Star Kiwi batter achieves a ground-breaking feat in T20 cricket

datrim-singha-ray — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:48:10 GMT

Finn Allen hit 18 sixes in one T20 innings

Flambouyant New Zealand opener Finn Allen set the stage on fire on the opening day of Major League Cricket 2025. Representing San Francisco Unicorns, Allen launched a massive assault on the Washington Freedom bowlers, leaving them completely paralyzed. The 26-year-old went on a rampage, slamming a record-breaking 151 (51) to power the Unicorns to a monstrous total of 269. The Kiwi batter's explosive knock set the tone for a massive win as the San Francisco Unicorns were able to comfortably roll over Washington Freedom and dismiss them cheaply for 146 well inside 15 overs.

It was certainly an innings of sheer carnage which featured 19 sixes and five boundaries. On the back of such an electrifying knock, Allen has shattered several long-standing records in world cricket. The swashbuckling Kiwi pinch-hitter now has the most number of sixes in a T20 innings, going past the likes of legendary Chris Gayle (vs Dhaka Dynamites in 2017) and Sahil Chauhan (vs Cyprus in 2024), each of whom has hit 18 sixes. Besides, Allen took a meager 49 deliveries to get to his 150, making it the fastest 150 in T20 cricket, eclipsing the previous best record of Dewald Brevis's (150 off 52) against the Knights in South Africa's domestic T20s in 2022.

Most number of sixes in a T20 innings (Top 5)

Player	Country	Runs	Balls	Sixes
Finn Allen	New Zealand	151	51	19
Sahil Chauhan	Estonia	144	41	18
Hazratullah Zazai	Afghanistan	162*	62	16
Zeeshan Kukikhel	Hungary	137	49	15
Sikandar Raza	Zimbabwe	133*	43	15

A major chunk of Allen's runs came on the leg side. The cow corner region was his favorite scoring area where he nailed a countless number of sixes. While a few mighty blows also came over long off and the straighter boundary. Almost no Washington Freedom bowler was spared in this contest. However, Ben Sears, Saurabh Netravalkar, and Mitch Owen were the three main bowlers who paid a heavy price as they were taken to the cleaners by Allen big time.

His onslaught came to an end during the 18th over when he was removed by Owen when he tried to go downtown over long off but failed to clear the reach of Phillips near the boundary ropes. The Unicorns eventually registered a comfortable win over the Freedom and have climbed to the top of the points table on the back of a thumping 123-run victory.