{"id":173432,"date":"2026-05-27T22:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173432"},"modified":"2026-05-27T22:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:26:10","slug":"ravindra-blundell-hit-centuries-as-nz-meets-ireland-for-first-time-in-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173432","title":{"rendered":"Ravindra, Blundell hit centuries as NZ meets Ireland for first time in Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71031881\">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.<\/p>\n<p>Ravindra fell to Harry Tector\u2019s spin after scoring 121 runs. Blundell scored 142 not out.<\/p>\n<p>The host earlier won the toss and chose to bowl in the one-off, four-day match at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast.<\/p>\n<p>Irish pacer Mark Adair marked the occasion by bowling New Zealand captain Tom Latham (0) off the second ball of the first over and also claimed Devon Conway (4).<\/p>\n<p>Ravindra and Blundell came together at 86-4. They shared a 217-run partnership with New Zealand at 303-5 after Ravindra\u2019s dismissal.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand will play England in a three-Test series starting June 4 at Lord\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ireland-vs-new-zealand-test-result-day-1-score-highlights-update-blundell-rachin-ravindra-100-ire-nz\/article71031881.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ireland_New_Zealand_Cricket_5419_.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":173549,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173549","url_meta":{"origin":173432,"position":0},"title":"IRE vs NZ Live Score, Day 2 One-off Test: New Zealand 361\/5; Kiwis eye big total after Ravindra, Blundell centuries","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello and welcome to Sportstar\u2019s 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 REPORTRachin Ravindra\u00a0and\u00a0Tom Blundell\u00a0hit centuries as\u00a0New Zealand\u00a0recovered from losing two early wickets to reach 361-5 at Stumps on the opening day of its first-ever\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image2031.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image2031.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image2031.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image2031.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image2031.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":174330,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=174330","url_meta":{"origin":173432,"position":1},"title":"IRE vs NZ highlights, Day 3, One-off Test: New Zealand beats Ireland by an innings and 79 runs","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello and welcome to Sportstar\u2019s highlights of Day 3 of the one-off Test between Ireland and New Zealand, held in Belfast from May 27-30.PLAYING XIIreland:\u00a0Andrew Balbirnie (c), Stephen Doheny, Cade Carmichael, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Liam McCarthy, Reuben Wilson, Thomas Mayes. 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