SCO vs NZ: Finn Allen smashes his maiden international century
Finn Allen smashed his first ever international century as New Zealand scored 225 runs in the first T20I match against Scotland while batting first at The Grange Cricket Club Ground. He also scored his first ODI fifty this month in the second match against Ireland after making his debut in the previous match. Allen is showing great potential to replace ageing Colin Munro and Martin Guptill in the near future.
The 23-year-old right-handed batter scored 101 runs off just 56 balls with the help of eight fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 180.36. He added 85 runs with Guptill for the first wicket as the latter was caught out on 40 runs. Jimmy Neesham smashed 30 runs off just nine balls and Daryl Mitchell remained unbeaten on 23 runs to guide the Kiwis to a big total.
Meanwhile, Allen became only the fifth New Zealand cricketer to smash a T20I hundred after Brendon McCullum, Colin Munro, Martin Guptill, and Glenn Phillips. The youngster has scored 1777 runs in domestic cricket leagues and tournaments at an impressive strike rate of 175.07 so far. He was bought up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 80 lakh in the Indian Premier League 2022 mega auction but failed to make any appearance.
