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 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]

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 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

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

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

Nathan Smith to Andy McBrine, no run, short of length just outside off, McBrine hops across and defends it into the leg-side

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

Daryl Mitchell to Andy McBrine, no run, length delivery outside off, blocked from the crease

Daryl Mitchell to Andy McBrine, no run, that is a splendid take from Blundell. Certainly saved four runs and his mates queue up to give a pat on the back. Full ball angling down leg, McBrine misses the flick and that seemed headed to the fine leg fence, not to be!

Daryl Mitchell to Andy McBrine, no run, fuller and wider of off, McBrine drives off the front foot to short extra cover

Daryl Mitchell to Andy McBrine, no run, goes wide of the crease and slants it in on a length around off, McBrine looks to defend and the outside-edge drops well wide and short of lone slip to his left

Daryl Mitchell to Andy McBrine, no run, good length on off, McBrine defends it into the leg-side

Daryl Mitchell to Andy McBrine, no run, angles it in full from round the wicket and beats McBrine on the inside-edge, stifled appeal for lbw, but that was missing leg comfortably

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