🔗 Share this article NZ Openers Rewrite Test Records Against West Indies Tom Latham and Devon Conway have given the Kiwis a dominant lead. Final 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: 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 hit hundreds in both innings of a match, leaving the West Indies a massive 462-run target for victory. Latham scored 137 and 101 in this third and final Test, while Conway built upon his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a precise 100 in the second. The pair had shared a massive 323-run stand in the first innings, totaling 515 runs overall—a unprecedented total for the most runs by an opening pair in a single Test match. Furthermore, Conway entered rare company in Test history to achieve a double hundred and a hundred in the identical game. He joined the ranks of legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in securing this notable feat. Game Situation Earlier on day four, the Windies were bowled out for 420, facing a deficit of 155 runs, before Latham and Conway returned to bat. Along with contributions from Kane Williamson (40) and Rachin Ravindra (46), the New Zealand openers propelled their side to 306-2 before a sporting declaration, leaving the visitors a formidable target of 462 to win and level the series. At the stumps, West Indies openers had navigated to 43-0, with John Campbell showing great patience to score two runs from 50 balls, while Brandon King made 37.
Tom Latham and Devon Conway have given the Kiwis a dominant lead. Final 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: 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 hit hundreds in both innings of a match, leaving the West Indies a massive 462-run target for victory. Latham scored 137 and 101 in this third and final Test, while Conway built upon his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a precise 100 in the second. The pair had shared a massive 323-run stand in the first innings, totaling 515 runs overall—a unprecedented total for the most runs by an opening pair in a single Test match. Furthermore, Conway entered rare company in Test history to achieve a double hundred and a hundred in the identical game. He joined the ranks of legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in securing this notable feat. Game Situation Earlier on day four, the Windies were bowled out for 420, facing a deficit of 155 runs, before Latham and Conway returned to bat. Along with contributions from Kane Williamson (40) and Rachin Ravindra (46), the New Zealand openers propelled their side to 306-2 before a sporting declaration, leaving the visitors a formidable target of 462 to win and level the series. At the stumps, West Indies openers had navigated to 43-0, with John Campbell showing great patience to score two runs from 50 balls, while Brandon King made 37.