From: thewest,com
Finn Allen has uncorked one of the great knocks in the history of white-ball cricket to power New Zealand into the T20 World Cup final and in sight of their long-awaited first men’s global white-ball crown.
After restricting unbeaten South Africa to a manageable 8-169 in their semi-final, New Zealand motored to a nine-wicket wicket victory off the back of a remarkable unbeaten century off just 33 balls from Allen – the quickest ton in the tournament’s history – at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.
Allen, one of the hardest-hitting batters in the white-ball game who helped drive the Perth Scorchers to the BBL title, was at his unstoppable best as he blasted 10 fours and eight sixes while the Black Caps raced into their fourth limited-overs World Cup final on Wednesday