PAK vs NZ: Finn Allen Smashed 16-Sixes, Posted Highest Score by New Zealander in T20

[{"selector":"#anim-ba9bfa4f-5c8a-4a33-aeb3-0f6ae291717b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-11.20161828511209%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Finn Allen scored a stunning century against Pakistan, breaking former captain Brendon McCullum's record for the greatest T20I score by a New Zealand batsman.

[{"selector":"#anim-b43e403d-efbf-48e2-8b1e-28af6d1747ff [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Opening batter Finn Allen hammered a magnificent century against Pakistan, shattering former skipper Brendon McCullum's record.

[{"selector":"#anim-a010b38e-8598-4097-9772-b45d186ec2fb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-0.5148741433241604%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Allen struck 137 runs off 62 deliveries, leading his team to a massive total of 224 for 7 in their first innings against Pakistan.

[{"selector":"#anim-320e8c8a-9e2c-4715-ac2b-cf269ed5ba92 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(3.214285723313356%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Allen hammered Pakistan's bowling attack around the park, breaking McCullum's 12-year-old record.

[{"selector":"#anim-ec9726b7-98a2-47e6-8e89-26ef377b5146 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-12.72857146432088%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] He surpassed McCullum's 123 against Bangladesh in 2012 to record New Zealand's greatest T20I score.

[{"selector":"#anim-f11ff380-b29d-404a-b1e5-fe75b70b67e4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Allen's effort included five boundaries and 16 sixes, which helped him tie the record for the most sixes hit in a T20I innings.

[{"selector":"#anim-5ded04ab-3f5a-408f-92c3-f091fbf29ec0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Allen resumed his onslaught, scoring his second T20I hundred and leading New Zealand to 224 for 7.

[{"selector":"#anim-10d8282e-0019-4408-ac50-d911e566a9f7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] R Praggnanandhaa became India’s No.1, surpasses Viswanathan Anand Learn more