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

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, out Caught by Ben Sears!! Another Irish batter falls to the short ball trap! Tickner hits the deck hard and bowls a sharp short delivery outside leg and gets it to angle across the batter. Mayes pulls it quite well but he hasn't been able to find the gap. Sears at deep mid-wicket dives forward to take a well-judged catch. Thomas Mayes c Ben Sears b Blair Tickner 3(12)

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, shortish delivery angling in from outside leg from round the wicket, Mayes moves inside the line and tries to work it across but misses. The ball flies over the leg-stump

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, 1 run, full delivery swinging down leg, Mayes flicks it through backward square leg to retain strike

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, pitched up on off, driven on the up to mid-off

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, short of length down leg, left alone

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, this one straightens a bit from a short of length on off, pushed off the outer half to the right of gully

Zakary Foulkes to Thomas Mayes, no run, hard length delivery seaming in on off, Mayes hops and blocks it to covers

Zakary Foulkes to Thomas Mayes, no run, shortish delivery around off, Mayes checks his pull shot and plays it to mid-wicket

Zakary Foulkes to Thomas Mayes, no run, short of length delivery seaming in from outside off, Mayes camps back and defends it towards covers

Zakary Foulkes to Thomas Mayes, 2 runs, back of a length angling in on off, Thomas Mayes hops and works it nicely nicely through mid-wicket for a couple. First runs in Test cricket for Mayes

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, short of length around off, kept out watchfully. A wicket-maiden for Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, leg byes, FOUR, a stifled appeal for lbw! A good length delivery shaping towards leg-stump, Mayes moves inside the line a bit and tries to work it across but it deflects off his pads and beats the keeper to his left