Fastest 5000 Runs In T20: Finn Allen Creates History

New Zealand opening batsman Finn Allen entered the history books by registering his name in the Fastest 5000 Runs in T20 cricket (balls faced). The batsman achieved this milestone in 2854 balls, surpassing the earlier record by Abhishek Sharma, who took 2898 balls to reach this milestone.

The historic achievement was recorded when New Zealand was winning by 10 wickets against UAE at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which featured several record-breaking results.

New Zealand Register Historic 10-Wicket Win

New Zealand successfully chased a target of 174 runs against UAE in Chennai without losing a single wicket. This has been the highest successful run chase without losing a single wicket in the Men’s T20 World Cup ever. The second highest 10-wicket chase in Men’s T20Is. Yet the highest is still the 200-run chase the Pakistanis achieved over the English at Karachi.

This was New Zealand’s first-ever 10-wicket victory in the T20 World Cup tournament. It marked only their fourth 10-wicket win in all Men’s T20Is. For UAE, it was their first-ever 10-wicket loss in T20 international encounters.

175* Partnership – Highest in Men’s T20 World Cup History

The unbeaten 175-run opening partnership between Tim Seifert and Fin Allen is now:

Best Partnership for Any Wicket in Men’s T20 WC History.

Highest partnership for New Zealand in Men’s T20I cricket.

Best batting partnership vs UAE in Men’s T20Is.

The second-highest partnership overall by New Zealand in T20Is, behind only Conway and Phillips’ 184-run stand in 2020. The previous record for a T20 World Cup was 170* by Jos Buttler and Alex Hales against India back in 2022.

Until this match, the Kiwis had only one century partnership in the T20 World Cup’s history, achieved by Guptill and Phillips in 2021 of 105 runs.

Fin Allen: Fastest 5000 Runs in T20 Cricket

The headline moment of the match belonged to Finn Allen, who is now the world record holder for the Fastest 5000 Runs in T20 in terms of balls faced.

Key Milestones include:

5000 T20 runs in just 2854 balls- Fastest ever.

Reached 100 T20I sixes in 871 balls, third-fastest among all batsmen to reach this landmark.

He joins an elite list of New Zealand batters in the category of 100 plus T20I sixes.

His partner Tim Seifert also finished 100 T20I sixes in the very same match.

Allen’s power-hitting is continuously redefining the dimensions of modern T20 batting.

Powerplay Domination: 79/0 – A Tournament Record

New Zealand scored 79 runs without losing any wicket in the powerplay, which is:

Their best powerplay score in Men’s T20 World Cup history.

The highest powerplay score in the ongoing version of the tournament.

Better than what they achieved in the 65-1 whitewash against Australia in 2022.

Tim Seifert’s Blazing Fifty

Tim Seifert scored a half-century in just 23 balls, tying the fastest fifty scored by New Zealand in Men’s T20 World Cup history. Aaron Redmond had previously scored a 23-ball fifty on his debut against Ireland in 2009.