🔗 Share this article NZ Openers Break Test Milestones Against West Indies Tom Latham and Devon Conway have given the Kiwis a dominant lead. Third Test, Mount Maunganui (the fourth day of five) New Zealand 575-8 dec: 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 etched their names in the record books by becoming the initial opening pair in Test cricket to score centuries in each innings of a match, leaving the West Indies a record 462-run target for victory. Latham scored 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 partnership had put on a colossal 323-run stand in the first innings, combining for 515 runs overall—a unprecedented total 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 century in the same match. He followed legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in achieving this extraordinary feat. Game Situation Earlier on day four, the Windies were dismissed for 420, facing a deficit of 155 runs, before Latham and Conway returned to bat. 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 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 given the Kiwis a dominant lead. Third Test, Mount Maunganui (the fourth day of five) New Zealand 575-8 dec: 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 etched their names in the record books by becoming the initial opening pair in Test cricket to score centuries in each innings of a match, leaving the West Indies a record 462-run target for victory. Latham scored 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 partnership had put on a colossal 323-run stand in the first innings, combining for 515 runs overall—a unprecedented total 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 century in the same match. He followed legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in achieving this extraordinary feat. Game Situation Earlier on day four, the Windies were dismissed for 420, facing a deficit of 155 runs, before Latham and Conway returned to bat. 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 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.