T20 World Cup 2026: There was a storm in Eden Gardens, Kolkata and this storm came from the bat of New Zealand opener Finn Allen, who scored a half-century in just 19 balls. Taking full advantage of all the South African bowlers, Finn Allen scored a fifty with the help of 3 sixes and 5 fours. With this inning, he also broke a big world record in the T20 World Cup. Finn Allen became the player to score the fastest half-century in any knock-out match of the T20 World Cup. This record was in the name of Yuvraj Singh since 2007.

Finn Allen broke Yuvraj's record

Yuvraj Singh scored a half-century in just 20 balls in the semi-final match against Australia in the 2007 T20 World Cup.

This record was not broken for the last 19 years but now Finn Allen created history by scoring fifty in just 19 balls against South Africa. Finn Allen has also become the player for New Zealand to score a half-century in the fewest number of balls in the T20 World Cup. He overtook Glenn Phillips who scored a half-century in 22 balls.

Fastest 50s in T20 WC knockouts (by balls)
19 Finn Allen vs SA Kolkata 2026*

20 Yuvraj Singh vs Aus Durban 2007
22 Michael Hussey vs Pak Gros Islet 2010
23 George Bailey vs WI Colombo RPS 2012
23 Henrich Klaasen vs Ind Bridgetown 2024#T20WorldCup2026 #SAvsNZ pic.twitter.com/Aslw2fZFF7

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) March 4, 2026

Allen gave a stormy start to New Zealand

Finn Allen along with Tim Seifert gave a stormy start to New Zealand. In the first 6 overs, both these players scored 84 runs, which is the highest score in powerplay in a knock out match of T20 World Cup. Allen and Seifert together made a partnership of 117 runs for the first wicket. For the first time, New Zealand has made a century partnership in a T20 World Cup knock-out match. This pair has made a century partnership for the second time in the T20 World Cup 2026. Together they have scored 463 runs which is a record.

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Finn Allen unleashes beast mode, the boundaries just dont stop!

84/0 (6) – New Zealand's 2nd-highest Powerplay score in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup!

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Tim Seifert also hit a stormy fifty

Let us tell you that Tim Seifert also batted amazingly in this match. This player scored a half-century in just 28 balls. 58 runs came from his bat in 33 balls. Seifert hit 2 sixes and 7 fours in his innings.