Ireland v New Zealand - Cricket - BBC Sport

Wed 27 May 2026 - Sat 30 May 2026Men's International Test Match Series - Only Test - Day 3 of 4

New Zealandwin by an innings and 79 runs

New Zealand 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Latham,bowled Adair Latham, bowled Adair	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Conway,caught McCarthy, bowled Adair Conway, caught McCarthy, bowled Adair	4	13	12	1	0	29	30.77
Williamson,leg before wicket, bowled McCarthy Williamson, leg before wicket, bowled McCarthy	36	70	54	5	0	107	51.43
Ravindra,caught Mayes, bowled Tector Ravindra, caught Mayes, bowled Tector	121	194	135	11	4	318	62.37
Mitchell,caught Tucker, bowled Adair Mitchell, caught Tucker, bowled Adair	1	2	1	0	0	2	50.00
Blundell,caught substitute, bowled Wilson Blundell, caught substitute, bowled Wilson	186	292	205	22	3	404	63.70
Foxcroft,caught Wilson, bowled McBrine Foxcroft, caught Wilson, bowled McBrine	98	129	75	6	1	190	75.97
Smith,run out Tucker Smith, run out Tucker	17	13	6	3	0	17	130.77
Foulkes,not out Foulkes, not out	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Extras, no balls 3, wides 3, byes 2, leg byes 19, total 27 Extras, no balls 3, wides 3, byes 2, leg byes 19, total 27
Total,490 for 8 declared 119.0 overs Total,490 for 8 declared 119.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Adair	20.0	6	66	3	92	0	0	7	1	3.30
Mayes	23.0	9	52	0	113	0	0	7	0	2.26
Wilson	25.0	2	89	1	107	3	0	8	1	3.56
McCarthy	24.0	2	130	1	83	0	3	15	2	5.41
McBrine	22.0	2	99	1	78	0	0	7	3	4.50
Tector	5.0	0	33	1	16	0	0	4	1	6.60

Fall of wicket	Batter
4 for 1(0.2 overs)	Latham
21 for 2(6.1 overs)	Conway
85 for 3(21.5 overs)	Williamson
86 for 4(22.1 overs)	Mitchell
303 for 5(77.1 overs)	Ravindra
461 for 6(113.5 overs)	Blundell
486 for 7(117.6 overs)	Smith
490 for 8(118.6 overs)	Foxcroft

Ireland 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Doheny,leg before wicket, bowled Smith Doheny, leg before wicket, bowled Smith	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Balbirnie,bowled Smith Balbirnie, bowled Smith	13	16	8	1	0	32	81.25
Carmichael,caught Latham, bowled Smith Carmichael, caught Latham, bowled Smith	0	4	4	0	0	3	0.00
Tector,leg before wicket, bowled Foulkes Tector, leg before wicket, bowled Foulkes	16	32	27	3	0	42	50.00
Campher,leg before wicket, bowled Smith Campher, leg before wicket, bowled Smith	0	1	1	0	0	5	0.00
Tucker,bowled Smith Tucker, bowled Smith	0	4	4	0	0	3	0.00
McBrine,not out McBrine, not out	73	105	72	12	0	169	69.52
Adair,caught Blundell, bowled Smith Adair, caught Blundell, bowled Smith	40	86	67	5	0	130	46.51
Mayes,caught Sears, bowled Tickner Mayes, caught Sears, bowled Tickner	3	12	10	0	0	13	25.00
McCarthy,caught Williamson, bowled Sears McCarthy, caught Williamson, bowled Sears	1	10	9	0	0	15	10.00
Wilson,caught Williamson, bowled Sears Wilson, caught Williamson, bowled Sears	0	3	3	0	0	2	0.00
Extras, no balls 5, wides 0, byes 16, leg byes 12, total 33 Extras, no balls 5, wides 0, byes 16, leg byes 12, total 33
Total,179 all out 45.0 overs Total,179 all out 45.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Smith	14.0	3	40	6	65	2	0	5	0	2.85
Foulkes	11.0	3	32	1	50	0	0	4	0	2.90
Tickner	8.0	1	40	1	35	3	0	6	0	5.00
Sears	8.0	1	27	2	33	0	0	4	0	3.37
Mitchell	3.0	0	12	0	14	0	0	2	0	4.00
Foxcroft	1.0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
0 for 1(0.2 overs)	Doheny
0 for 2(0.6 overs)	Carmichael
26 for 3(6.6 overs)	Balbirnie
34 for 4(8.1 overs)	Campher
34 for 5(8.5 overs)	Tucker
38 for 6(9.5 overs)	Tector
154 for 7(38.4 overs)	Adair
165 for 8(41.2 overs)	Mayes
179 for 9(44.3 overs)	McCarthy
179 for 10(44.6 overs)	Wilson

Ireland 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Doheny,caught Conway, bowled Tickner Doheny, caught Conway, bowled Tickner	57	117	98	9	0	186	48.72
Balbirnie,caught Blundell, bowled Tickner Balbirnie, caught Blundell, bowled Tickner	14	23	18	3	0	40	60.87
Carmichael,caught Latham, bowled Tickner Carmichael, caught Latham, bowled Tickner	6	17	13	0	0	20	35.29
Mayes,caught Mitchell, bowled Smith Mayes, caught Mitchell, bowled Smith	5	25	23	1	0	33	20.00
Tector,caught Latham, bowled Tickner Tector, caught Latham, bowled Tickner	2	15	14	0	0	20	13.33
Campher,retired hurt Campher, retired hurt	4	20	19	1	0	31	20.00
Tucker,caught Mitchell, bowled Smith Tucker, caught Mitchell, bowled Smith	50	70	50	8	1	103	71.43
McBrine,caught Smith, bowled Foulkes McBrine, caught Smith, bowled Foulkes	13	23	17	2	0	47	56.52
Adair,not out Adair, not out	44	47	29	7	0	76	93.62
McCarthy,run out Conway McCarthy, run out Conway	11	14	10	2	0	35	78.57
Wilson,caught Mitchell, bowled Tickner Wilson, caught Mitchell, bowled Tickner	4	13	12	1	0	16	30.77
Extras, no balls 4, wides 2, byes 14, leg byes 2, total 22 Extras, no balls 4, wides 2, byes 14, leg byes 2, total 22
Total,232 all out 63.2 overs Total,232 all out 63.2 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Smith	15.0	6	53	2	71	3	1	8	0	3.53
Foulkes	14.0	3	50	1	67	0	0	8	1	3.57
Tickner	17.2	3	76	5	74	1	1	12	0	4.38
Sears	15.0	6	37	0	75	0	0	6	0	2.46
Mitchell	2.0	2	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
42 for 1(9.1 overs)	Balbirnie
57 for 2(13.3 overs)	Carmichael
70 for 3(20.6 overs)	Mayes
75 for 4(25.4 overs)	Tector
104 for 5(39.5 overs)	Doheny
150 for 6(49.2 overs)	McBrine
170 for 7(54.1 overs)	Tucker
223 for 8(59.6 overs)	McCarthy
232 for 9(63.2 overs)	Wilson

home team,Ireland

Andrew Balbirnie, Captain
Stephen Doheny
Cade Carmichael
Harry Tector
Curtis Campher
Lorcan Tucker, Wicket Keeper
Mark Adair
Andy McBrine
Tom Mayes
Reuben Wilson
Liam McCarthy

away team,New Zealand

Tom Latham, Captain
Devon Conway
Kane Williamson
Rachin Ravindra
Daryl Mitchell
Tom Blundell, Wicket Keeper
Dean Foxcroft
Nathan Smith
Zak Foulkes
Blair Tickner
Ben Sears

Ireland
New Zealand

home team,Ireland

Andrew Balbirnie, Captain
Stephen Doheny
Cade Carmichael
Harry Tector
Curtis Campher
Lorcan Tucker, Wicket Keeper
Mark Adair
Andy McBrine
Tom Mayes
Reuben Wilson
Liam McCarthy

Start Time:: 11:00
Toss:: Ireland won the toss and decided to field
Venue:: Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
Officials:: Alex Wharf, Rod Tucker, Roly Black, Andy Pycroft, Aidan Seaver