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

Ben Sears to Reuben Wilson, no run, good length delivery outside off, Wilson leaves it alone

Ben Sears to Reuben Wilson, no run, short of length delivery around off, Wilson hops and taps it with an open bat-face to gully

Ben Sears to Reuben Wilson, no run, hard length delivery on off, Wilson hangs back to keep it out

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

Ben Sears to Reuben Wilson, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Wilson keeps his bat inside the line and gets beaten

Ben Sears to Reuben Wilson, no run, a short delivery on off, Wilson backs away to evade it

Ben Sears to Reuben Wilson, no run, hard length delivery outside off, Wilson hangs back and blocks it to the off-side

Ben Sears to Reuben Wilson, no run, short of length delivery angling in towards leg-stump, Wilson keeps it out

Ben Sears to Reuben Wilson, no run, close! Short of a length just outside off, Wilson hops to block but gets a bottom edge onto his pads

Ben Sears to Reuben Wilson, no run, short of length around off, Wilson lets it go

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

Ben Sears to Andy McBrine, no run, a short delivery but it's wayward and down leg, McBrine ducks under it

Ben Sears to Andy McBrine, 2 runs, short of length and some room to play with, McBrine rises on his toes and punches it through backward point. Foxcroft hares across to his right in the deep and slides to save a couple of runs for his side

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

Ben Sears to Andy McBrine, 1 run, pitched up well outside off, McBrine reaches out and square drives it nicely to deep backward point

Ben Sears to Andy McBrine, no run, hard length delivery in the channel, McBrine gets behind the line and defends it towards point

Ben Sears to Andy McBrine, no run, a play and a miss! Shortish delivery outside off, McBrine slashes at it but only meets thin air

Ben Sears to Andy McBrine, no run, short of length around off, kept out watchfully

Ben Sears to Andy McBrine, FOUR, uppish and just wide of gully! Good length delivery outside off, a bit of extra bounce, McBrine tries to punch it on the up but it flies off the outer half of the bat. Conway at gully stretches his left hand out but it evades him

Ben Sears to Andy McBrine, no run, hard length delivery around off, McBrine hops and blocks it besides the pitch on the leg-side

Ben Sears to Andy McBrine, no run, back of a length shaping in from around off, McBrine mistimes his punch towards mid-off

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

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

Ben Sears to Curtis Campher, no run, whoopsy! That will hurt. Skiddy length delivery that rose sharply at the last minute to smack Campher on the left glove. Took him by surprise and he dropped the bat instantly, wincing in pain and inviting attention from the physio. The umpires, meanwhile, have called for drinks!

Ben Sears to Curtis Campher, no run, full on middle and leg, Campher tucks it into the leg-side

Ben Sears to Curtis Campher, no run, short outside off, Campher lifts his bat and lets it go

Ben Sears to Curtis Campher, no run, lures Campher into a drive and takes it past the outside-edge

Ben Sears to Curtis Campher, no run, short of length just outside off, Campher drops his gloves and lets it go

Ben Sears to Doheny, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, nudged away into the mid-wicket pocket

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, length delivery in the fourth stump channel, Doheny hops back and knocks it into the leg-side

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, yorker length around off, Doheny pushes it off the cue end to the left of mid-on

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full outside off, Doheny taps the drive to the right of the diving fielder (Conway) at gully

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Doheny doesn't bother with it

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full ball sliding down leg, Doheny looks for a tickle, but, no luck...

Ben Sears to Curtis Campher, no run, full on middle and leg, blocked back to the bowler

Ben Sears to Curtis Campher, FOUR, smacked! Short and wide, Campher slashes it square on the off-side and gets the ball racing into the fence in a hurry

Ben Sears to Curtis Campher, no run, hangs it on a length outside off, Campher pokes and misses

Ben Sears to Curtis Campher, no run, full on leg stump, Campher pushes it gently towards mid-on

Ben Sears to Doheny, 3 runs, this full ball had width and allows Doheny to drive crisply through covers, bringing up his highest score in Test cricket in the process

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full ball curving in towards off, Doheny toe-ends the drive back to the bowler

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, looks to leave, but the ball skids off the surface and hits the splice before travelling towards the man at gully

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, pitched up on middle and leg, Doheny drives to the left of mid-on

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full and keeps low just outside off, Doheny looks to push and gets beaten on the inside-edge. Wasn't far from off stump either...

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, seaming away with extra bounce outside off, Doheny pokes and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full delivery keeps low outside off, Doheny lets it pass

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, fuller on off, Doheny gets across and clips to short mid-wicket

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, length delivery just outside off, Doheny steps back and negates it into the leg-side

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, good length keeps low just outside off, blocked into the covers

Ben Sears to Doheny, FOUR, short and wide of off, Doheny hops back and cuts it in the gap square past backward point to his right. The quick outfield takes care of the rest...

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full ball on leg stump, Doheny flicks and picks out mid-wicket

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, pitched up outside off, Doheny drives crisply but fails to beat the diving fielder at short extra cover to his right

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full on off, Doheny pushes it into the off-side with soft hands

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, skiddy length delivery on off, Doheny responds with a straight bat

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, wide of off, left alone to the keeper

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, length delivery just outside off, Doheny defends it with soft hands

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, good length just outside off, Doheny camps back and taps to gully

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, good length on off, blocked from the crease

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, back of a length outside off, stabbed away to the right of cover

Ben Sears to Cade Carmichael, 1 run, swivels across and pulls the short ball to the left of deep backward square leg. 50 up for Ireland

Ben Sears to Cade Carmichael, no run, good length just outside off, Carmichael gets across and knocks it to the right of mid-on

Ben Sears to Cade Carmichael, no run, full delivery swinging into the pads, Carmichael flicks crisply but can't beat the diving fielder at mid-wicket to his left

Ben Sears to Cade Carmichael, no run, good length just outside off, Carmichael gets across and blocks it back to the bowler

Ben Sears to Cade Carmichael, no run, full delivery just outside off, driven straight back at the bowler and Ben Sears does well to collect it in his followthrough

Ben Sears to Cade Carmichael, no run, pitched up in the channel outside off, Carmichael doesn't bother with it

Ben Sears to Doheny, 2 runs, good length on off, Doheny hops and tucks it into the mid-wicket pocket for a couple of runs

Ben Sears to Doheny, FOUR, full and straight, Doheny with a firm drive down the ground. Timed it well enough to get the ball racing past the non-striker to his left

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full ball swinging away late outside off, Doheny shapes up to play straight and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, good length keeps a touch low just outside off, Doheny hops and smothers into the off-side

Ben Sears to Balbirnie, 1 run, goes on the back foot and nudges the length delivery square on the leg-side

Ben Sears to Balbirnie, no run, short of length outside off, Balbirnie lets it go