New Zealand opener Finn Allen smashed the fastest T20 World Cup hundred. Ton came during the ongoing T20 World Cup semi final against South Africa in Kolkata. Allen reached his century in just 33 balls and breaks the previous men’s record of 47 balls by Chris Gayle in 2016. The stunning knock also made Allen the first batter in history to score a century in a T20 World Cup knockout match. His explosive innings helped New Zealand dominate the game and storemd the team into the finale.
Finn Allen Fastest T20 World Cup Hundred
- Finn Allen fastest T20 World Cup hundred came off just 33 balls against South Africa in the T20 World Cup semi-final.
- This broke Chris Gayle’s previous record of a 47 ball century set during the 2016 T20 World Cup.
- Allen’s knock is now the fastest century in T20 World Cup history (men and women combined) & surpassing Deandra Dottin’s 38 ball hundred in 2010.
- The Finn Allen 33 ball century also became the fastest T20I hundred for New Zealand and he also beat Glenn Phillips 46 ball record set in 2020.
Finn Allen Fastest Hundred Creates Multiple Historic Records
- The Finn Allen fastest T20 World Cup hundred is the joint fastest century by a Full Member nation in T20Is which is matching Sikandar Raza’s 33-ball hundred.
Only two players have scored faster T20I centuries overall,
- Sahil Chauhan (27 balls, Estonia)
- Muhammad Fahad (29 balls, Turkey)
Allen’s century had a strike rate above 300, placing it among the few T20I centuries with a 300+ strike rate.
He also became the first player to score a century in a T20 World Cup knockout match.
Finn Allen Dominates the Semi-Final
- Allen reached his half century in just 19 balls, the fastest fifty in a T20 World Cup knockout match.
- He smashed 18 boundaries, equaling the record for most boundaries in a single men’s T20 World Cup innings.
- Those boundaries alone produced 88 runs, matching Chris Gayle’s boundary run record in the tournament.
- His powerful innings helped New Zealand chase the target at a run rate of 13.48.
- It was one of the fastest chases in T20 World Cup history.
Historic Match: New Zealand Defeats South Africa
- New Zealand achieved their first ever T20 World Cup win against South Africa, after losing the previous five encounters.
- The victory continued New Zealand’s perfect record against South Africa in ICC knockout matches.
- New Zealand also scored 84 runs without loss in the powerplay, their highest powerplay total in T20 World Cup history.
- South Africa’s Marco Jansen scored 55 which he joint highest score by a No.7 or lower batter for South Africa in T20Is.
Question
Q. Who scored the fastest century in Men’s T20 World Cup history?
A. Chris Gayle
B. Glenn Phillips
C. Finn Allen
D. Brendon McCullum
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