Ireland vs New Zealand, Only Test, New Zealand tour of Ireland, 2026 - Player HighlightsIRE vs NZ, Only Test, New Zealand tour of Ireland, 2026 - Player Highlights

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, no run, good fielding! Pitched up outside off, Foxcroft drives it to covers where the fielder dives to his left to make a fine stop

Mark Adair to Blundell, 3 runs, shortish delivery well outside off, Blundell reaches out and flat-bats it through mid-on. The fielder gives a long chase and keeps the batters down to three runs

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, fullish delivery on off, shaping away, Blundell leans ahead and blocks it towards covers

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, 1 run, back of a length on off, Foxcroft covers the line and plays it with soft hands to square leg

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, no run, fullish delivery outside off, swinging away, Foxcroft lets it go

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, 2 runs, short of length delivery shaping towards middle and leg, Dean Foxcroft moves inside the line and works it nicely to long leg for a couple

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, back of a length angling down leg, Blundell looks to flick and misses

Mark Adair to Blundell, leg byes, 2 runs, full and veering down leg, Blundell misses the flick and gets it off his boot down to fine leg. Appeal for leg before, but that surely missing leg stump

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, short of length wide of off stump, left alone to the keeper

Mark Adair to Blundell, 2 runs, full and straight, Blundell pushes the drive past the non-striker and the timing isn't good enough to get a boundary this time

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, good length on off, Blundell hops and defends it into the off-side

Mark Adair to Blundell, 2 runs, full on off, Blundell flicks it off his toes to the right of square leg

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, back of a length swinging away outside off, Blundell pokes and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, this one curled in sharply and beat Blundell on the inside-edge as he was late to react on the back foot

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, wow, what was that? Blundell came dancing down the wicket looking to hack it over long-on, but was once again beaten on the outside-edge

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, past the outside-edge! Draws Blundell onto the front foot and gets the ball to shape away at the last moment in the corridor of uncertainty

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, length ball just outside off, Blundell blocks it under his nose

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, outswinger in the channel outside off, Blundell shoulders arms

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, no run, length delivery on off, Foxcroft clips it to short mid-wicket

Mark Adair to Blundell, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, clipped away to the right of fine leg

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, this one cuts Blundell in half and beats the inside-edge from a good length

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, 3 runs, full on the stumps, Foxcroft gets across and flicks it to the right of deep square leg

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR, oops! That was driven back to the bowler, but Mark Adair had a shy and ended up hitting the stumps and then it deflects wide of the keeper to his left for four overthrows

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, no run, swinging away from a length outside off, Foxcroft looks to drive and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, no run, pitched up outside off, swinging away, Foxcroft points his bat skywards to leave it alone

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, no run, nicely bowled! On a driveable length outside off, swinging away, Foxcroft pushes at it away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Foxcroft hangs back and punches it through point. A couple results

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, no run, a big appeal for lbw turned down! On a length outside off, seams in after pitching, Foxcroft leans ahead a bit to block but gets beaten on the inside edge to get struck on the pads. The impact looked like just outside off. Was close though

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, no run, pitched up outside off, Foxcroft doesn't fiddle with it

Mark Adair to Dean Foxcroft, no run, back of a length outside off, seams away with a bit of extra bounce, Foxcroft points his bat skywards to allow it through

Mark Adair to Blundell, FOUR, smartly done! Blundell uses his feet and moves leg-side in the process. Adair shortens his length outside off. He has space to work with and slashes it nicely past the left of backward point

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, oh, that could have rolled back into the stumps! Back of a length delivery shaping in from outside off, Blundell hops to keep it out but gets a bottom edge onto his back pad. It then deflected towards mid-wicket

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, shortish delivery seaming across Rachin. He rises with the bounce and slaps it to deep backward point

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, fullish delivery around off, hint of late inward movement, Rachin makes a watchful leave

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, Rachin moves into the nineties! Shortish and some room on offer this time. Rachin gets on top of the bounce and slashes it past second slip to pick up a boundary

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, short of length delivery seaming across Rachin. He doesn't have much space to work with and chops it into the ground towards covers

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, short of length outside off, Tom Blundell taps it with an open bat-face to backward point

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, very full outside off, Rachin carves it through point

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, nicely bowled! In the tight off-stump channel, seaming away nicely, Rachin Ravindra leans ahead and has a feel for it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, very full outside off, shaping away, Rachin digs it out towards extra cover

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full delivery on middle and leg, Rachin prods ahead and eases it back to Mark Adair

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, pitched up around off, driven off the inner half back to the bowler

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, on a length wider outside off, Tom Blundell is taking guard around the off-stump and leaves it again

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, on a good length outside off, left alone

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, on a driveable length outside off, Blundell doesn't fiddle with it

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, fuller length delivery around off, Tom Blundell leans ahead in defence

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, full delivery outside off, swinging away, Blundell lets it go

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, overpitched outside off, driven crisply but straight to the fielder at covers

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, a direct-hit would have been really tight! A fullish delivery around off, tapped towards point and the batters take off. There's a bit of hesistation but eventually they go through. Humphreys, the sub fielder, has a shy but misses. Rachin might have been just in even if there was a direct-hit

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, pitched up outside off, hint of late inswing, Rachin covers his off-stump and makes a watchful leave

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, fuller one outside off, Rachin leaves it alone

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, SIX, what a way for Rachin Ravindra to get to his fifty! He has been proactive as well as solid from the start. He raises his bat and soaks in all the applause. Was a shortish delivery around off, Rachin stood tall, swivelled across and pulled it with aplomb over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, fuller length delivery shaping towards off, Rachin leans ahead and taps it towards cover-point

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length on off, Rachin Ravindra hangs back and taps it with an open bat-face to backward point

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, too full and wide of off stump, Blundell slaps the drive but the fielder at cover puts in a splendid diving stop to his left, preventing a certain boundary while at it

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, short of length just outside off, Blundell gets across and tucks it to mid-wicket

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, back of a length on off, Blundell blocks it with soft hands into the off-side

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, full and angling away outside off, left alone to the keeper

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, good length on off, Blundell hops on the back foot and defends it to backward point

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, full outside off, Blundell lifts his bat and lets it go

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, back of a length outside off, Blundell stands tall and defends it into the off-side

Mark Adair to Blundell, FOUR, edged and in the gap! Full outside off, Blundell seeks to drive and gets a thick outside-edge that flies away in the gap to the right of gully

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, back of a length outside off, Blundell taps into the off-side

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, good length on off, Blundell flicks it to mid-wicket

Mark Adair to Blundell, 2 runs, full on the stumps, Blundell flicks and gets it off the thick inside half to the left of deep square leg

Mark Adair to Blundell, FOUR, overpitched outside off, Blundell shows full face of the bat and drives gorgeously all along the ground in the gap through covers

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, negated into the leg-side

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, length ball wide of off, left alone to the keeper

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length just outside off, a gentle push back to the left of the bowler

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full outside off, Ravindra drives on the up and finds the man at cover

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, short of length on off, Ravindra knocks it to the right of short mid-wicket

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length on off, Ravindra with a solid block into the off-side

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full on off, Ravindra drives it to the left of the bowler

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length outside off, pushed down the pitch

Mark Adair to Blundell, 1 run, fuller on off, Blundell pushes it to the right of cover and gets off the mark with a single

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Mark Adair to Blundell, no run, good length just outside off, Blundell gets across and taps it into the covers

Mark Adair to Daryl Mitchell, out Caught by Lorcan Tucker!! One brings two. Good length shaping away in the channel outside off, Mitchell went poking and sent a healthy edge through to the keeper. Becuase Mitchell was standing outside off, he was lured into playing at a delivery that he could have so easily ignored to the keeper. Daryl Mitchell c Lorcan Tucker b Mark Adair 1(2)

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full and angling away outside off, left alone to the keeper

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, short of length outside off, dabbed away straight to cover

Mark Adair to Williamson, 1 run, slower full delivery on off, Williamson pushes it into the vacant space in front of cover for a quick single

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short of length outside off, steered away to deep backward point

Mark Adair to Williamson, 1 run, short on leg stump, Williamson pulls it to the left of fine leg

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, good length just outside off, tapped away into the slip cordon

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, full on leg stump, Williamson flicks and finds mid-wicket

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, pitched up on the stumps, Williamson gets across and defends it back to the bowler

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, full and keeps low outside off, Williamson shapes up to cut and misses

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, short and wide of off, Williamson doesn't bother with it

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, short of length on off stump, Williamson hops and drops it into the leg-side with soft hands

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, full and angling down leg, Williamson looks to flick and misses

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it on a length just outside off, Ravindra happy to let it go

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, length ball but the line is well wide of off stump as Ravindra shoulders arms

Mark Adair to Williamson, 1 run, keeps a touch low outside leg stump, Williamson clips it neatly to the left of deep backward square leg

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, full on leg stump, Williamson shapes up to flick and gets a soft leading edge back towards the bowler

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, looks to defend a length delivery and gets a thick inside-edge that rolls away behind square on the leg-side

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, angling in on a good length from round the wicket, not close enough to make Ravindra play

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, shot! Overpitched outside off, Ravindra leans into it and creams the drive through covers to find the fence

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Mark Adair now bowls it full and swings it across Rachin Ravindra. He doesn't flirt with danger

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, this is testing stuff! This one lifts up from a length on off and seams away, Rachin Ravindra is surprised by the extra bounce and lets it go

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length delivery in the channel, Rachin Ravindra camps back and blocks it towards covers

Mark Adair to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full delivery on leg-stump, flicked to short mid-wicket

Mark Adair to Devon Conway, out Caught by Liam McCarthy!! That's an exceptional catch from the debutant! Talk about getting in the thick of things early and Liam McCarthy has pulled off a blinder. Pitched up delivery swinging towards the pads. Devon Conway flicks it with good timing but doesn't bother to keep it down. Liam McCarthy at short mid-wicket leaps to his left like a goalkeeper and grabs it with both hands before tumbling down. He had very less time to react but he showed razor sharp reflexes and made it look simple. The young man will savour this moment for a long long time. Devon Conway c Liam McCarthy b Mark Adair 4(13) [4s-1]

Mark Adair to Devon Conway, no run, nicely played! Slightly overpitched outside off, Devon Conway drives it crisply through covers to find the fence

Mark Adair to Devon Conway, no run, pitched up delivery moving in from around off, Devon Conway leans ahead a bit and plays it with soft hands towards mid-wicket

Mark Adair to Devon Conway, no run, this is good bowling! This one shoots up from a back of a length around off and seams away, Conway has a poke at it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Mark Adair to Devon Conway, no run, short of length delivery in the channel, a bit of extra bounce, Devon Conway tries to keep it out but gets hit on the gloves

Mark Adair to Devon Conway, no run, fullish delivery shaping in a touch from outside off, Conway shuffles across a bit and blocks it to the left of the bowler

Mark Adair to Devon Conway, no run, good length delivery outside off, swinging away, Devon Conway doesn't flirt with danger

Mark Adair to Williamson, 1 run, length delivery around off, dabbed with an open bat-face towards gully for a quick single

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, good skills from Mark Adair as he seams this one in sharply from a back of a length outside off. Kane Williamson camps back and tries to block but gets a bottom edge onto his pads

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, short of length around off, seaming away, Kane Williamson shoulders arms to it

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, good length delivery on off, Kane Williamson opens his bat-face and plays it with soft hands towards the slip cordon

Mark Adair to Williamson, FOUR, in the corridor of uncertainty, straightening a bit, Kane Williamson covers the line as he opens his bat-face and guides it in the gap between third slip and gully. Looked like he tried to play it squarer. Wasn't in complete control but he did well to control it and find the gap

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, pitched up on off, Kane Williamson leans ahead and blocks it solidly down the track

Mark Adair to Williamson, FOUR, streaky but counts! A hard length delivery in the channel, pitches and straightens to open Kane Williamson up in his stance. He hops and has a poke at it but gets a thick outside edge. It bounces in front of the cordon and goes past

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, this is testing stuff! A short of length delivery outside off, seaming away, Kane Williamson shoulders arms to it

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, nicely bowled! On a length outside off, Kane Williamson pokes at it and gets a bottom edge that rolls towards the slip cordon

Mark Adair to Williamson, no run, back of a length outside off, Kane Williamson makes a watchful leave

Mark Adair to Tom Latham, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Mark Adair has struck early and he is cock-a-hoop! He keeps it on a back of a length outside off from round the wicket and gets it to seam in nicely. An error in judgement from Tom Latham as he lifts his bat to let it through. He didn't expect that much seam movement and he gets exposed. The ball goes onto hit the top of off-stump. Tom Latham b Mark Adair 0(2)

Mark Adair to Tom Latham, leg byes, FOUR, on a back of a length and angling down leg, Tom Latham tries to work it across but it deflects off his thigh pad and flies past the right side of the keeper