs |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | - | Match drawn | 16 Mar 1984 | Colombo | Match drawn |
| 38 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 165 runs | 09 Mar 1984 | Kandy | NZ won by 165 runs |
| 39 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 6 wickets | 11 Mar 1983 | Wellington | NZ won by 6 wickets |
| 40 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by an innings and 25 runs | 04 Mar 1983 | Christchurch | NZ won by an innings and 25 runs |
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Head to Head in Test Cricket
New Zealand and Sri Lanka have played 40 Tests, the first in 1983 and the latest beginning 26 September 2024. New Zealand have won 18 and Sri Lanka 11, with 11 drawn. New Zealand's highest innings total in the fixture is 671, Sri Lanka's 602. The lowest completed innings are 88 and 93. All Tests are listed above. Updated 9 September, 2026.
The Basin Reserve, February 1991, holds the fixture's defining match. New Zealand were 148 for 2 when Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones came together and added 467 - then the highest partnership for any wicket in Test cricket. Crowe was out for 299, still the closest a New Zealander has come to a Test triple hundred; New Zealand declared on 671 for 4 and Aravinda de Silva replied with 267.
Sri Lanka's most complete performance came at Galle in September 2024, when they won by 63 runs and then by an innings and 154, bowling New Zealand out for 88 in the second Test. Prabath Jayasuriya took 6 for 42.
Kane Williamson has five hundreds in the fixture, Tom Latham and Kumar Sangakkara four each, and Latham's 264 not out at Wellington in December 2018 is the highest score by an opener in New Zealand's Test history.
