26-year-old cricketer Finn Allen from Auckland gained international prominence through his extraordinary historic performance. He put MVP-caliber talent on display during the opening game of the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) season versus Washington. On his way, he hit an incredible 19 sixes in his innings. This incredible accomplishment broke the last T20 record of 18 sixes, held by none other than Chris Gayle and Sahil Chauhan.
The championship match thrilled a passionate crowd. Allen’s explosive batting led him to the highest individual score in the league since its inaugural season in 2023. His incredible performance wowed the crowd and led to him winning the Player of the Match.
Allen’s prodigious talent may be on display all around the world in the shortest formats, but he has yet to represent New Zealand at Test level. Additionally, he’s since made a huge name for himself in the limited-overs format. He has 22 one-day internationals (ODIs) under his belt with five fifties. In addition, he is a former New Zealand T20 international. In those 52 innings, he racked up two centuries and five fifties, with a healthy strike rate of 163.
Allen’s performances extend beyond international cricket. In T20 leagues around the world, he has set records such as scoring 22 fifties and two hundreds in just 52 domestic T20 innings. His remarkable strike rate of 173 in these T20s underlines his capacity to influence the game with match-winning knocks.
Allen’s record-breaking innings will certainly leave an impression on this MLC season. It creates a mark for other players to strive for and truly increases the level of the game in upcoming matches. His explosive mix of power hitting and contact consistency gives him a special floor-upside that makes him one of the most exciting young talents in the sport.
