NZ vs WI: Conway, Latham And Duffy Star As New Zealand Clinch Series 2-0 With Monumental Victory In 3rd Test
New Zealand vs West Indies 3rd Test: New Zealand defeated the West Indies by 323 runs in the third and final Test match at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Monday. They have won the three-match series 2-0, wrapping up things up on the final day as they bowled the West Indies out for just 138 runs in their second innings.
This was New Zealand's third successive Test series win. After opting to bat first, New Zealand posted a mammoth total of 575/8 in 155 overs in their first innings before declaring. Devon Conway produced a batting masterclass as he smashed a magnificent double century. He played an outstanding knock of 227 runs with the help of 31 fours, whereas skipper Tom Latham (137) also hit an impressive hundred.
In reply, the visitors showed commendable fight and scored 420 runs before getting bowled out in 128.2 overs. Kavem Hodge was the top run-getter for his side with an unbeaten knock of 123 runs. For the Blackcaps, Jacob Duffy was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets, whereas Ajaz Patel found three scalps. With an aim to take the West Indies completely out of the game, New Zealand once again came up with a brilliant effort. They scored 306/2 in 54 overs in their second innings before declaring.
Both Conway and Latham again smashed centuries. Conway smashed multiple records, becoming the first New Zealand to hit a hundred and a double century in the same Test match.
On the final day of the match, the visitors were in need to capitalise on the opportunity and just bat out to save the match with 10 wickets in hand. However, they had a disappointing outing and were bowled out in 80.3 overs. Brandon King was the top run-getter with a 67-run contribution, whereas no other batter managed to even touch the 20-run mark.
Duffy was once again brilliant with the ball and ended up taking a match-winning five-wicket haul while Patel took three wickets.
"It was great. I don’t think it’s set in yet. It’ll take time for me to get my head around what happened in this Test match, but I’m really glad we got the win. (On the surface, being variable) Thankfully, we got the best of the conditions. Batting on day one, it went around a little bit, but it certainly didn’t do what it did on day five. I’m pretty grateful that I managed to get the best part of the conditions. (Has he done anything particular in the last 18 months or so?)No, nothing in particular," Conway said in the post-match presentation after being adjudged as the Player of the Match.