Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of Day 2 of the one-off Test between Ireland and New Zealand, being held in Belfast from May 27-30.
DAY 1 REPORT
Rachin Ravindra and Tom Blundell hit centuries as New Zealand recovered from losing two early wickets to reach 361-5 at Stumps on the opening day of its first-ever Test match against Ireland on Wednesday.
PLAYING XI
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Stephen Doheny, Cade Carmichael, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Liam McCarthy, Reuben Wilson, Thomas Mayes.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Dean Foxcroft, Nathan Smith, Zakary Foulkes, Blair Tickner, Ben Sears.
WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
The one-off Test match between Ireland and New Zealand will not be televised live in India on any TV channel. However, the match can be streamed live on the FanCode app and website from 3:30 PM IST.
THE SQUADS
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Cade Carmichael, Curtis Campher, Jake Egan, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Matthew Humphreys, Craig Young, Reuben Wilson, Thomas Mayes, Stephen Doheny, Liam McCarthy.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Zakary Foulkes, Michael Rae, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Henry Nicholls, Blair Tickner, Nathan Smith, Ben Sears, Dean Foxcroft, Kristian Clarke, William O’Rourke.
Published on May 28, 2026
