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 Mark Adair, 1 run, Mark Adair backs away to the short delivery and flat-bats it to deep mid-wicket. He once again takes the single off the first ball of the over

Ben Sears to Mark Adair, 1 run, slower short of length delivery outside off, Adair flat-bats it to long-off and takes the single

Ben Sears to Mark Adair, no run, another swing and a miss! A short delivery shaping in on middle and leg, Adair backs away to play the upper cut but misses

Ben Sears to Mark Adair, no run, shortish delivery outside off, Mark Adair slashes and misses

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, 1 run, short of length around off, Adair places the cut through backward point to retain strike

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, no run, a bouncer around off, seams away later, Adair was shaping to go over covers but then bails out

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, 1 run, slower shortish delivery cutting in. Adair backs away and places the cut towards third man. He takes the single off the first delivery of the over

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, out Liam McCarthy Run Out!! 2 runs completed! Another one bites the dust! Unfortunate way to get dismissed though! Adair backs away and mistimes the flat-batted stroke over covers. Conway runs across to his right to pick it up and hurls a flat throw to Tickner. Liam McCarthy had already taken off for the third run but he has been sent back. He slips and then recovers to dive but Tickner collects the bail and takes the bails off before that to catch him short. Liam McCarthy run out (Devon Conway/Blair Tickner) 11(14) [4s-2]

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, no run, a bouncer around leg-stump, Adair ducks under it

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, FOUR, struck powerfully! Mark Adair is having fun! A shortish delivery on off, Adair backs away and flat-bats it with authority downtown

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, byes, FOUR, a well-directed bouncer angling in on middle and leg, Mark Adair backs away to manufacture something but eventually sways away. Tom Blundell leaps to his left but can't stop it

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, FOUR, Adair backs away to the full delivery on middle and smacks it through wide mid-off for a rocketing boundary

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, no run, almost another wicket! Adair backs away and it's a high full-toss around leg-stump. It dips late on him and it goes past his flashing blade. That wasn't far from the leg-stump

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, byes, 1 run, Adair backs away again and tries to cut the short of length delivery but misses. Tom Blundell leaps to his left but can't stop it cleanly. A bye results

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, FOUR, fuller length delivery swinging in on off, Adair backs away a bit and drives it nicely through cover-point. Struck that one nicely

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, no ball, another short delivery on off, Adair sits under it. It swings away late towards the keeper. Nathan Smith has overstepped again

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, no run, Adair backs away and is followed by a shortish delivery. A half-hearted attempt at the cut square of the wicket and he misses

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, no run, a well-directed bouncer around off, Adair ducks under it

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, 2 runs, Adair clears his front leg to the fullish delivery and mishits it over mid-on. The fielder chases it and keeps the batters down to a couple

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, no ball, good length delivery angling in from outside off, Adair swings and misses. Nathan Smith has overstepped

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, 1 run, almost a replica of the previous delivery, pulled towards deep mid-wicket this time. 200 up for Ireland

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, FOUR, Adair is making his intentions clear! He clears his front leg to the short delivery on middle and off and flat-bats it through wide mid-on to pick up another boundary

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, 2 runs, Blair Tickner switches to round the wicket and bowls a shortish delivery outside off. Mark Adair upper cuts it over backward point. Sears in the deep hares across to his left and dives to save a couple of runs for his side

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, no ball, good length delivery shaping in, Adair makes some room to cut but gets an inside-edge onto the pads. Blair Tickner has overstepped

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, no run, Adair once again backs away and is followed by a bouncer. This time he tries to pull but gets beaten

Blair Tickner to Mark Adair, FOUR, Mark Adair takes on the short delivery and hits it well! He backs away and is followed by Blair Tickner. He pulls it over backward square leg and beats the fielder in the deep to his right

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, 1 run, short of length outside off, Adair tries to punch it through covers but gets an inside edge past his leg stump towards fine leg. He could have easily chopped that onto his stumps

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, no run, short of length around off, Adair hangs back and punches it towards point. Liam McCarthy wants the single but Adair rightly sends him back

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, no ball, another bouncer but it's down leg and too high. It's the third bouncer of the over so it's called a no ball by the umpire

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, no run, another bouncer and this time it angles in on middle, Adair ducks under it. The umpire calls it the second bouncer of the over

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, 2 runs, short of length delivery angling in on off, Adair tucks it through mid-wicket. Some good running between the wickets allows the batters to come back for the second run

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Adair camps back and punches it through cover-point for a couple

Zakary Foulkes to Mark Adair, no run, good length delivery shaping in on off, Adair leans ahead and blocks it towards covers

Zakary Foulkes to Mark Adair, no run, a bouncer on leg-stump, Adair ducks under it

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, no run, a short delivery angling in on off, Adair ducks under it

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, no run, short of length on off, Adair covers the line and blocks it solidly

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Adair hangs back and pushes it to cover-point

Nathan Smith to Mark Adair, FOUR, gorgeous! A half-volley well outside off, Adair reaches out and creams the drive through extra cover. Good timing on this one

Zakary Foulkes to Mark Adair, no run, loose from Adair! Short and wide, Adair reaches out and slashes at it and misses

Zakary Foulkes to Mark Adair, no run, a short delivery down leg, Adair ducks under it

Zakary Foulkes to Mark Adair, no run, a bouncer around leg-stump, Adair ducks under it

Zakary Foulkes to Mark Adair, FOUR, fullish delivery wide outside off, Adair reaches out, opens his bat-face and square drives it beautifully past the right side of backward point. He controlled the stroke nicely

Zakary Foulkes to Mark Adair, no run, good length delivery swinging in substantially towards leg-stump, Adair falls over a bit on the flick and is struck on the pads. That was easily going down leg

Zakary Foulkes to Mark Adair, no run, hard length delivery in the channel, straightens a bit, Adair gets a bit squared up but manages to defend it in front of him

Zakary Foulkes to Mark Adair, leg byes, 1 run, a chirpy appeal for lbw turned down! A back of a length delivery on off, seaming in sharply and keeps low. Mark Adair looks to keep it out but gets beaten on the under-edge to get struck on the outside half of his pads. That was going down leg

Zakary Foulkes to Mark Adair, no run, short of length outside off, punched from the crease to point

Zakary Foulkes to Mark Adair, no run, a bouncer around off, Adair ducks under it