🔗 Share this article NZ Opening Batsmen Break Test Milestones Against West Indies Tom Latham and Devon Conway have put New Zealand in a commanding position. 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 made history by becoming the initial opening pair in Test cricket to register tons in each innings of a match, leaving the West Indies a daunting 462-run target for victory. Latham notched up 137 and 101 in this series decider, while Conway built upon his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a precise 100 in the second. The duo had shared a colossal 323-run stand in the first innings, amassing 515 runs overall—a unprecedented total for the most runs by an opening pair in a single Test match. Furthermore, Conway became just the 10th batter in Test history to achieve a double hundred and a century in the same match. He followed legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in accomplishing this remarkable 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 contributions from Kane Williamson (40) and Rachin Ravindra (46), the New Zealand openers propelled their side to 306-2 before a declaration, setting the visitors a near-impossible target of 462 to win and square 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 was more aggressive on 37.
Tom Latham and Devon Conway have put New Zealand in a commanding position. 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 made history by becoming the initial opening pair in Test cricket to register tons in each innings of a match, leaving the West Indies a daunting 462-run target for victory. Latham notched up 137 and 101 in this series decider, while Conway built upon his mammoth 227 in the first innings with a precise 100 in the second. The duo had shared a colossal 323-run stand in the first innings, amassing 515 runs overall—a unprecedented total for the most runs by an opening pair in a single Test match. Furthermore, Conway became just the 10th batter in Test history to achieve a double hundred and a century in the same match. He followed legends like Greg Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Brian Lara, and Kumar Sangakkara in accomplishing this remarkable 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 contributions from Kane Williamson (40) and Rachin Ravindra (46), the New Zealand openers propelled their side to 306-2 before a declaration, setting the visitors a near-impossible target of 462 to win and square 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 was more aggressive on 37.