He got to his fifty in 20 balls and then reached his hundred in only 34 balls.
Finn Allen, the explosive opener from New Zealand and former Royal Challengers Bengaluru player, played a stunning innings in the first match of Major League Cricket 2025.
Representing the San Francisco Unicorns, he scored 151 runs from just 51 balls against Washington Freedom at the Oakland Stadium and smashed 19 sixes. This is now the most sixes ever hit in a men’s T20 innings. With this performance, he broke the previous record that was held by CSK youngster Dewald Brevis.
After being asked to bat first, Allen went on the attack from the start. He reached 40 runs in just 14 balls during the powerplay, hitting five sixes in that phase. He got to his fifty in 20 balls and then reached his hundred in only 34 balls. This is now the fastest century in Major League Cricket.
Allen kept going strong and reached 150 in only 49 balls, setting a new world record for the fastest 150 in men’s T20 cricket. He added five more sixes after reaching his hundred. The San Francisco Unicorns finished with 269 for five, which is the highest team total in a men’s T20 match held in the United States.
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