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

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR, Foxcroft premeditates as he backs away expecting the bouncer and it turns out that way. He flat-bats it through mid-on to find the fence. 15 runs off the over

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, Blundell takes a few steps down the track and backs away again. Pulls the short delivery hard but straight to deep mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, a short delivery on leg-stump, Blundell mistimes the pull towards square leg

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, Blundell once again makes room. Liam McCarthy follows him with a back of a length delivery around leg-stump. He looks to tuck but misses

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, FOUR, smartly played! Blundell backs away and Liam McCarthy follows him with a very full delivery. He does well to open his bat-face and carves it through cover-point for another boundary

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, SIX, what a strike! Blundell expected the short delivery and he takes a couple of steps down the track and also makes some room for himself. It sits up nicely for him. He flat-bats it brilliantly over cow corner for a flat maximum

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, Blundell makes room and Liam McCarthy follows him with another bouncer. Pulled fiercely but straight to deep mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 2 runs, Blundell makes some room and Liam McCarthy follows him with a short delivery. He flat-bats it past wide mid-on. The fielder in the deep runs across it his left to cut it off. A couple results

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 1 run, the 100-run stand comes up between the duo! Dean Foxcroft backs away to the shortish delivery and places the cut to deep point

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, no run, a shortish delivery on middle and leg, Foxcroft mistimes his flat-batted stroke to mid-on

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, wide, that's wayward! A short delivery around leg-stump, angles down leg. It's too high and has been wided

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, the ploy is to tuck the batters up. Shortish delivery around leg-stump again. Blundell moves inside the line and hooks it to fine leg

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 1 run, a bouncer outside leg from round the wicket, pulled to fine leg. 400 up for New Zealand

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, Liam McCarthy switches to round the wicket and bowls another bouncer, this time around leg-stump. Blundell pulls it straight to backward square leg

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, FOUR, predictable from Liam McCarthy and he has been dealt with! Blundell takes a couple of steps down the track and makes some room for himself. He was expecting the short delivery. It sits up nicely for Blundell and he flat-bats it powerfully through wide mid-on

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 1 run, shortish delivery shaping in on middle, Foxcroft makes some room and dabs it through point

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, no run, another short delivery outside off, sticks on the surface, Foxcroft helps the pull to mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, short of length delivery angling down, Tom Blundell pulls it to long leg

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 1 run, shortish delivery angling in towards leg-stump, Foxcroft moves inside the line and helps the hook to fine leg

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 1 run, fifty for Dean Foxcroft in his Test debut innings! He raises his bat and soaks in all the applause. He has been solid as well as proactive. Was a full delivery well outside off, Foxcroft reached out and square drove it to deep point for a single

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, very full delivery swinging in on middle, clipped through mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 1 run, short of length around off, straightening a touch, Foxcroft hangs back and taps it through backward point. Foxcroft wants to come back for the second run but Tom Blundell sends him back

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 2 runs, full delivery swinging towards the pads, Foxcroft flicks it with good timing through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep hares across to his left to cut it off. A couple results

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, no run, full delivery swinging down leg, Foxcroft tries to flick it across but misses

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, no run, back of a length in the channel, Foxcroft shuffles across a bit and plays it with soft hands in front of square on the leg-side

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, no run, back of a length outside off, Dean Foxcroft hangs back and blocks it towards covers. That's Stumps on Day 1

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, short of length outside off, Tom Blundell punches it to deep backward point

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, fullish delivery around off, Blundell covers the line and defends it to the off-side

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, hard length delivery angling in on off, Blundell covers the line and blocks it in front of him

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, good length delivery outside off, Blundell leaves it alone

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 3 runs, full delivery swinging in on middle and leg, Foxcroft steps across his stumps and flicks it with good balance through mid-wicket. Mid-on gives it a chase and slides near the fence to keep the batters down to three

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, no run, a low full-toss swinging towards the pads, flicked to mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, no run, short of length around off, Foxcroft shuffles across a bit and blocks it towards mid-on

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, no run, short of length outside off, tapped to the right of gully

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 2 runs, back of a length delivery angling down leg, Foxcroft moves inside the line and works it to long leg for a couple

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, FOUR, shot! Slightly short outside off. Foxcroft picks the length up in a jiffy. He swivels across and pulls it nicely through mid-wicket. That was nicely controlled

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, short of length outside off, Blundell punches it through backward point

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 1 run, nervy! Full delivery swinging in substantially from around off, Dean Foxcroft falls over a bit on the flick and gets it off the inner half through backward square leg. 350 up for New Zealand

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Dean Foxcroft drives it to wide mid-off. The fielder overruns to it and fumbles. Concedes a couple

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, no run, Dean Foxcroft drives this one on the up but it goes straight to extra cover

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, leg byes, 1 run, another shout for lbw! Fullish delivery swinging in appreciably towards leg-stump. Tom Blundell looks to flick but gets rapped on the pads. Again it would have gone down leg. He is also batting outside the crease so the umpire perhaps is taking that into account as well

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, fullish delivery outside off, swinging away, Blundell lets it go

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, a chirpy appeal for lbw turned down! A length delivery swinging sharply towards leg-stump. Blundell is late on it as he tries to tuck it across but misses to get struck on the pads. The sharp angle would have taken it down leg

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, skiddy length delivery keeps low on the stumps, Blundell tries to play the pull and was beaten due to lack of bounce. Mild appeal for lbw, but that looked a big leg side-ish...

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, bumper on the stumps, Blundell swivels to pull and gets beaten on the top-edge

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, full on off, Blundell pushes it to the left of backward point

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, 1 run, opens the bat face and steers the length delivery to the left of sweeper cover

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, no run, full ball sprayed down the leg-side, Foxcroft doesn't bother with it

Liam McCarthy to Dean Foxcroft, no run, fuller on off, Foxcroft presses forward and blocks into the off-side

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, lovely stroke! Pitched up around off, Rachin leans towards it and essays a glorious cover drive. All timing and grace on this occasion

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length around off, Rachin hangs back and taps it towards cover-point

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, wide, a bouncer outside off, it's too short. Called a wide for height

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, a short delivery on off, Tom Blundell gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to long leg

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, FOUR, Tom Blundell moves into the nineties! Short of a length delivery angling in from off, Blundell hops and works it past the left side of the keeper to find the fence

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, very full around off, Tom Blundell digs it out to covers

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, in the air... but safe! Fullish delivery angling towards leg-stump, Tom Blundell is early into the flick and flicks it off the toe-end. Campher at mid-wicket moves to his right and dives but it lands short of him

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, short of length delivery angling down, Tom Blundell tucks it to fine leg

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, another short delivery, pulled to deep square leg

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, SIX, Rachin Ravindra gets to his century in style! He takes his helmet off, raises his bat and gets a warm round of applause from his mates. It has been an innings of substance from the young man. He came into bat when his side was in early trouble. He has batted with a lot of grit and determination and has also made sure that he has pounced on the loose deliveries. Coming back to the ball, it was a short delivery around off. Rachin swivelled across, got on top of the bounce and pulled it with authority over deep mid-wicket for a flat six

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full delivery shaping away from Rachin. He reaches out and toe-ends the square drive towards point

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, pitched up outside off, Rachin drives it crisply but it's straight to covers

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, nervous nineties! Back of a length on off, Rachin taps it to the right of backward point and calls for a single but Tom Blundell rightly sends him back. That would have been risky

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, short of length delivery seaming in towards the hips, tucked round the corner

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, pitched up delivery on off, Rachin drives it off the toe-end to sweeper cover. He moves to 98

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, short of length on off, Rachin hops and taps it towards point. He initially calls for the single but then rightly sends his partner back

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 3 runs, back of a length outside off, Tom Blundell waits for it, opens his bat-face and glides it to gully. The fielder takes the pace off the ball by getting a part of his hand to it. He hares after it and does well to save a run for his side

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, shortish delivery on middle and leg, Rachin pulls it to deep mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, short of length outside off, Blundell hops and pushes it towards covers to bring Rachin Ravindra back on strike

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Blundell leans ahead a bit and blocks it stoutly

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, brilliantly bowled! After bowling four back of a length deliveries, Liam McCarthy pushes it full and moves it in on middle and off. Blundell is a bit late on the drive down the ground but gets saved by an inside-edge onto the pads

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, back of a length on off, Blundell hangs back and taps it with an open bat-face towards backward point

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, back of a length in the channel, blocked from the crease to the right of Liam McCarthy

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, hard length delivery angling in from around off, Blundell hops to tuck it across but is struck on the thigh pad. That was too high

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, short of length on off, Blundell hangs back and stonewalls it

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, short of length delivery shaping towards leg-stump, Blundell hops and tucks it through square leg. That's Tea on Day 1

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, fuller length ball outside off, swinging in late, Blundell covers his off-stump to allow it through

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, that's a beauty! In the corridor of uncertainty, angling in initially but after pitching, it straightens to open Blundell up in his stance. He has no option but to play at it and is lucky not to nick it behind

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short of length and some room on offer, Rachin cuts it to deep backward point

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, not that convincing but good enough! Shortish delivery angling in from round the wicket, sticks a bit on the surface. Rachin doesn't get hold of the pull shot that well but still manages to hit it through mid-wicket for a boundary

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, fullish delivery shaping in from around off, Rachin drives it towards mid-on

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, FOUR, shortish and some room on offer, Blundell rises with the bounce and punches it nicely behind backward point. The fielder in the deep runs to his left but has no chance to stop it

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, a bouncer outside off, moving away, Tom Blundell drops his wrists and sways away from the line

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, this one shapes in sharply from a fuller length outside off. Blundell covers the line and flicks it to short mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, length delivery outside off, shaping in, Blundell doesn't fiddle with it

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, full outside off, swinging in a bit and keeps low, Blundell leaves it alone

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short of length outside off, punched to deep point

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, pitched up just outside off, Rachin leans ahead and eases it to covers

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, a bouncer in line of the stumps but it's too high. Rachin ducks under it

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, fullish delivery shaping in on off, Blundell opens his bat-face and places it past backward point

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, full delivery around off, Tom Blundell drives it a bit uppishly and it goes on the bounce to mid-off

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, a bit of extra bounce and seaming in from a fuller length in line of the stumps. Blocked off the inner half to mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full delivery on off, driven to covers

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, a stifled appeal for lbw! Full delivery swinging down leg, Blundell looks to flick but gets struck on the pads

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, very full on off, driven back to Liam McCarthy who gets a hand to it on his followthrough and parries it to mid-off

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, a brilliant yorker zoning in on leg-stump, Blundell keeps his legs out of the way and digs it out in front of him

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, a bouncer around off, Rachin tries to pull it across but it comes off the toe-end of the bat and rolls towards cover-point. That came slowly off the pitch. Rachin didn't know initially where the ball went and realised later

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, nicely bowled! Liam McCarthy hits the deck hard and gets it to seam away with extra bounce. Rachin keeps his bat inside the line to evade it

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, length delivery seaming across Rachin Ravindra. He covers the off-stump to allow it through

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, pitched up outside off, driven crisply but straight to mid-off

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, FOUR, smartly done! Shortish delivery outside off, Blundell rises with the bounce and steers it in the gap between gully and second slip. Found the placement nicely there

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Rachin rises on his toes and punches it to deep backward point

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, 2 runs, shortish delivery shaping across the southpaw. He swivels across and plays a controlled pull shot over mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep hares to his right and slides to save a couple of runs for his side

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, that's sloppy! Shortish delivery well outside off, Rachin Ravindra cuts it through point. Doheny in the deep runs across to his left and gets low to stop it but lets it through his hands

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, hard length delivery around off, Rachin camps back and blocks it right under his eyes

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, short of length delivery on middle and off, Rachin Ravindra covers the line and defends it towards cover-point

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, oh, this one skids on after angling in from a length on off, Tom Blundell is a bit late on it but manages to flick it off the inner half to fine leg

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, FOUR, stand and deliver! Shortish and well outside off, sits up nicely for Tom Blundell. He reaches out and pulls it with authority through mid-wicket for a rocketing boundary

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 2 runs, short of length around off, Tom Blundell hops and tucks it nicely through mid-wicket for a brace

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, short of length on off, Tom Blundell camps back and stonewalls it

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, fullish delivery around off, Tom Blundell taps it towards point

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full and angling away outside off, Ravindra shoulders arms

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, back of a length just outside off, Ravindra nudges it to the right of mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, that is a stroke of authority from Rachin Ravindra. Swivels against the short ball and smacks the pull with disdain through mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length outside off, Ravindra opens the bat face and dabs to gully

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, Blundell knocks it round the corner on the leg-side for a quick single

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, short of length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, back of a length outside off, Blundell doesn't bother with it

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, short of length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, FOUR, first boundary for Tom Blundell. Overpitched outside off, Blundell times the drive superbly and puts it in the gap through cover

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, short of length outside off, Blundell hops and blocks to backward point

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, short of length outside off, dabbed to covers

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, good length outside off, Blundell looks to tap and gets beaten on the inside-edge

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, banged in short outside off, Blundell hops and taps to backward point

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, good length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, huge cry for leg before but Rod Tucker says no. Going down? Nipped back in sharply and hit Blundell on the back pad. It was close to middle and leg and the height could have been an issue as well

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, good length outside off, Blundell taps it to backward point

Liam McCarthy to Blundell, no run, fiery bumper on the stumps, Blundell hops and gets a leading edge to the left of cover

Liam McCarthy to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, good length just outside off, Mitchell pushes it with soft hands towards cover and hurries across for a quick single

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, out Lbw!! Huge wicket for the debutant. He will remember this for a long, long time. Went short, wide and then came up with a full ball that curved in from a fullish length to trap Kane Williamson plumb in front of the stumps. It went past his inside-edge and looked dead. No hesitation from Rod Tucker. Williamson lbw b Liam McCarthy 36(70) [4s-5]

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, wide, lifter on the stumps, Williamson doesn't bother with it. Too high and called a wide...

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, no run, back of a length outside off, punched to covers

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, no run, good length outside off, punched back to the left of the bowler

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, 2 runs, opens the bat face and guides the short of length delivery to the left of third man

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, no run, full outside off, Williamson seeks to drive and drags it off the inside half to short mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, bumper down leg, Ravindra swivels across and nails the pull in the gap through short fine

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length on off, Williamson dabs it to cover and hurries through for a quick single

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, banged in short on the stumps, Ravindra swivels and pulls to the left of deep backward square leg

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, bumper outside off, Ravindra ducks under it

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR, pitched up on the stumps , Ravindra nails the drive and beats the bowler in his followthrough to his right. No chance for the fielder at mid-on

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full outside off, Ravindra looks to drive and slices it to the right of backward point

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, no run, short of length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Liam McCarthy to Williamson, no run, full and shaping away ever so slightly outside off, Williamson plays inside the line and lets it go

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, short at the hip, Ravindra swivels and pulls to the right of fine leg

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, good length slanting away outside off, Ravindra lets it go

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, short of length outside off, Ravindra taps it to the right of backward point

Liam McCarthy to Rachin Ravindra, no run, full and angling away wide of off, Ravindra lets it go