The Super-12 round of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 has finally kickstarted as Australia and New Zealand are up against each other in the first game and the game is turning out to be a thrilling one. Opener Finn Allen played a destructive knock for New Zealand, who came to bat first after losing the toss. Allen stole the show with the bat as he helped New Zealand post a total of 56 runs in 4 overs without losing any wickets.
Finn Allen walked out with all guns blazing and smashed the Australian bowlers to all the corners of the ground. However, Allen was dismissed after scoring 42 runs off 16 balls. In this flamboyant innings, the 23-year-old opener smashed 5 fours and 3 sixes.
Playing at a strike rate of 262, Allen smashed Mitchell Starc for 2 fours and a six in the very first over of the game. Yes, you read that right. He gave a powerful start to the New Zealand cricket team with his batting assault on Starc. In the next over, he smashed Hazlewood for a four, and Pat Cummins became his next victim as he was smashed for 2 fours and a six. Apart from them, Stoinis also couldn’t escape his wrath as he was smashed for a stunning six in 3.5 overs.
The stunning manner in which Finn was playing, it looked like he will soon score his half-century, however, he was dismissed on the first ball of the fifth over. Though, he couldn’t reach the fifty but he has kickstarted the T20 World Cup 2022 campaign in a blockbuster way.
Meanwhile, social media has been buzzing with reactions from the fans, who just can’t stop hailing the stylish opener for his flamboyant knock. From experts to fans, everyone was left in awe of the brilliant knock played by Allen.
Check out the best reactions from the fans on the destructive innings by Finn Allen:
RCB fans, start screaming ee sala cup namde now only. Fin Allen is with us. #AUSvNZ
— Danish Sait (@DanishSait) October 22, 2022
And again, RCB benched Finn Allen for 16 matches in the season while their batters had the worst powerplay strike-rate for the entire season#AUSvNZ #T20WorldCup
— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) October 22, 2022
Fin Allen RCB blooddd warra start to World Cup
We’re running cricket— Pranjal (@Pranjal_one8) October 22, 2022
The impact Fin Allen has made shall help NZ a lot here. Great innings!
— PSL Memes (@PSLMemesWalay) October 22, 2022
Perfect innings from Fin Allen 42 off 16, has made full use of the PP. Allows some of the others to take more time, has put NZ ahead of the game. Done his job
— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) October 22, 2022
Fin allen todaypic.twitter.com/dQ2o9SNxHj
— Outsider🔺 (@shayaannn) October 22, 2022
love watching fin allen ,McCullum should be so happy ,very well done NZ management , last year Daryl Mitchell and this year coming with fin allen WI should learn from this how to use resources #AUSvNZ #finallen
— Shubham (@shub_xbt) October 22, 2022
What a destructive start from Fin Allen🤯🔥 Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood destroyed🔥#AUSvNZ #T20WC2022 pic.twitter.com/fixMDjYSqo
— Malik Abdul Wasay Ali (@Wtf_Wasay) October 22, 2022
