Top 10 Matches Lost by New Zealand Cricket Team by 1 or 2 Runs

The New Zealand Cricket team, who is often recognised by the names, ‘Black Caps’, or ‘the Kiwis’ has till now managed to present their stunning performances to the world. However, the team is said to begin their journey in the year of 1930. Moreover, the team managed to register their first Test victory against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. Also, the team is said to play their first ODI in the 1972–73 season, against Pakistan in Christchurch.

The team is currently said to be led by Kane Williamson being their Captain across all the formats of cricket matches. And, their Coach is Gary Stead. According to reports, New Zealand have by far played around 1412 international matches. Among those matches, they managed to register victory at 559 matches, and were defeated in around 627 matches. Some of the remaining matches either ended without any results, or were declared as draw match. And as per the ICC rankings, the team is put in the 5th position in Tests, 1st in ODIs and 5th in T20Is.

Also, the team managed to win the Knockout Trophy by defeating India in the month of October 2000. However, this is considered as their maiden ICC Title. Apart from their incredible wins, there have been instances when the New Zealand Cricket team lost several matches with a margin of few runs.

Here’s a list of some of the matches, where the ‘Kiwis’ lost the competition with a margin of 1 or 2 runs:

Match 1: New Zealand vs Pakistan- New Zealand lost by 1 Run- Played on 9 November 2022 (T20)
Match 2: New Zealand vs Australia- New Zealand lost by 1 Run- Played on 6 September 2022 (ODI)
Match 3: New Zealand vs India- New Zealand lost by 2 Runs- Played on 19 November 2021 (T20)
Match 4: New Zealand vs Bangladesh- New Zealand lost by 2 Runs- Played on 1 September 2021 (T20)
Match 5: New Zealand vs England- New Zealand lost by 1 Run- Played on 1 November 2019 (T20)
Match 6: New Zealand vs India- New Zealand lost by 2 Runs- Played on 28 January 2019 (ODI)
Match 7: New Zealand vs Pakistan- New Zealand lost by 2 Runs- Played on 31 October 2018 (T20)
Match 8: New Zealand vs Bangladesh- New Zealand lost by 1 Run- Played on 24 May 2017 (ODI)
Match 9: New Zealand vs South Africa- New Zealand lost by 1 Run- Played on 4 March 2017 (ODI)
Match 10: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka- New Zealand lost by 1 Run- Played on 31 December 2015 (ODI)

Perhaps, there are more matches when the New Zealand cricket team was defeated in the similar manner (by 1 or 2 runs). The list comprises some of those important competitions. Moreover, the ‘Kiwis’ being a tough competitor were knocked out by others in such heart-warming, as well as breath-taking matches.