In the 11th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, New Zealand defeated UAE in a one-sided fashion by 10 wickets. In this match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Kiwi openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen batted in such a way that made the match completely one-sided. Batting first, UAE had scored 174 runs, but New Zealand achieved this target in just 15.2 overs without losing any wicket.
Allen’s stormy innings
Finn Allen showed aggressive style in this match. He scored unbeaten 84 runs on 50 balls. During this period his strike rate was 168. He hit 5 fours and 5 sixes and kept the run rate consistently high. From the very beginning, Allen put pressure on the UAE bowlers and never allowed the run pace to slow down. Seifert also supported him well, but the center of discussion was Allen’s record breaking innings.
New world record of 5000 T20 runs
During this innings, Allen has achieved another special achievement. He completed his 5000 runs in T20 cricket and became the batsman to achieve this milestone in the fewest number of balls. Allen completed 5000 runs in 2854 balls. Earlier this record was in the name of India’s Abhishek Sharma, who had touched this figure in 2898 balls. Allen created a new world record by achieving this feat about 44 balls ago.
Big achievement in terms of sixes also
Not only this, Allen has also achieved the feat of completing 100 sixes in T20 International very fast. He completed 100 sixes in 871 balls and has reached third place in this list. Only Karanbir Singh and Evin Lewis are ahead of him.
Allen is in great form
Finn Allen has been in excellent form for the last few months. After his strong performance in the Big Bash League, he has maintained the same rhythm in international cricket also. He also played a useful innings in the recent T20 match against India. Now his form in the World Cup seems to be a big strength for New Zealand.
