Just before the end of T20 World Cup 2026, such a shocking inning was seen which surprised both the bowlers and the fans. In the first semi-final match of the tournament against South Africa, this inning came from the bat of New Zealand opener Finn Allen, which broke many records and took the team to the final.

In this match played at Eden Gardens, Allen scored a century in just 33 balls, which is the fastest century in the history of T20 World Cup. However, in one case he missed breaking the record of veteran Indian batsman Virat Kohli.

This record of Kohli was saved from being broken

finn allen The innings was the biggest reason for New Zealand's victory in this semi-final, in which 10 fours and 8 sixes came in 33 balls. But there was another special aspect of this innings of the Kiwi batsman, which impressed. In fact, Allen not only hit fours and sixes, but also did not waste opportunities for singles and doubles.

Due to this, there were very few 'dot balls' during his innings. Overall, in his innings of 33 balls, Allen played only 4 dot balls, which means he could not score any runs on them. Considering the kind of batting Allen does, it is a big achievement that he played only 4 dot balls.

But in this matter he could not break Virat Kohli's record. In fact, there is a record of playing the least number of dot ball innings in the semi-finals or final of the T20 World Cup. Statistics show that in the history of this tournament, 76 innings with at least 30 balls have been played in the semi-final and final matches.

In this, Finn Allen's innings of 4 dot balls reached the second position. But he missed equaling Kohli by just one ball. Former Indian star Kohli had scored unbeaten 72 runs in 44 balls against South Africa in the 2014 semi-finals. But then Kohli had allowed only 3 balls to go empty, which is a big record in the World Cup.

But took the team to the finals

However, Allen's century definitely took the team to the final. Talking about the match, New Zealand had a target of 170 runs in this semi-final played on March 4 in Kolkata.

New Zealand achieved this target from South Africa in just 12.5 overs. The team won by 9 wickets and made it to the finals. For that, Finn Allen scored a century in 33 balls, while his opening partner Tim Seifert also played an inning of 58 runs. In this way New Zealand qualified for the final for the second time.

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