🔗 Share this article NZ Openers Shatter Test Match Records Against West Indies Tom Latham and Devon Conway have put New Zealand in a commanding position. Final Test, Mount Maunganui (the fourth day of five) New Zealand 575 for 8 declared: Conway 227, Latham 137 and 306-2 dec: Latham 101, Conway 100 West Indies 420 all out: Hodge 123 and 43-0 New Zealand's Tom Latham and Devon Conway achieved a historic first by becoming the first openers in Test match history to score centuries in each innings of a match, setting the West Indies a daunting 462-run target for victory. Latham posted 137 and 101 in this third and final Test, while Conway added to his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a precise 100 in the second. The duo had constructed a colossal 323-run stand in the first innings, combining for 515 runs overall—a new record for the most runs by an opening pair in a Test. Furthermore, Conway became just the 10th batter in Test history to achieve a double century and a hundred in the identical game. He emulated legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in accomplishing this extraordinary feat. Match Context Earlier on day four, the Windies were bowled out for 420, facing a deficit of 155 runs, before Latham and Conway again took to the crease. Along with knocks from Kane Williamson (40) and Rachin Ravindra (46), the New Zealand openers propelled their side to 306-2 before a declaration, leaving the visitors a near-impossible target of 462 to win and level the series. At the stumps, West Indies openers had reached 43-0, with John Campbell digging in to score two runs from 50 balls, while Brandon King was more aggressive on 37.
Tom Latham and Devon Conway have put New Zealand in a commanding position. Final Test, Mount Maunganui (the fourth day of five) New Zealand 575 for 8 declared: Conway 227, Latham 137 and 306-2 dec: Latham 101, Conway 100 West Indies 420 all out: Hodge 123 and 43-0 New Zealand's Tom Latham and Devon Conway achieved a historic first by becoming the first openers in Test match history to score centuries in each innings of a match, setting the West Indies a daunting 462-run target for victory. Latham posted 137 and 101 in this third and final Test, while Conway added to his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a precise 100 in the second. The duo had constructed a colossal 323-run stand in the first innings, combining for 515 runs overall—a new record for the most runs by an opening pair in a Test. Furthermore, Conway became just the 10th batter in Test history to achieve a double century and a hundred in the identical game. He emulated legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in accomplishing this extraordinary feat. Match Context Earlier on day four, the Windies were bowled out for 420, facing a deficit of 155 runs, before Latham and Conway again took to the crease. Along with knocks from Kane Williamson (40) and Rachin Ravindra (46), the New Zealand openers propelled their side to 306-2 before a declaration, leaving the visitors a near-impossible target of 462 to win and level the series. At the stumps, West Indies openers had reached 43-0, with John Campbell digging in to score two runs from 50 balls, while Brandon King was more aggressive on 37.