🔗 Share this article NZ Opening Batsmen Shatter Test Match Milestones Against West Indies Tom Latham and Devon Conway have established a formidable advantage for their team. Final Test, Mount Maunganui (day four of five) New Zealand 575-8 dec: Conway 227, Latham 137 and 306-2 dec: Latham 101, Conway 100 West Indies 420: Hodge 123 and 43-0 New Zealand's Tom Latham and Devon Conway etched their names in the record books by becoming the initial opening pair in Test cricket to score centuries in both innings of a match, setting the West Indies a massive 462-run target for victory. Latham posted 137 and 101 in this third and final Test, while Conway built upon his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a composed 100 in the second. The pair had put on a massive 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 single Test match. Furthermore, Conway joined an elite club in Test history to achieve a double hundred and a century 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 top order propelled their side to 306-2 before a sporting declaration, setting the visitors a formidable target of 462 to win and level the series. At the close of play, West Indies openers had reached 43-0, with John Campbell digging in to score two runs from 50 balls, while Brandon King made 37.
Tom Latham and Devon Conway have established a formidable advantage for their team. Final Test, Mount Maunganui (day four of five) New Zealand 575-8 dec: Conway 227, Latham 137 and 306-2 dec: Latham 101, Conway 100 West Indies 420: Hodge 123 and 43-0 New Zealand's Tom Latham and Devon Conway etched their names in the record books by becoming the initial opening pair in Test cricket to score centuries in both innings of a match, setting the West Indies a massive 462-run target for victory. Latham posted 137 and 101 in this third and final Test, while Conway built upon his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a composed 100 in the second. The pair had put on a massive 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 single Test match. Furthermore, Conway joined an elite club in Test history to achieve a double hundred and a century 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 top order propelled their side to 306-2 before a sporting declaration, setting the visitors a formidable target of 462 to win and level the series. At the close of play, West Indies openers had reached 43-0, with John Campbell digging in to score two runs from 50 balls, while Brandon King made 37.