New Zealand won the just concluded test against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi by four runs to provide the tenth occasion of a team winning a test by a single-digit margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	won	1 run	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1993
2	England	won	2 runs	v Australia	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005
3	Australia	won	3 runs	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1902
4	England	won	3 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982
5	New Zealand	won	4 runs	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2018
6	South Africa	won	5 runs	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
7	Australia	won	6 runs	v England	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
8	Australia	won	7 runs	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1882
9	New Zealand	won	7 runs	v Australia	Hobart	09 Dec 2011
10	South Africa	won	7 runs	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000

New Zealand’s win by four runs provides the fifth occasion of a team winning a test by a narrow margin of runs – less than five runs – in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	won	1 runs	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1993
2	England	won	2 runs	v Australia	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005
3	Australia	won	3 runs	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1902
4	England	won	3 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982
5	New Zealand	won	4 runs	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2018