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‘Was probably shell of human for bit’

‘Was probably shell of human for bit’

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3 min readKolkataMay 17, 2026 07:00 AM IST In March, Finn Allen was on top of the world. He scored a century off 33 deliveries against South Africa in the T20 World Cup semifinal at the Eden Gardens, the fastest ton in the tournament’s history, to take New Zealand to the final. They ended as runners-up but Allen was the talk of the event and had an Indian Premier League season with the Kolkata Knight Riders to look forward to at the end of the month. His start with the franchise was decent; the Kiwi opener slammed 37 (17) and 28 (7) in the first two matches against Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. But he returned scores of 6(7), 9(8) and 1(3) in the next 3 matches, ultimately leading to his replacement by Kiwi opening partner Tim Seifert. He returned to the team after 3 matches and hasn’t looked back since. Since his comeback, the burly Black Caps player has notched up scores of 29 (13), 100*(47) and 18 (8). On Saturday, he added to …

Finn Allen blazes maiden IPL century to power KKR to 4th consecutive win | Cricket News

Finn Allen blazes maiden IPL century to power KKR to 4th consecutive win | Cricket News

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2 min readUpdated: May 8, 2026 10:56 PM IST Finn Allen smashed his way to his first Indian Premier League century as he powered Kolkata Knight Riders to their fourth consecutive victory. KKR beat Delhi Capitals by eight wickets as Allen’s unbeaten 100 in 47 balls helped them chase down a target of 143 with 34 balls to spare. Allen had found the going difficult for much of the early part of his innings, dragging himself to 18 in 20 balls. However, the Kiwi batsman then smashed as many as 10 sixes and five fours to get to the mark. Earlier, KKR’s spinners choked the life out of the DC batters as the hosts dragged themselves to a score of 142/8 in 20 overs. KKR had as many as five different wicket-takers. Anukul Roy and Kartik Tyagi took two each while Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narine and Cameron Green got solitary wickets. Narine was the star of the show despite having only one wicket, conceding just 17 runs in his four overs. AS IT HAPPENED | …