NZ Opening Batsmen Rewrite Test Match Milestones Against WI
Third 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 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 register tons in both innings of a match, leaving the West Indies a massive 462-run target for victory.
Latham scored 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 partnership had constructed a massive 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 joined an elite club in Test history to achieve a double hundred and a century in the same match.
He emulated 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 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 formidable 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 made 37.