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

Zakary Foulkes to Liam McCarthy, no run, back of a length outside off, McCarthy keeps his bat inside the line to let it go

Zakary Foulkes to Liam McCarthy, no run, full outside off, McCarthy leaves it alone

Zakary Foulkes to Liam McCarthy, FOUR, well played! Overpitched outside off, McCarthy leans towards it and drives it nicely through extra cover. Tickner from short cover gives it a long hard chase but only comes second best

Zakary Foulkes to Liam McCarthy, no run, extra bounce on this one from a fuller length outside off, left alone

Zakary Foulkes to Liam McCarthy, no run, a play and a miss! Full delivery outside off, swinging away, McCarthy is lured into a loose drive and gets beaten on the outside edge

Zakary Foulkes to Liam McCarthy, 2 runs, pitched up well outside off, McCarthy reaches out and drives it nicely through cover-point. A couple results

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

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

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 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 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

Zakary Foulkes to Andy McBrine, out Caught by Nathan Smith!! Good take by Nathan Smith! That's a soft dismissal! Shortish and room on offer, it's there to be hit and McBrine goes after it. He cuts it uppishly and doesn't bother to keep it down. Nathan Smith at backward point dives to his left to take a sharp low catch. He actually took it one-handed eventually with his left hand. New Zealand inch closer. Andy McBrine c Nathan Smith b Zakary Foulkes 13(23) [4s-2]

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

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

Zakary Foulkes to Andy McBrine, 1 run, full and angled in towards off, McBrine flicks it off the cue end to the right of deep backward square leg

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short ball angled down leg, Doheny doesn't bother with it

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

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, 3 runs, excellent timing and placement from Doheny. He flicked the full ball in the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket. A long chase for Tickener and the big man manages to haul the ball back inches inside the ropes

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, back of a length just outside off, Doheny gets across and taps it to the right of mid-on

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, bumper on the stumps, left alone to the keeper

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, good length just outside off, Doheny pushes it into the off-side with soft hands

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, length delivery outside off, Doheny gets a soft leading edge on the push to backward point

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short of length on off, Doheny hops and defends it into the surface

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, full ball in the testing channel outside off, Doheny seeks to drive and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, 2 runs, good length on middle and leg, Doheny walks across and flicks it along the ground through mid-wicket

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, looks to push and gets it off the outside edge to gully

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short of a length outside off, Doheny opens the bat face and punches it to cover

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short on the stumps, Doheny ignores it to the keeper

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, FOUR, maiden fifty in Test match cricket for Stephen Doheny. He gets there with a thumping pull through mid-wicket and acknowledges the applause from the crowd. A moment he will remember for a long, long time...

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, length delivery on the stumps, a gentle push into the leg-side

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, back of a length drifting down the leg-side, Doheny misses the flick but the keeper does well to put in a full length dive to his left - to prevent byes

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, full ball on off, driven straight back to the bowler

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, good length keeps a touch low on off, patted back to the bowler

Zakary Foulkes to Curtis Campher, no run, good length on off, defended back to the bowler with soft hands

Zakary Foulkes to Curtis Campher, no run, length ball in the channel outside off, Campher looks to block and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Zakary Foulkes to Curtis Campher, no run, good length just outside off, blocked from the crease

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, leg byes, 1 run, optimistic appeal for leg before, but was that sliding down leg? Could be. Angled in and beat Doheny on the inside-edge, deflected off the front pad towards square leg

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, good length in the channel outside off, left alone

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short ball on leg stump, Doheny sits under it

Zakary Foulkes to Curtis Campher, no run, gets across and clips the length delivery to Smith at square leg

Zakary Foulkes to Curtis Campher, no run, fiery short ball outside off, Campher hops and does well to drop his gloves at the last moment

Zakary Foulkes to Curtis Campher, no run, this one keeps low around off, Campher brings his bat down in time to negate it into the leg-side

Zakary Foulkes to Curtis Campher, no run, full ball swinging down the leg-side, Campher tries to get some bat on the glance, but no dice!

Zakary Foulkes to Curtis Campher, no run, good length on off, Campher happy to block it into the off-side

Zakary Foulkes to Curtis Campher, no run, banged in short on the stumps, Campher looks to pull and gets beaten on the top-edge

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, good length just outside off, a pushy forward defence into the off-side

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, swinging in from a length on off, Balbirnie once again behind with a solid straight bat

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length on and around off, Balbirnie defends it gently into the mid-wicket region

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, short of length on off, Balbirnie defends it from the crease

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, banged in short and beats the attempted pull. Balbirnie was through the shot a bit too early and took a blow on his right forearm. The physio is out to check on him and we will have a brief delay here...

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, short of length on off, Balbirnie stays on the back foot and blocks

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, fuller in length outside off, Doheny lets it go

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short of length delivery, tucked to mid-wicket

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, lovely bowling! On a good length outside off, shaping in, Doheny gets squared up as his bat comes down at an angle. He tries to block but gets beaten on the outside edge

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, fuller in length outside off, some nibble in the air, Doheny pushes at it tentatively and gets an inside-edge onto the pads

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short of length delivery seaming in on off, Doheny hangs back in defence

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, FOUR, uppish but just wide of mid-wicket! On a back of a length in line of the stumps, Stephen Doheny hops and tucks it uppishly. The fielder dives to his right but it evades his outstretched hand

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, FOUR, three boundaries off the over! On a length on off, Andrew Balbirnie hops and tucks it uppishly over mid-wicket

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, FOUR, back of a length delivery angling down leg, Balbirnie moves inside the line and tickles it through the gap between the keeper and leg gully

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, short of length delivery seaming in on off, Balbirnie camps back and pushes it back to the bowler

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, FOUR, lovely timing! Fuller length delivery swinging in towards middle and leg, Balbirnie stays well-balanced and flicks it through mid-wicket. The chase is on but the ball wins the race

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, back of a length in the channel, Balbirnie covers the line and defends it towards covers

Zakary Foulkes to Balbirnie, no run, full delivery swinging in on off, driven on the up to mid-off