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 Thomas Mayes, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! Edged and gone! Nathan Smith gets the breakthrough once again! A back of a length delivery seaming in from outside off, a bit of extra bounce on this one, Thomas Mayes tries to punch with minimal foot movement and gets a thick outside edge. Mitchell at first slip dives to his right and takes it in front of him. It was dying on him but he did well to get his hands underneath it. Thomas Mayes c Daryl Mitchell b Nathan Smith 5(25) [4s-1]

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, tentative! Fullish delivery outside off, Mayes tries to drive with minimal foot movement but gets an inside-edge onto his pads and then it rolls towards the keeper

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, this one seams in sharply from a back of a length outside off with some extra bounce. Mayes is undone by the sharp movement and gets struck on the thigh pad

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, back of a length on off, shaping away a touch, Mayes hangs back and defends it towards point

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, good length delivery seaming in on off, Mayes tries to work it across but is early into the stroke. Gets a soft leading edge down the track

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, short of length on off, Mayes camps back and punches it towards point

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, back of a length outside off, holding its line, Mayes lets it go

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, a play and a miss! A bouncer on off, Mayes goes for a half-hearted pull shot and gets beaten on the top-edge

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, a wild short delivery down leg, Tom Blundell moves to his left and leaps to stop it nicely with his left glove

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, fullish delivery swinging in on off, Mayes covers the line and blocks it down the track

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, length delivery moving in from outside off, Mayes covers his off-stump to allow it through

Nathan Smith to Thomas Mayes, no run, short of length outside off, seaming away, Thomas Mayes keeps his bat inside the line to let it through

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