‘Just 4 days late’: Devon Conway makes a mark with 99* in opposition to Australia
2 min read New Zealand have a brand new T20 sensation — Devon Conway. Conway’s 99*, his fifth consecutive 50+ rating in T20s, within the five-match collection opener in opposition to Australia in Christchurch on Monday, lifted the Kiwis from 19 for 3 after 4 overs to 184 for five in 20 overs. His 59-ball knock included 10 fours and three sixes.
Conway, 29, has scores of 99*, 93*, 91*, 69* and 50 from his final 5 outings, batting for New Zealand and Wellington. He has a batting common of 58 in his T20I profession to date, having performed six matches to date. The South African-born had moved to New Zealand in 2017 and have become eligible to play for them in August final 12 months.
Kane Williamson stuffed with reward on @sparknzsport for @ANZ_NZ Player of the Match Devon Conway 💥 #NZvAUS pic.twitter.com/GRNLrPHoJ6
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) February 22, 2021
In the course of his match-winning knock on Monday, Conway reached some uncommon landmarks:
– Conway has joined India’s Virender Sehwag, Zimbabwe’s Hamilton Masakadza, Pakistan’s Kamran Akmal, England’s Jos Buttler and Australia’s David Warner as the one males to attain 5 straight 50s in T20 matches, home or worldwide.
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– Devon Conway is the primary NZ male cricketer to hit 5 consecutive T20 fifty-plus scores. Sophie Devine had completed so already in girls’s cricket.
– Conway additionally grew to become the fourth cricketer to stay not out on 99 in T20Is. Luke Wright (v Afg, Colombo 2012), Dawid Malan (v SA, Cape Town 2020), Mohd Hafeez (v NZ, Hamilton 2020) have been the opposite situations. Facing the final ball of the innings on Monday, Conway took a single with a push to deep level.
– Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips have now mixed for 301 runs of their 4 T20I partnerships, with solely 3 dismissals, for a partnership common of 100.33.. No different partnership on the planet has 300+ runs at a median over 90.
Devon Conway is simply 4 days late, however what a knock 👏👏👏 #AUSvNZ
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) February 22, 2021
Australia have been bowled out for 131 of their reply to the hosts’ first innings rating, to lose by 53 runs. Devon Conway was introduced because the Player of the Match. New Zealand now lead the collection 1-0.
