New Zealand’s innings defeat in tests
New Zealand lost the just concluded test against Pakistan at Dubai-DSC by an innings and 16 runs to provide the 49th occasion of New Zealand losing a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of margin.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 324 runs | lost | 2nd | v Pakistan | Lahore | 01 May 2002 |
| 2 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 322 runs | lost | 2nd | v West Indies | Wellington | 10 Feb 1995 |
| 3 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 222 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Hobart | 26 Nov 1993 |
| 4 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 215 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Auckland | 23 Feb 1963 |
| 5 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 198 runs | won | 1st | v India | Nagpur | 20 Nov 2010 |
| 6 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 193 runs | lost | 2nd | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 11 Jan 2013 |
| 7 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 187 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Leeds | 08 Jul 1965 |
| 8 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 180 runs | lost | 2nd | v South Africa | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 |
| 9 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 166 runs | lost | 2nd | v Pakistan | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 |
| 10 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 156 runs | won | 1st | v Australia | Brisbane | 18 Nov 2004 |
| 11 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 148 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Lord’s | 19 Jun 1958 |
| 12 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 119 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 |
| 13 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 115 runs | lost | 2nd | v India | Hyd-RGS | 23 Aug 2012 |
| 14 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 109 runs | lost | 2nd | v India | Chennai | 06 Jan 1956 |
| 15 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 103 runs | won | 1st | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 |
| 16 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 099 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 |
| 17 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 096 runs | won | 1st | v Australia | Brisbane | 03 Dec 1993 |
| 18 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 090 runs | won | 1st | v England | Nottingham | 02 Jun 1994 |
| 19 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 083 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | Auckland | 20 Feb 1975 |
| 20 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 071 runs | won | 1st | v England | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 |
| 21 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 071 runs | won | 1st | v West Indies | Dunedin | 03 Feb 1956 |
| 22 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 070 runs | won | 1st | v Australia | Perth | 20 Nov 1997 |
| 23 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 068 runs | won | 1st | v England | Wellington | 06 Feb 1997 |
| 24 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 064 runs | lost | 1st | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 27 Mar 1965 |
| 25 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 064 runs | lost | 2nd | v West Indies | Christchurch | 18 Feb 1956 |
| 26 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 062 runs | won | 1st | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Nov 2008 |
| 27 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 060 runs | won | 2nd | v Australia | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1993 |
| 28 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 059 runs | won | 1st | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 29 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 058 runs | lost | 2nd | v South Africa | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 |
| 30 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 057 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Adelaide | 26 Jan 1974 |
| 31 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 052 runs | lost | 1st | v Australia | Wellington | 12 Feb 2016 |
| 32 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 051 runs | won | 1st | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 02 Feb 1962 |
| 33 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 047 runs | lost | 1st | v England | Wellington | 01 Mar 1963 |
| 34 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 043 runs | lost | 1st | v Pakistan | Karachi | 10 Oct 1990 |
| 35 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 027 runs | won | 1st | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2013 |
| 36 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 027 runs | lost | 2nd | v India | Mumbai (BS) | 02 Dec 1955 |
| 37 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 026 runs | lost | 2nd | v England | The Oval | 29 Jul 1931 |
| 38 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 025 runs | lost | 2nd | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1973 |
| 39 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 020 runs | won | 1st | v England | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 |
| 40 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 016 runs | lost | 2nd | v Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 24 Nov 2018 |
| 41 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 016 runs | won | 1st | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 03 Jun 1998 |
| 42 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 013 runs | won | 1st | v England | Manchester | 24 Jul 1958 |
| 43 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 013 runs | lost | 1st | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 28 Nov 1996 |
| 44 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 012 runs | won | 1st | v Pakistan | Wellington | 17 Feb 1994 |
| 45 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 012 runs | won | 1st | v South Africa | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1932 |
| 46 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 009 runs | won | 2nd | v England | Nottingham | 05 Jun 2008 |
| 47 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 004 runs | won | 2nd | v England | Christchurch | 18 Jan 1992 |
| 48 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 001 run | won | 1st | v Pakistan | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 |
| 49 | New Zealand | lost | inns & 001 run | won | 1st | v England | Leeds | 05 Jul 1973 |