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On the opening day of the first Test between New Zealand and Ba✨ngladesh at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, Devon Conway grabbed all the limelight, thanꦚks to his scintillating performance with the♔ willow.
Conway came to bat in the fourth over after the hosts lost captain Tom Latham (1) cheaply and went on to form a dominating stand with opener Will Young. The duo built a tremendous 138-runs partnershi💫p for the second wicket to power the Black Caps co🌠meback.
The home team lost Young for 52 after meeting a run-out, but Conway continued his aggressor role and soon reached his second century in the longest format. Conway then stitched a 50-run stand with senior batter Ross Taylor (31), w⛄ho is featuring in the penulti♈mate Test of his career.
The left-handed batter looked quite settled and was approaching his second double-ton before falling to the part-time left-arm spin of Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque. Conway scored 122 off 227 deliveries, wiওth the help of 17 boundaries, includi🔴ng a six.
After Conway’s dismissal, Henry Nicholls and Tom Blundell formed a 31-run stand for the fifth wicket before Ebadot Hossain cleaned up Blundell on the last ball of the day. At stumps, New Zealand reached 👍258/5, with Nicholls unbeaten at 32.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Tom Blundell plays one on for 11 and that ends the opening day at Bay Oval. Devon Conway leading the way with the bat on New Year's Day. Scorecard |
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)
I think it would be fair to say that Devon Conw༒aꦡy is quite good at cricket.
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh)
Devon Conway continues to li♒ve out his childhood dream. Great initial phase i𝐆n international cricket!!!
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Stumps!
Bangl🌼adesh end day one with a late Ebadot Hossain wicket, but it is New Zealand who will be the happier side after being put into bat at the Bay Oval
— ICC (@ICC)
The first Test century of 2022𒁃 🌜goes to New Zealand’s Devon Conway.
— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1)
It's remarkable how Devon Conway in his fourth Test is regarded as a veteran and the glue of the side.
Hardly a fair comparison but Ken Ruth🍬erford went into his fꦗourth Test having scored six runs.
— Andrew (@shortflyslip)
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Devon Conway is the first ever player to score a hundred on:
✔️First day of home Test career
✔️First day of away Test careerAfter scoring a double century on a Lord's debut, Devon Conway is now batting at 122* on home Test debut at Mt. Maunganui.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
I honestly can’t remember any batter I was more certain would get runs every time he bats than Devꦍon Conway.
— Jason Pine (@pineynz)
