Ireland vs New Zealand - New Zealand tour of Ireland

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IRE
NZ
179/10 (45 ov) & 232/10 (63.2 ov) 45 & 63.2 overs
vs
490/8d (119 ov) 119 overs
New Zealand won by an inning and 79 runs
Wednesday, 27 May, 2026 | 15:30

TOP BATSMEN

Tom Blundell NZ 186 (292)
Rachin Ravindra NZ 121 (194)

TOP BOWLERS

Nathan Smith NZ 8/93 (15)
Blair Tickner NZ 6/116 (17.2)
NZ
490/8 (119 ov), CRR: 4.12 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Tom Latham (c)
b MR Adair
0
2
0
0
0.00
Devon Conway (wk)
c Liam McCarthy b MR Adair
4
13
1
0
30.77
Kane Williamson
lbw b Liam McCarthy
36
70
5
0
51.43
Rachin Ravindra
c T Mayes b HT Tector
121
194
11
4
62.37
Daryl Mitchell
c LJ Tucker b MR Adair
1
2
0
0
50.00
Tom Blundell (wk)
c (sub M Humphreys) b RB Wilson
186
292
22
3
63.70
Dean Foxcroft
c RB Wilson b A McBrine
98
129
6
1
75.97
Nathan Smith
runout (LJ Tucker / (sub J Egan ))
17
13
3
0
130.77
Zakary Foulkes
Not out
0
2
0
0
0.00
Did Not Bat: Blair Tickner, Ben Sears
Extras: 27 runs (B: 2, LB: 19, WD: 3, NB: 3, P: 0)
Fall of Wickets
4/1 (Tom Latham, 0.2 Overs) 21/2 (Devon Conway, 6.1 Overs) 85/3 (Kane Williamson, 21.5 Overs) 86/4 (Daryl Mitchell, 22.1 Overs) 303/5 (Rachin Ravindra, 77.1 Overs) 461/6 (Tom Blundell, 113.5 Overs) 486/7 (Nathan Smith, 117.6 Overs) 490/8 (Dean Foxcroft, 118.6 Overs)
IRE
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Mark Adair
20
6
66
3
0
0
3.30
Thomas Mayes
23
9
52
0
0
0
2.26
Reuben Wilson
25
2
89
1
3
0
3.56
Liam McCarthy
24
2
130
1
0
3
5.42
Andy McBrine
22
2
99
1
0
0
4.50
Harry Tector
5
0
33
1
0
0
6.60
IRE
179/10 (45 ov), CRR: 3.98 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Stephen Doheny (wk)
lbw b N Smith
0
2
0
0
0.00
Andy Balbirnie (c)
b N Smith
13
16
1
0
81.25
Cade Carmichael
c T Latham b N Smith
0
4
0
0
0.00
Harry Tector
lbw b Z Foulkes
16
32
3
0
50.00
Curtis Campher
lbw b N Smith
0
1
0
0
0.00
Lorcan Tucker (wk)
b N Smith
0
4
0
0
0.00
Andy McBrine
Not out
73
105
12
0
69.52
Mark Adair
c TA Blundell b N Smith
40
86
5
0
46.51
Thomas Mayes
c B Sears b BM Tickner
3
12
0
0
25.00
Liam McCarthy
c K Williamson b B Sears
1
10
0
0
10.00
Reuben Wilson
c K Williamson b B Sears
0
3
0
0
0.00
Extras: 33 runs (B: 16, LB: 12, WD: 0, NB: 5, P: 0)
Fall of Wickets
26/3 (Andy Balbirnie, 6.6 Overs) 34/4 (Curtis Campher, 8.1 Overs) 34/5 (Lorcan Tucker, 8.5 Overs) 38/6 (Harry Tector, 9.5 Overs) 154/7 (Mark Adair, 38.4 Overs) 165/8 (Thomas Mayes, 41.2 Overs) 179/9 (Liam McCarthy, 44.3 Overs) 179/10 (Reuben Wilson, 44.6 Overs)
NZ
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Nathan Smith
14
3
40
6
2
0
2.86
Zakary Foulkes
11
3
32
1
0
0
2.91
Blair Tickner
8
1
40
1
3
0
5.00
Ben Sears
8
1
27
2
0
0
3.38
Daryl Mitchell
3
0
12
0
0
0
4.00
Dean Foxcroft
1
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
IRE
232/10 (63.2 ov), CRR: 3.66 RPO
Batting
R
B
4s
6s
S/R
Stephen Doheny (wk)
c D Conway b BM Tickner
57
117
9
0
48.72
Andy Balbirnie (c)
c TA Blundell b BM Tickner
14
23
3
0
60.87
Cade Carmichael
c T Latham b BM Tickner
6
17
0
0
35.29
Thomas Mayes
c D Mitchell b N Smith
5
25
1
0
20.00
Harry Tector
c T Latham b BM Tickner
2
15
0
0
13.33
Curtis Campher
Retired out
4
20
1
0
20.00
Lorcan Tucker (wk)
c D Mitchell b N Smith
50
70
8
1
71.43
Andy McBrine
c N Smith b Z Foulkes
13
23
2
0
56.52
Mark Adair
Not out
44
47
7
0
93.62
Liam McCarthy
runout (BM Tickner / D Conway)
11
14
2
0
78.57
Reuben Wilson
c D Mitchell b BM Tickner
4
13
1
0
30.77
Extras: 22 runs (B: 14, LB: 2, WD: 2, NB: 4, P: 0)
Fall of Wickets
42/1 (Andy Balbirnie, 9.1 Overs) 57/2 (Cade Carmichael, 13.3 Overs) 70/3 (Thomas Mayes, 20.6 Overs) 75/4 (Harry Tector, 25.4 Overs) 88/5 (Curtis Campher, 32.5 Overs) 104/6 (Stephen Doheny, 39.5 Overs) 150/7 (Andy McBrine, 49.2 Overs) 170/8 (Lorcan Tucker, 54.1 Overs) 223/9 (Liam McCarthy, 59.6 Overs) 232/10 (Reuben Wilson, 63.2 Overs)
NZ
Bowling
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
E/R
Nathan Smith
15
6
53
2
3
1
3.53
Zakary Foulkes
14
3
50
1
0
0
3.57
Blair Tickner
17.2
3
76
5
1
1
4.42
Ben Sears
15
6
37
0
0
0
2.47
Daryl Mitchell
2
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
Squad
Role
Andy Balbirnie (C)
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
Batsman
Andy McBrine
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
All Rounder
Cade Carmichael
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium
All Rounder
Curtis Campher
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium Fast
All Rounder
Harry Tector
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
Batsman
Liam McCarthy
Bowler
Lorcan Tucker (WK)
Bat: Right Hand Bat
Wicket Keeper
Mark Adair
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast Medium
All Rounder
Reuben Wilson
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium
Bowler
Stephen Doheny
Bat: Right Hand Bat
Wicket Keeper
Thomas Mayes
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium Fast
Batsman
Craig Young
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast Medium
Bowler
Jake Egan
Batsman
Matthew Humphreys
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Orthodox
Bowler
Squad
Role
Ben Sears
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium Fast
Bowler
Blair Tickner
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium Fast
Bowler
Daryl Mitchell
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium
Batsman
Dean Foxcroft
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
All Rounder
Devon Conway
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium
Wicket Keeper
Kane Williamson
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
Batsman
Nathan Smith
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium Fast
All Rounder
Rachin Ravindra
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Left Arm Orthodox
All Rounder
Tom Blundell (WK)
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
Wicket Keeper
Tom Latham (C)
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium
Wicket Keeper
Zakary Foulkes
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium
All Rounder
Glenn Phillips
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
All Rounder
Henry Nicholls
Bat: Left hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
Batsman
Kristian Clarke
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium
Bowler
Kyle Jamieson
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast Medium
Bowler
Matt Henry
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast Medium
Bowler
Michael Rae
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Medium Fast
Bowler
Will Young
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Off Break
Batsman
William ORourke
Bat: Right Hand Bat | Bowl: Right Arm Fast Medium
Bowler
Match
New Zealand tour of Ireland Only Test
Venue
Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast, Ireland
Date & Time
27 May, 2026, 15:30 IST, 10:00 GMT
Toss
Ireland elected to bowl
Umpires
Alex Wharf (England), Rod Tucker (Australia), Roly Black (Ireland, TV)
Referee
Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Man of the Match
Tom Blundell
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