Finn Allen scored a 33-ball century against South Africa in the first semifinal of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, helping New Zealand secure victory and advance to the final.
The New Zealand opener reached the century in 33 balls during the match against South Africa, which was played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. His innings included 10 fours and 8 sixes and helped New Zealand win the match and qualify for the tournament final.
The first semifinal of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 was played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Batting aggressively, Finn Allen played shots across the ground during his innings against South Africa. His knock consisted of 10 fours and 8 sixes.
The innings helped New Zealand secure the victory and confirm its place in the final of the tournament.
Finn Allen now holds the record for the most sixes in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. He has hit 20 sixes in eight matches in the tournament so far. The final match of the tournament is yet to be played.
Allen surpassed the record of West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer, who hit 19 sixes in the same tournament edition. Pakistan batter Sahibzada Farhan is third on the list with 18 sixes.
The list of players with the most sixes in a single T20 World Cup edition is as follows:
20 sixes – Finn Allen (2026)
19 sixes – Shimron Hetmyer (2026)
18 sixes – Sahibzada Farhan (2026)
17 sixes – Nicholas Pooran (2024)
16 sixes – Chris Gayle (2012)
16 sixes – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2024)
Finn Allen also leads the list of players with the most sixes in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 with 20 sixes.
Shimron Hetmyer is second with 19 sixes. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka and South Africa batter Ryan Rickelton have each hit 15 sixes in the tournament.
Among Indian batters, Ishan Kishan has hit 12 sixes in seven matches and is placed tenth on the list.
