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

Nathan Smith to Balbirnie, out Bowled!! Nathan Smith is bowling superbly. You could sense a great amount of energy and intent in his run-up. The wobble seam length delivery, Balbirnie was rooted to the crease and left enough bat-pad gap in the process, allowing the ball to sneak in and hit the top of off. All three wickets to Nathan Smith so far. Balbirnie b Nathan Smith 13(16) [4s-1]

Nathan Smith to Balbirnie, no run, peach from Nathan Smith! Angles in and wobbles away late in the corridor of uncertainty, Balbirnie feels for it and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Nathan Smith to Balbirnie, byes, sprayed down leg, Balbirnie misses the flick and it beats the sliding keeper to his left. Looks like it deflected off the pad?

Nathan Smith to Balbirnie, 2 runs, inside-edge once again! Swinging in from a fuller length, Balbirnie looks to push in the V and ekes out a thick inside-edge that escapes the reach of the fielder at short leg to his right

Nathan Smith to Balbirnie, no run, slightly shorter this time and Balbirnie is happy to negate it off the back foot

Nathan Smith to Balbirnie, no run, pitched up outside off, Balbirnie looks to drive and drags it off the inside-edge to short leg

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, 1 run, gets it away into the off-side for a single

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, 2 runs, off the edge and goes past gully for a brace

Nathan Smith to Balbirnie, 1 run, fuller length delivery, from wide of the crease, angled in, Andrew Balbirnie stabbed it wide of cover for a single

Nathan Smith to Balbirnie, FOUR, little wide outside off and has been cut away wide of point. The length was short as well and Andrew Balbirnie was quick to pounce on it

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, 1 run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Andrew Balbirnie hops back and stabs it down into the off-side for a single

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Andrew Balbirnie sees the line and lets it go to the keeper

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, stabs a back of a length delivery down to the man at point

Nathan Smith to Balbirnie, 1 run, stays back, stays leg-side of the ball and pats it down to cover for a quick single as the throw came in at the batter's end and was missed

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, 1 run, waits on it, plays it late and tucks the ball down behind square for a single down to long leg

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, nippy short of length delivery, Andrew Balbirnie looks to tuck it away and misses