New Zealand won by an innings and 79 runs
Ireland vs New Zealand Scorecard, Test Series 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 27 May 2026
New Zealand batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Tom Latham (c)b Mark Adair |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Devon Conwayc Liam McCarthy b Mark Adair |
4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.8 |
 Kane Williamsonlbw b Liam McCarthy |
36 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 51.4 |
 Rachin Ravindrac Thomas Mayes b Harry Tector |
121 | 194 | 11 | 4 | 62.4 |
 Daryl Mitchellc Lorcan Tucker b Mark Adair |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Tom Blundell (wk)c Matthew Humphreys b Reuben Wilson |
186 | 292 | 22 | 3 | 63.7 |
 Dean Foxcroftc Reuben Wilson b Andy McBrine |
98 | 129 | 6 | 1 | 76.0 |
 Nathan Smithrun out (Jake Egan) |
17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 130.8 |
| ZF Zakary Foulkesnot out |
0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Blair Ticknernot out |
0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 27 (b 2, lb 19, w 3, nb 3) | ||||
| Total | 490/8d (119 ov) | ||||
1-4 Tom Latham 0.2 ov, 2-21 Devon Conway 6.1 ov, 3-85 Kane Williamson 21.5 ov, 4-86 Daryl Mitchell 22.1 ov, 5-303 Rachin Ravindra 77.1 ov, 6-461 Tom Blundell 113.5 ov, 7-486 Nathan Smith 117.6 ov, 8-490 Dean Foxcroft 118.6 ov
Did not batIreland bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Mark Adair |
20 | 6 | 66 | 3 | 3.30 |
| TM Thomas Mayes |
23 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 2.26 |
| RW Reuben Wilson3 nb |
25 | 2 | 89 | 1 | 3.56 |
 Liam McCarthy3 wd |
24 | 2 | 130 | 1 | 5.42 |
 Andy McBrine |
22 | 2 | 99 | 1 | 4.50 |
 Harry Tector |
5 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 6.60 |
Match details
- Toss
- Ireland, bowl
- Start
- Wed 27 May, 11:00 UK
- Competition
- Test Series 2026
Ireland vs New Zealand Questions
When is Ireland vs New Zealand?
Ireland vs New Zealand starts at 11:00 UK time (15:30 in India) on Wednesday 27 May 2026, at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, part of Test Series 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Ireland vs New Zealand head to head?
New Zealand lead the Ireland vs New Zealand head to head at 1-0 from 1 Test meetings, and the latest, on 27 May 2026 at Civil Service Cricket Club, was won by New Zealand.
What is Ireland's recent form?
Ireland have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 Test matches, newest first L L L W W; most recently they lost to New Zealand on 27 May, 179 & 232/9 to 490/8.
What is New Zealand's recent form?
New Zealand have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 Test matches, newest first W W L W W; most recently they beat England on 25 Jun, 430 & 288/9 to 354 & 212.
What is a good score at Civil Service Cricket Club?
A good first-innings score at Civil Service Cricket Club is around 350, the average over its last 2 Test matches, and the side batting first has won 50% of them, so neither batting first nor chasing has had the edge there.