Devon Conway, a wicketkeeper-batsman for New Zealand, reached 1,000 Test runs on Tuesday, doing so more quickly than any other Kiwi player. Conway reached this milestone during the opening Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi. Conway was unbeaten at 82 off 156 balls at the conclusion of the first day of play. His knock had 12 graceful boundaries. His current Test record is 1,000 runs in 11 Tests over 19 innings, averaging 55.55 runs per innings. In the format, he has three centuries and five half-centuries. In the format, he’s achieved a score of 200.
John Reid, a former New Zealander player, set the previous record by scoring 1,000 runs in 20 innings. The player from England who reached 1,000 runs in the longer format the fastest is Herbert Sutcliffe. He accomplished this feat against Australia in 1925 in just 12 innings. With regard to the Karachi Test, New Zealand was at 165/0 at the close of the second day of play, with Conway (82*) and Tom Latham (78*) both remaining unbroken.
They are 273 runs behind Pakistan, who chose to bat first and were eventually bowled out for 438 runs. For the Asian team, batsmen Sarfaraz Ahmed (86), Agha Salman (103) and captain Babar Azam (161) shone. The Kiwis’ preferred bowler was Tim Southee (3/69). In addition to Neil Wagner, Ajaz Patel, Ish Sodhi, and Michael Bracewell all claimed two victims.
Brief Scores: Pakistan: 438 (Babar Azam 161, Agha Salman 103, Tim Southee 3/69) against New Zealand: 165/0 in 47 overs (Devon Conway 82*, Tom Latham 78*) at the end of day two