New Zealand Opener Finn Allen Equals The World Record
Most Sixes in T20I Innings: New Zealand Opener Finn Allen Equals The World Record, hitting 16 sixes in an innings. Allen played a historic innings in the third T20 against Pakistan.
The Combined Innings Of A T20 Match:-
Allen hit 16 sixes in his explosive innings of 137 runs, which is jointly the most number of sixes hit by a player in an innings of a T20 match.
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He is accompanied by Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai, who hit 16 sixes in a T20 match against Ireland in 2019.
Pakistan Won The Toss And Decided To Bowl First:-
In the third T20, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Dwayne Conway was out early after scoring 7 runs.
But the second opener Finn Allen started his explosive innings from there and defeated every bowler in Pakistan. New Zealand scored 224 runs in 20 overs.
Finn Allen played a record innings of 137 runs in 62 balls at a strike rate of over 220. In this innings, Finn Allen hit 5 fours and 16 sixes.
Zazai Had Hit 16 Sixes in A T20 International Match:-
Earlier, Afghan player Hazratullah Zazai had hit 16 sixes in a T20 International match, which was the most by any player.
Now Finn Allen has jointly become the batsman to hit the most number of sixes in a T20 International match.
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This is the highest score by a New Zealand batsman in a T20 match, earlier this record was held by Brendon McCullum who scored 123 runs against Bangladesh in 2012.