🔗 Share this article NZ Opening Batsmen Shatter Test Records Against West Indies Tom Latham and Devon Conway have given the Kiwis a dominant lead. Final 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: Hodge 123 and 43-0 New Zealand's Tom Latham and Devon Conway etched their names in the record books by becoming the first openers in Test cricket to register tons in each innings of a match, setting the West Indies a daunting 462-run target for victory. Latham posted 137 and 101 in this third and final Test, while Conway added to his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a composed 100 in the second. The partnership had shared a massive 323-run stand in the first innings, totaling 515 runs overall—a unprecedented total for the highest aggregate 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 identical game. He emulated legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in securing this extraordinary feat. Game Situation Earlier on day four, the Windies were bowled out for 420, facing a deficit of 155 runs, before Latham and Conway resumed their partnership. Along with contributions 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 near-impossible target of 462 to win and level the series. At the stumps, West Indies openers had reached 43-0, with John Campbell showing great patience to score two runs from 50 balls, while Brandon King was more aggressive on 37.
Tom Latham and Devon Conway have given the Kiwis a dominant lead. Final 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: Hodge 123 and 43-0 New Zealand's Tom Latham and Devon Conway etched their names in the record books by becoming the first openers in Test cricket to register tons in each innings of a match, setting the West Indies a daunting 462-run target for victory. Latham posted 137 and 101 in this third and final Test, while Conway added to his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a composed 100 in the second. The partnership had shared a massive 323-run stand in the first innings, totaling 515 runs overall—a unprecedented total for the highest aggregate 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 identical game. He emulated legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in securing this extraordinary feat. Game Situation Earlier on day four, the Windies were bowled out for 420, facing a deficit of 155 runs, before Latham and Conway resumed their partnership. Along with contributions 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 near-impossible target of 462 to win and level the series. At the stumps, West Indies openers had reached 43-0, with John Campbell showing great patience to score two runs from 50 balls, while Brandon King was more aggressive on 37.