New Zealand won their 3rd straight T20I against Pakistan. Player of the Match Finn Allen shone again and played a record-breaking knock of 137 runs in just 62 balls. He smashed 16 sixes in this innings and became the first batsman to do so. As a result, Pakistan lost its conductive T20I against New Zealand by 45 runs.
This match was played at the University Oval, Dunedin. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first. Devon Conway once again failed to give a good start and got out on just 7 runs score. Then Finn Allen once again showed his class and once again gave a good start to the team this time he managed to score big runs. Tim Seifert is the only batter who gave Allen good support and scored 31 runs. No other batter could perform well. Yet New Zealand managed to score a humongous 224 runs. No bowlers for Pakistan went wicketless, Haris Rauf took 2 wickets, and all the other 4 bowlers took one wicket each.
Finn Allen completely destroyed Pakistan in the 3rd T20I!#NZvPAK #FinnAllen #Pakistan #ICC #Cricket pic.twitter.com/jS7LBXjI2Z
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While chasing a big total Pakistani openers yet again failed and gave a disappointing start. Babar Azam is the only player from Pakistan to score a half-century. This is his third conductive half-century in this series. This is the first time in T20I history that all 10 bowlers took wickets. Tim Southee is the star bowler of the match who took 2 wickets while conceding just 29 runs. All other bowlers from New Zealand took one wicket each. As a result, New Zealand made an astonishing win in the 3rd T20I by 45 runs.
Babar Azam received no support from the Other End once again which resulted in yet another defeat!#NZvPAK #ICC #BabarAzam #Cricket pic.twitter.com/fDRoFl78rN
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Finn Allen is in great form and with this innings, he almost confirmed his spot in the upcoming T20 World Cup to be held in West Indies and USA. In this record-breaking, he faced 62 deliveries in which 16 sixes and 5 fours. This record will not gonna be broken for a long time.
RCB is getting trolled for releasing Finn Allen in the IPL 2024. Allen played three T20Is after the IPL 2024 Auction in which he scored 34(15), 74(41) and 137(62).
RCB 🤡#NZvPAK #FinnAllen #RCB #Cricket pic.twitter.com/Di1aIsvmcI
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