Finn Allen was at his best during the 3rd T20I match against Pakistan at the University Oval, Dunedin on 17th January 2024. He showed his class with his brutal hitting during his superb knock and put the pressure back on Pakistan bowlers.
Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi won the toss again and decided to field first. Finn Allen looked cautious initially before launching an assault on Haris Rauf taking him for 28 runs in his 2nd over. He took the Pak bowlers to the cleaners not allowing them to settle. Allen completed a half-century off 26 deliveries.
He then kept piling pressure on the Pakistan bowlers with sixes at regular intervals. Allen then hammered Haris Rauf for 23 runs again to damage his bowling. It was brutal hitting by Allen reaching his century off 48 balls maintaining the momentum for New Zealand. He has been in sensational form this series with a quickfire 33 off 13 deliveries in the first match at Auckland, followed by 74 at Seddon Park, Hamilton.
Allen was eventually dismissed for a superb 137 off 62 deliveries including 5 boundaries and 16 sixes. Pakistan bowlers made a strong comeback as Tim Seifert was the next top scorer with 31. New Zealand posted a massive 224 for 7 in 20 overs. Pakistan was never in the chase as Babar Azam was the top scorer with 58.
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New Zealand won the match comfortably by 45 runs and sealed the series at 3-0 with 2 games to spare. For his brilliance, Finn Allen was named the Player of the Match award.
Records Broken by Finn Allen in the 3rd T20I match against Pakistan
Finn Allen equalled the record of Hazratullah Zazai’s 16 sixes in T20I innings. Zazai smashed 16 sixes against Ireland at Dehradun. He posted the highest individual score by a New Zealand batter in the T20I format. The previous best was by Brendon McCullum scoring 123 against Bangladesh. He also smashed the most sixes by a New Zealand batter in the shortest format. The previous best was by Corey Anderson.
His knock of 137 is now the 3rd highest best score by an opener in T20I format. Aaron Finch made 172 against Zimbabwe while Zazai made 162 against Ireland. Finn Allen also smashed the first century of 2024 in this format. He is currently the leading run-scorer in this series also.
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