He broke Chris Gayle’s 10-year-old record of 47-ball century in 2016. This is not only the fastest century in the World Cup but also the fastest century in T20 international history against any full member team. Allen bowled only 4 dot balls in the entire innings.

Finn Allen is now the joint third fastest batsman to score a century in T20 Internationals. He also created a new history for the Kiwi team by surpassing Glenn Phillips’ 46-ball century record.

Allen has proved that he is the new ‘universe boss’ of modern cricket by playing such an explosive innings in a stressful World Cup knockout match. He will be seen playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026.

The record for the fastest century in the history of T20 World Cup was till now held by West Indies legend Chris Gayle. Gayle scored a 47-ball century against England in the 2016 World Cup. For the past 10 years, this record was thought to be impossible to break, but Finn Allen surpassed it 14 balls ago. His innings proved that no target or record is safe in modern cricket.

Finn Allen’s innings is even more special because he did it on a big stage like a semi-final. No batsman has scored a century in a knockout (semi-final or final) match in the history of T20 World Cup. Allen became the first batsman in the world to score a century in a knockout match.