NZ Openers Break Test Match Milestones Versus WI
Third 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 initial opening pair in Test cricket to score centuries in both innings of a match, setting the West Indies a daunting 462-run target for victory.
Latham posted 137 and 101 in this series decider, while Conway built upon his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a composed 100 in the second.
The duo had constructed a massive 323-run stand in the first innings, amassing 515 runs overall—a unprecedented total 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 century and a hundred in the same match.
He joined the ranks of legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in accomplishing 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 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 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.