Bulawayo, Aug. 9 -- On day two of the second Test in Bulawayo, three New Zealand batters smashed 150-plus scores, equalling a world record that had stood untouched for nearly four decades, as per Wisden.

Resuming with intent, the visitors piled on the misery for Zimbabwe's bowlers. Devon Conway, who had been averaging just 29.09 since his last Test hundred against Pakistan in January 2023, finally broke his two-year drought with a gritty 153 off 245 balls.

The real highlight was the unbeaten 256-run fourth-wicket stand between Henry Nicholls and Rachin Ravindra. The partnership is already New Zealand's third-highest for that wicket, going past the 243-run stand by Nathan Astle and Matt Horne against Zimbabwe back in 1998. Nicholls, play...