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 Reuben Wilson, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! There's the final nail in the coffin! Blair Tickner finishes with a maiden five-wicket haul! A back of a length delivery just outside off, Wilson pushes at it with minimal foot movement and gets a thick outside edge. Mitchell at first slip dives to his left to take a sharp catch. A clinical performance from New Zealand to win the one-off Test against Ireland. Reuben Wilson c Daryl Mitchell b Blair Tickner 4(13) [4s-1]

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

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 Reuben Wilson, byes, 1 run, oh, how did that miss the stumps? A back of a length delivery just outside off, keeps low, Wilson tries to keep it out but misses. The ball almost brushes the off-stump. Tom Blundell didn't stop it cleanly so a bye results

Blair Tickner to Reuben Wilson, FOUR, first runs in Test cricket for Reuben Wilson! On a length around off, Wilson backs away a bit and throws his bat at it but gets a thick outside edge over the slip cordon

Blair Tickner to Reuben Wilson, no run, length delivery outside off, Wilson tries to leave it but is late to lift his bat out of the way. It rolls off the bottom half towards the keeper

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

Blair Tickner to Liam McCarthy, no run, fullish delivery outside off, McCarthy tries to drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads

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

Blair Tickner to Andy McBrine, byes, FOUR, bumper down leg, McBrine doesn't bother with it. The ball flies past the leaping keeper to his right and dribbles away into the fine leg fence

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, swivels and pulls the short ball to the left of deep square

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, no run, short ball angled down leg, Tucker drags the pull off the inside-edge to the left of the diving keeper

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length just outside off, Tucker nudges it into the leg-side with soft hands

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length wobbles in late just outside off, Tucker looks to poke and gets beaten on the inside-edge

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR, good length outside off, Tucker opens the bat face and creams the punchy drive square on the off-side past the fielder at backward point to his right

Blair Tickner to Andy McBrine, no run, back of a length just outside off, McBrine hops and punches to the right of cover

Blair Tickner to Andy McBrine, FOUR, too full and is met with a confident drive from Andy McBrine. Forward and full face of the bat in the gap through cover

Blair Tickner to Andy McBrine, no run, full ball angling in late outside off, left alone to the keeper

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, pulls the short ball to the left of the fielder at deep square

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, 2 runs, full on off, Tucker gets across and flicks it to the left of deep mid-wicket

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, no run, touch fuller and moving away outside off, Tucker looks to drive and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Blair Tickner to Andy McBrine, 1 run, short of length outside off, McBrine hops and clips it to the left of square leg. Off the mark with a single

Blair Tickner to Doheny, out Caught by Devon Conway!! It's the short ball once again. Blair Tickner has his fourth. Sharp bumper angled in at the batter, Doheny decided to fend it but the extra bounce was always going to cause him problems. It hit the splice and spooned up towards gully where Conway took an sharp catch diving forward. This is Tickner's third 4th wicket haul in Test cricket and he will be keen to get a five-for now. Doheny c Devon Conway b Blair Tickner 57(117) [4s-9]

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, length delivery on off, defended off the back foot

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, bumper on the stumps, Tucker takes it on and pulls to the left of deep square who collects it on the second bounce

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length keeps low just outside off, Tucker looks to defend and gets beaten on the inside-edge

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR, excellent timing from Tucker! Brings up Ireland's 100 with a lovely drive down the ground, showing full face of the bat and beating the outstretched right hand of the bowler

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR, gets the desired connection this time around. Pulls the short ball from outside off and beats the fielder at deep square to his right

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length on off, Tucker looks to flick and gets a leading edge into the off-side

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, no run, back of a length keeps low outside off, Tucker looks to pull and gets beaten due to lack of bounce

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length on the stumps, pushed away into the leg-side with soft hands

Blair Tickner to Lorcan Tucker, no run, Blair Tickner has a wry smile after beating the bat. Enticed Tucker into a poke outside off and got the ball to whistle past the outside-edge

Blair Tickner to Doheny, 1 run, back of a length on leg stump, worked away off the hip to the left of deep square leg

Blair Tickner to Curtis Campher, no run, back of a length just outside off, Campher taps it gently towards gully

Blair Tickner to Curtis Campher, no run, good length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, out Caught by Tom Latham!! Blair Tickner is absolutely pumped and he celebrates the wicket with a loud roar right in front of Harry Tector. The short ball with extra pace at the batter, Tector took his eyes off the ball trying to duck and got into an awkward tangle at the last moment. The ball gathered pace after pitching and took the bat handle before lobbing straight to Latham at second slip. Tector expected the ball to sail over him, but the ball never got up as expected. Harry Tector c Tom Latham b Blair Tickner 2(15)

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, good length outside off, dabbed away towards backward point

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, 2 runs, off the mark with a double is Harry Tector. He punches the length ball in the gap wide of cover and collects a couple

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, good length just outside off, Tector prods across and pushes it back to the bowler

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, short and wide of off, nothing doing from Harry Tector

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, bumper on the stumps, Tector ducks under it

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, make that two in a row! Blair Tickner crouches and holds his knees thinking what else he should do to get that elusive edge. He has been brilliant in the second innings...

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, beauty from Blair Tickner! In the corridor of uncertainty with extra bounce, Tector hangs his bat out to push and the ball deviated ever so slightly at the last moment to beat the edge

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, this time Tector decides to leave the short ball outside off

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, ooh! That was close, shaping away with extra bounce outside off, Tector chases and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, another sharp bouncer around off, Tector drops his wrists and sways away to evade it. A really good over from Tickner

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, this is testing stuff! On a back of a length just outside off, straightens a bit, Tector plays the original line and gets beaten on the outside edge

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, ouch, that will hurt! A shortish delivery outside off, seaming in sharply with extra lift. Tector gets into an awkward position as he tries to sway away but gets hit on the upper side of his right arm

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, shortish delivery outside off, Tector drops his wrists and arches his back to allow it through

Blair Tickner to Harry Tector, no run, a bouncer angling down leg, Tector ducks under it

Blair Tickner to Doheny, 3 runs, full delivery swinging towards the pads, Doheny drives it through mid-on. The chase is on and the fielder keeps the batters to three runs

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, a bouncer angling down leg, Doheny ducks under it

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, shortish delivery angling in from around off, Doheny hops and taps it with an open bat-face to gully

Blair Tickner to Doheny, FOUR, nicely played! Shortish and some room on offer, Doheny gets on top of the bounce and punches it crisply past the right side of the diving backward point fielder

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, short of length delivery seaming in on middle and off, Doheny hops and blocks it in front of him

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, short of length on off, keeps a bit low, Doheny adjusts in his stance to keep it out

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, a bouncer on off, Doheny ducks under it

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, pitched up outside off, driven off the inner half to mid-on

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, hard length delivery on off, Doheny covers the line and defends it towards covers

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, 1 run, almost chopped on! Fullish delivery around off, swinging in, Mayes tries to drive it through covers with hard hands but gets a thick inside edge past his stumps towards fine leg

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, well bowled! A good yorker outside off, shaping away, Thomas Mayes tries to dig it out but gets beaten on the inside edge

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, back of a length shaping in on off, Mayes hangs back and defends it towards covers

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, short of length outside off, keeps low, Thomas Mayes lets it through

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, short ball angling down the leg-side, Mayes shuffles across off and lets it go. And that will be it on day 2.

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, yet another short ball from Blair Tickner, Mayes lets it pass

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, lifter outside leg stump, Mayes sits under it

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, FOUR, full ball angling across the right hander, Mayes seeks to drive and gets a thick outside-edge that flies past the diving gully fielder to his right

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, another bumper, Mayes ignores it to the keeper

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, banged in short on the stumps, Mayes walks a long way across his stumps to avoid that

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, swinging away from a length outside off, Mayes shoulders arms

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, full on off, Mayes blocks it to cover

Blair Tickner to Thomas Mayes, no run, good length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, out Caught by Tom Latham!! Whether that previous delivery played a part or not, only Carmichael will know. He tried to flick a full ball and was early into the shot. A thick part of the leading edge carries low to the right of second slip where the Kiwi skipper takes a fine catch. Cade Carmichael c Tom Latham b Blair Tickner 6(17)

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, byes, FOUR, this one scoots through and took Carmichael by surprise. He looked to defend and the ball just scooted along the ground and beat the keeper's dive to his left

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, no run, good length just outside off, knocked back to the bowler

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, no run, short on off, Carmichael taps it back to the bowler

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, no run, bumper down leg, Carmichael ducks under it

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, no run, short of length outside off, Carmichael opens the bat face and taps to backward point

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, no run, yorker length on off, Carmichael jams it into the leg-side

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, no run, good length just outside off, Carmichael gets forward to defend

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, 2 runs, Carmichael looks to clip leg-side and gets a thick leading edge that goes through the vacant space at cover

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, wide, dug in short outside off, Carmichael ignores it to the keeper. Called wide for height...

Blair Tickner to Doheny, FOUR, width on offer and Doheny takes full toll of it, Stands tall and slashes it past backward point's left with an air of authority

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, length delivery keeps low on off, Doheny holds his shape and blocks it out

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, extra bounce on this length delivery outside off, Doheny looks to defend and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, 1 run, full ball swinging in towards middle and off, Carmichael drives off the toe end to the left of cover. Mild appeal for leg before, but that was off the bat

Blair Tickner to Cade Carmichael, 2 runs, Carmichael gets off the mark with a drive straight down the ground. It was wide enough of mid-off to fetch a couple of runs

Blair Tickner to Balbirnie, out Caught by Blundell!! That is a terrible shot from the Irish skipper and he knows it as well. Slams the bat with his gloves before trudging back to the pavilion. A perfect teaser from Blair Tickner, fullish and asking Balbirnie to play a drive. He falls for the trap and looks to drive straight with hard hands. Result? A thick outside-edge and a straightforward take for the keeper. Balbirnie c Blundell b Blair Tickner 14(23) [4s-3]

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, full and closer to off, Doheny pushes and slices it off the outside half to gully

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, shaping away from a fuller length outside off, Doheny lifts his bat and lets it go

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, short of length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, back of a length on off, Doheny taps it into the off-side with soft hands

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, full again, Doheny drives off the front foot to cover

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, full delivery with a hint of away shape in the sixth stump channel, Doheny pokes and misses