New Zealand Openers Break Test Match Milestones Versus WI

Cricket action — **Tom Latham** and **Devon Conway** have put New Zealand in a commanding position.

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 match history to score centuries in each innings of a match, setting the West Indies a massive 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 precise 100 in the second.

The partnership had constructed a colossal 323-run stand in the first innings, totaling 515 runs overall—a new record for the most runs by an opening pair in a single Test match.

Furthermore, Conway joined an elite club in Test history to score a double hundred and a century 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 dismissed for 420, trailing by 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, leaving the visitors a near-impossible target of 462 to win and level the series.

At the close of play, West Indies openers had reached 43-0, with John Campbell showing great patience to score two runs from 50 balls, while Brandon King made 37.