On the second day of the third Test being played against West Indies at Bay Oval, New Zealand declared its first innings at 575 runs for 8 wickets, thanks to a double century by Devon Conway.
New Zealand started the second day’s play with 334 runs for 1 wicket. Conway led his innings with 178 runs and Jacob Duffy with 9 runs. Devon Conway scored the second double century of his career. Conway was out after scoring 227 runs in 367 balls with the help of 31 fours. This was the sixth century of his Test career. Conway’s confidence must have increased with this double century. Conway was looking for a big innings for a long time.
Kane Williamson was out after scoring 31 runs and Glenn Phillips was out after scoring 29 runs. Rachin Ravindra remained unbeaten on 72 and Ajaz Patel remained unbeaten on 30 runs. It was believed that New Zealand would give Rachin a chance to score a century, but captain Latham declared the innings at 575 runs for 8 wickets. On the first day, Latham was out after playing an innings of 137 runs. Latham had scored 137 runs in 246 balls with the help of 1 six and 15 fours. This was his 15th century of his Test career.
For West Indies, Kemar Roach and Roston Chase took 1-1 wicket, while Jayden Sills, Anderson Phillip, and Justin Greaves took 2-2 wickets. West Indies have made a steady start to their first innings. West Indies has scored 38 runs in the first 8 overs. John Campbell is playing with 14 runs and Brandon King is playing with 20 runs.
New Zealand is leading 1-0 in the 3 test match series. The first test of the series was a draw, while New Zealand was victorious in the second test.
