Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling scored
229 (not out) and 124 runs respectively to break the previous record of
351 which was put together by Mahela Jayawardene and Prasanna
Jayawardene in 2009 against India.
In the course of the partnership,Brendon McCullum became only the sixth player
in history and the first from New Zealand to score two double centuries
in back-to-back Test matches.
This was also Brendon McCullum’s third double hundred — all these big knocks have come against India
Brendon McCullum now has the distinction of have batted for the longest time by any Kiwi batsman in a Test innings - 707 minutes at crease.
- 225 Vs India at Hyderabad in 2010
- 224 Vs India at Auckland in 2014
- 281* Vs India at Wellington in 2014
Brendon McCullum now has the distinction of have batted for the longest time by any Kiwi batsman in a Test innings - 707 minutes at crease.
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