Devon Conway Breaks Legend Ranjitsinhji's 125-Year-Old 'Lord's Record' On Test Debut

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New Zealand batsman Devon Conway (200 runs off 347 balls) scripted history at the iconic Lord's stadium on Day 2 of the first England vs New Zealand Test match. Conway, who made his Test debut against England, now holds the record to score the most runs in a debut Test match in England. Photo Courtesy: PTI

The New Zealand opener on Thursday broke KS Ranjitsinhji’s 125-year-old record for scoring most runs in England in Test match debut. KS Ranjitsinhji had scored an unbeaten 154 runs in his debut Test match against Australia in the year 1896. Photo Courtesy: PTI

Devon Conway had earlier broken the 25-year-old record of former Indian team captain Sourav Ganguly on day 1 of the NZ vs Eng Test match. Ganguly had scored 131 runs in his debut Test at Lord's in 1996. Photo Courtesy: PTI

Conway is only the first visiting batsman since Ganguly to score a century in his debut Test at Lords' stadium. 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 Test match. Photo Courtesy: PTI

Significantly, Conway made his international debut in the limited overs series against Bangladesh. He scored 126 runs in the third ODI. In the first T20 against Bangladesh, he played a remarkable innings of 92 runs off just 52 balls. Photo Courtesy: PTI