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 Lorcan Tucker, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! 8th wicket for Nathan Smith in this Test! The short delivery has done the trick again. It's a sharp one as well around off and it keeps climbing on Tucker. He had made up his mind to go for the hook across the line but gets rushed on and a top-edge is induced. Mitchell from first slip runs back, keeps his eyes on the ball and gets low to take a well-judged catch. Lorcan Tucker c Daryl Mitchell b Nathan Smith 50(70) [4s-8 6s-1]

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, 5th Test fifty for Lorcan Tucker! It has been a really good knock so far from Tucker! He raises his bat and gets a good round of applause from the crowd. Was on a back of a length on middle and off, Tucker tucked it through backward square leg for a run

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length delivery on off, keeps a bit low, kept out watchfully

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, that's a beauty! In the corridor of uncertainty, angling in initially but it straightens after pitching and also has some extra lift on it. Tucker has no other option but to play at it and is lucky not to nick it behind

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR, Tucker moves to 49! Fullish outside off, Tucker leans towards it, opens his bat-face and steers it with control in the gap between backward point and gully to find the fence

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, good length delivery angling in on off, Tucker tucks it through mid-wicket. The batters search for the second run but decide against it

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, no run, a bouncer angling towards leg-stump, Tucker ducks under it awkwardly

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good comeback from Ben Sears! He bends his back and bowls a sharp bouncer on off. Tucker moves inside the line to go for the hook but eventually bails out

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR, struck with authority! Short and width on offer, Lorcan Tucker cashes in. He gets on top of the bounce and slaps it fiercely through backward point for a rocketing boundary

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, short of length delivery angling in on off, Tucker covers the line and defends it towards mid-on

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, fullish delivery well outside off, Tucker doesn't fiddle with it

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, hard length delivery outside off, Tucker points his bat skywards to allow it through

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, full delivery swinging towards the pads, driven on the up to mid-on

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, Tucker gets on top of the bounce to this short delivery and pulls it to long leg to retain strike

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, a bouncer this time, pulled nicely to fine leg

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, skiddy back of a length delivery on off, Tucker is rushed a bit but manages to tuck it to mid-wicket

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR, lovely stroke! On a back of a length and width on offer, Lorcan Tucker stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and punches it crisply through cover-point to find the fence

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length delivery around off, tapped to backward point

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length delivery on the sixth stump channel, Tucker lifts his bat skywards to allow it through

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length delivery angling down leg, Tucker tries to tuck it across but misses

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length delivery outside off, holding its line and keeps a bit low, Tucker lets it go

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, SIX, shot! First maximum of the innings! Shortish delivery angling in on middle and leg, Tucker moves inside the line and hooks it over long leg for a flat maximum

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, short of length around off, Tucker hangs back and taps it to backward point

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, fullish in length, eased off the front foot to extra cover

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, back of a length on off, dabbed away to backward point

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, swinging in late from a length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, full ball swinging in late towards middle and leg, Tucker gets an inside-edge onto his boot

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, on a length around off, Tucker blocks it to cover

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length on off, Tucker nudges it into the leg-side

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, no run, bouncer outside off, Tucker looks to pull and gets beaten by the extra bounce

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, no run, back of a length on off, Tucker taps it into the off-side

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, no run, on a length around off, Tucker blocks with soft hands

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, no run, full delivery shaping in late outside off, Tucker seeks to drive and gets beaten on the inside-edge

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, no run, length delivery on off, Tucker gets across and defends it back to the bowler

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length on off, Tucker with a solid block into the leg-side

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

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, Nathan Smith goes short once again, Tucker controls the pull to the left of deep backward square

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR, swivels and pulls the short ball with lovely timing, the fielder at deep square dives across to his right, but ball wins the race

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length on off, Tucker looks to block off the front foot and gets beaten on the inside-edge. Hit him high on the back pad

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR, was that deliberate? Tucker got forward and pushed at it with a slightly open face, allowing the ball to steer through the gap between slip cordon and gully

Nathan Smith to Lorcan Tucker, no run, short of length on off, Tucker hops and defends it into the off-side

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 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

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, looks to pull a short ball and gets a thick inside-edge that dribbles back into the surface on the off-side. It surely didn't rise as expected

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, full ball in the channel outside off, Tucker lifts his bat and lets it go

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length on off, Tucker blocks it out to mid-wicket

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length just outside off, Tucker plays well inside the line and lets it go

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, full ball keeps low outside off, Tucker shoulders arms

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length just outside off, dabbed away towards backward point

Zakary Foulkes to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run, good length outside off, Tucker tries to work leg-side and gets a leading edge wide of backward point for a quick single

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, that is a peach from Ben Sears! Gets the ball to angle in and straighten at the last minute with extra bounce. Turned Tucker into an S and ripped it past the outside-edge

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, full outside off, Tucker looks to drive and slices it off the outside half to gully

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, seams away sharply with extra bounce outside off, Tucker tries to poke and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, short outside off, Tucker gets on top of the bounce and steers it to the left of backward point

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, good length on fifth stump, Tucker looks to defend and squirts an outside-edge to the left of third slip

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, length delivery outside off, left alone to the keeper

Ben Sears to Lorcan Tucker, no run, appeal for leg before, but that was missing leg. Good length on middle and leg, beats Tucker on the inside edge and hits him on the front pad