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3rd T20I: Finn Allen’s Record-Breaking Knock Helps New Zealand Clinch Series Against Pakistan | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: New Zealand secured a resounding T20 series win against Pakistan with two games to spare, propelled by opener Finn Allen's record-breaking innings of 137 off 62 balls at the University Oval in Dunedin on Wednesday. The Black Caps, sent in to bat in the third match of the five-game series, posted a colossal 224 for seven, winning by 45 runs after restricting Pakistan to 179 for seven.Scorecard: New Zealand vs Pakistan, 3rd T20IRecord-setter Finn AllenAllen's swashbuckling performance, following his explosive 74 off 21 balls in the previous game, set the stage for New Zealand's dominance. Allen smashed 16 sixes and five fours in his whirlwind innings, surpassing Brendon McCullum's record to claim the highest score by a New Zealander in a T20 international. His innings also equa...
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New Zealand opener Finn Allen equals world record with 16 sixes against Pakistan | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: New Zealand opener Finn Allen etched his name into the record books, smashing a record-breaking 137 off just 62 deliveries in the third Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Dunedin on Wednesday.Allen's extraordinary innings not only surpassed the previous highest score by a New Zealander in a T20 international – Brendon McCullum's 123 – but also equaled the world record for the most sixes in an innings, a feat held by Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai with 16 maximums.Scorecard: NZ vs PAK, 3rd T20IHaris Rauf bore the brunt of Allen's onslaught, as the Kiwi batsman took 27 runs off a single over, showcasing his dominance with three sixes, two fours, and a single.The whirlwind knock positioned New Zealand strongly, setting Pakistan an imposing target of 225 runs to win the ...
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Mohammad Shahzad, Hazratullah Zazai return to Afghanistan side for Bangladesh T20s | Cricket News – Times of India

CHITTAGONG: Afghanistan have recalled batsmen Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai to their 16-man squad for the two-match Twenty20 International series against Bangladesh later this month.Uncapped fast bowler Wafadar Momand has also been called up to the squad, which will play its matches in Bangladesh's northern city of Sylhet on July 14 and 16.Wicketkeeper-batsman Shahzad played the last of his 70 T20Is against New Zealand in November 2021 in the United Arab Emirates, while Zazai missed out on the recent 2-1 series against Pakistan, also in the UAE.The squad, announced late on Sunday, had no room for Afsar Zazai, Usman Ghani, Sharafuddin Ashraf, and former national skipper Gulbadin Naib, who were part of the Pakistan series in March at Sharjah."We have consulted T20I captain Rashid...