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New Zealand tightened their grip on the third Test against West Indies at Mount Maunganui as Devon Conway lit up Bay Oval with a majestic double century on Day 2, sending fans into a frenzy and powering the hosts towards a mammoth first-innings total.
Devon Conway’s double ton electrifies Bay Oval on Day 2 of the 3rd Test
Resuming on an imperious 178 overnight, Conway showed no sign of nerves as he moved methodically towards his second Test double century on the second morning. The landmark arrived in fitting style when he opened the bat face to a good-length delivery from Jayden Seales, steering it past the slip cordon for four to reach 200, drawing a standing ovation from the Bay Oval crowd and warm congratulations from batting partner Kane Williamson. Helmet off, bat raised, and embraced by Williamson in the middle, Conway soaked in the applause after an innings built on tight defence, clinical shot selection and relentless concentration across more than 500 minutes at the crease.
Conway eventually fell lbw to Justin Greaves for 227 off 367 balls, an innings laced with 31 boundaries and underpinned by a strike rate hovering in the low 60s, underlining how he controlled the tempo on a traditionally attritional Bay Oval surface. His marathon knock followed an already dominant opening day, where he and Tom Latham had ground the West Indies attack into the turf with a record 323-run opening stand, taking New Zealand to 334 for 1 by stumps on Day 1. Latham’s 137 off 246 balls, featuring 15 fours and a six, provided the perfect foil as Conway accelerated in phases, particularly once the ball softened and the visiting seamers strayed from their ideal lengths.
Even after Conway’s dismissal, New Zealand kept the pressure on through Rachin Ravindra’s fluent unbeaten 72 and a brisk 30* from Ajaz Patel, ensuring the early hard yards from the top order translated into an imposing team total. The innings’ rhythm was clear in the match flow: 350 came up in the 94th over, Conway’s 200 in 316 balls, 400 in the 111th over and 500 in the 143rd, with New Zealand rarely allowing the run rate to dip despite wickets falling in the final session.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Devon Conway’s incredible double-ton put New Zealand in a position of total command 👊
— Kishor Das (@KishorDas78)
Devon Conway with his second Test double century. Took four years but worth the wait. So composed out there, really putting New Zealand in a strong position
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— Shreya (@shreyagenai)
A second Test double-century for New Zealand opener Devon Conway 💥
— VinitMalhotra (@VinitMalhotra55)
Devon Conway smashes a magnificent 227 off 367 balls against the West Indies in the 3rd Test 🔥
— bet88visa.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
🏟 2433 RUNS | 42.68 AVERAGE IN TESTS
– 1615 RUNS | 44.86 AVERAGE IN ODIs
– 1675 RUNS | 37.22 AVERAGE IN T20IsDEVON CONWAY — ONE OF THE BEST ALL-FORMAT BATTERS IN WORLD CRICKET RIGHT NOW 🌟🏏
— Rahul Yadav (@RahulYadav61762)
Finally he's back,
Pure Class from Devon Conway!❤️— 91 Notout (@Dhoni_inspires)
Devon Conway scores his second Test double hundred in the third Test vs West Indies! 🔥
— Arshit Yadav (@imArshit)
Fantastic Double Hundred by Devon Conway
— CricketPremi (@AkhandSharma9)
Devon Conway scored a double century in Test cricket for the second time! 🙌 💯 💯
The third highest individual score (227 off 508) for New Zealand in a Test match against West Indies. ⚡ |
— ꜱᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ 🌎 (@_mkverma)
200+ Devon Conway in test vs west indies
— Rinshupatel🇮🇳 (@Rinshupatel93)
New Zealand pile on 575 before West Indies put a strong reply on Day 2
New Zealand finally declared at 575 for 8 after 155 overs, having batted the West Indies into near submission in ideal but unforgiving conditions for long spells of disciplined seam bowling. Latham’s 137 and Conway’s 227 formed the spine of the innings, while contributions from Ravindra (72* off 106), Glenn Phillips (29), lower-order cameo-maker Ajaz Patel (30* off 30) and nightwatchman Jacob Duffy (17) ensured there was no release valve for the visitors. West Indies’ attack toiled manfully but leaked runs at key moments: Anderson Phillip’s 2 for 154 from 29 overs and Roston Chase’s 1 for 159 from 44 demonstrated how brutally New Zealand exploited any inconsistency in line or length, even as Justin Greaves offered rare control with 2 for 83 from 29 overs.
In response, West Indies openers John Campbell and Brandon King launched a spirited counterpunch, racing to 110 without loss in just 23 overs before stumps on Day 2. Both finished unbeaten on 45 and 55, each striking crisp boundaries to signal attacking intent and trim the deficit slightly against the new ball. However, despite the positive start and a healthy run rate of 4.78, West Indies still trailed by a massive 465 runs at the close, leaving them under enormous scoreboard pressure heading into Day 3 with a long batting line-up still tasked with first surviving and then clawing their way back into a contest dominated so far by Conway’s monumental double hundred.
