ENG vs NZ / Devon Conway becomes the first batsman to score a Test double century on debut in England

ENG vs NZ | New Zealand batsman Devon Conway created history in the debut Test at Lord's, called the Mecca of cricket. He became the first batsman in the world to hit a double century in a debut match at this ground. He achieved this feat on the second day of the first Test match of the two-Test series being played against England. Lord's ground proved to be a dream debut for Devon Conway. In the first Test at Lord's, he made another record by hitting a double century.

Conway has become the first batsman in the world to score a double century in a Test debut in England. Conway did what the big legends and great batsmen could not do on the soil of England. Conway completed his double century by hitting a six in a spectacular style. However, he could not pursue the score of 200 runs and was run out. Conway scored 200 runs in 347 balls with the help of 22 fours and a six. Conway set many records in his Test debut. He broke KS Ranjitsinhji's 125-year-old record on Thursday. Ranjitsinhji scored 154 runs in his debut match against Australia in the year 1896.

Thanks to his excellent innings, New Zealand scored 378 runs in the first innings. Devon Convoy of New Zealand has become the second New Zealand player and the sixth player in the world to score a double century in a Test debut. Sinclair of New Zealand scored 214 runs against West Indies in Wellington in 1999. Earlier, Devon Conway broke the 25-year-old record of former Indian team captain Sourav Ganguly on the first day of the Lord's Test. Ganguly scored 131 runs in his debut Test at Lord's ground in 1996. Conway scored an unbeaten 136 on the first day. At the same time, he has become the third player from New Zealand to score 150 runs in the debut test. Conway is the 12th New Zealand batsman to score a century in the very first innings of a debut match.

Talking about the match, Ollie Robinson, who was debuting for England, took the maximum four wickets. Apart from him James Anderson took 2 wickets and Mark Wood took 3 wickets. Significantly, Conway made his international debut in the limited overs series against Bangladesh. He won two matches for New Zealand on his own. He scored 126 runs in the third ODI. At the same time, in the first T20, he played an innings of 92 runs in 52 balls.