Finn Allen scored 137 runs in 62 balls, New Zealand got an unassailable lead.

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Dunedin. New Zealand’s hard-hitting young opener Finn Allen has thrashed Pakistani bowlers. Allen registered his name in the record books by scoring 137 runs in just 62 balls in the third T20 match against Pakistan on Wednesday.

Finn Allen also hit 16 sixes and 5 fours during his stormy innings. This is also the highest score by a Kiwi player in men’s T20 Internationals.

He also surpassed Brendon McCullum’s score of 123 (72) against Bangladesh in Pallekele in 2012.

With this he also equaled the world record of most sixes in an innings. Hazratullah Zazai of Afghanistan is on top with 16 sixes and now Finn Allen has also reached his level.

Hazratullah Zazai scored 162 runs in 62 balls in the match against Ireland in February 2019. In this innings he hit 11 fours and 16 sixes.

In this match played at University Oval, Shaheen Afridi won the toss and chose to bowl first.

New Zealand scored 224/7 in 20 overs. Finn Allen (137 runs) and Tim Seifert (31 runs) were the most successful batsmen for the Kiwi team.

In reply, apart from Babar Azam (58 runs), no Pakistani batsman could stay on the crease for long. The result of which was that Pakistan could score only 179 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.

New Zealand won this match by 45 runs and won the series. The Kiwi team has taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match T20 series.

–IANS

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