New Zealand Opening Batsmen Shatter Test Milestones Versus WI
Third Test, Mount Maunganui (day four 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 initial opening pair in Test match history to score centuries in each innings of a match, leaving the West Indies a daunting 462-run target for victory.
Latham posted 137 and 101 in this series decider, while Conway added to his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a precise 100 in the second.
The partnership had put on a colossal 323-run stand in the first innings, totaling 515 runs overall—a fresh benchmark for the most runs by an opening pair in a five-day game.
Furthermore, Conway became just the 10th batter in Test history to achieve a double hundred and a hundred in the same match.
He followed legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in achieving this notable feat.
Match Context
Earlier on day four, the Windies were bowled out for 420, trailing by 155 runs, before Latham and Conway returned to bat.
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 near-impossible target of 462 to win and square the series.
At the close of play, West Indies openers had navigated to 43-0, with John Campbell digging in to score two runs from 50 balls, while Brandon King was more aggressive on 37.
