The T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 opener kickstarted in a blockbuster way for the New Zealand cricket team as they defeated Australia in the opening game of the Super 12 on Saturday, October 22. New Zealand’s young opener Finn Allen announced himself at the T20 World Cup in style as he assaulted Australia’s best bowler Mitchell Starc in the very first over of his first World Cup game. Allen made his T20 World Cup debut memorable by smashing the Australian bowlers to all the corners of the ground, catching the hosts and the defending champions off guard pretty early.
After taking down Starc in the very first over, he smashed a boundary off Josh Hazlewood in the next over and did the same to Pat Cummins, what he did in the first over. He smashed a couple of fours, a six in that over, and a six in the following over bowled by Marcus Stoinis and New Zealand was able to post the score of 56 runs off 4 overs.
Finn Allen stole the show with his surreal talent. Finn Allen scored 42 runs off just 16 balls. His stunning knock was laced with 5 fours and 3 sixes. With this knock, he went past 500 runs in T20Is and played an invaluable part as NZ racked up 200/3 in the first innings.
But there’s more. Here, in this article, we will decode Allen’s numbers:
Decoding Allen’s T20I numbers:
Allen made his T20I debut in 2021 in a match against Bangladesh. He has amassed 511 runs in 19 innings, averaging 26.89 with a strike rate of 166.99. At home, he has smashed 223 runs at 27.87. He has racked up 288 runs in neutral venues, averaging 26.18. Meanwhile, he smashed a 56-ball 101 against Scotland, besides two fifties.
2022 – A year to remember:
2022 is turning out to be a defining year for Allen. He registered his maiden century in the shortest format of the game against Scotland in July. He was in a solid form in the recent T20I Tri-series at home involving Pakistan and Bangladesh. He smashed the scores of 13(8), 16(18), 62(42), 32(19), and 12(6). Overall, he scored 355 runs in 13 innings, striking at a behemoth rate of 158.48.
Partnership with Conway:
Allen and Devon Conway wasted no time as they smashed the Australians left, right, and center. The pair fetched a startling 56-run stand for the opening wicket, which eventually took the Kiwis to 65/1 by the end of powerplay. According to Cricbuzz, it remains NZ’s highest-ever score in powerplay in T20 WC, bettering their previous best of 58/0 which came against Australia in 2016.
