Finn Allen Fastest 100 T20 World Cup: New Zealand opener Finn Allen scored the fastest 100 runs in 33 balls in the T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa ... Read more

 Fin Allen Century. New Zealand opener Finn Allen created history in the first semi-final against South Africa in Kolkata on March 4.

In the semi-final match against South Africa, he achieved something no one has ever achieved in cricket history. Finn Allen's century, which came in just 33 balls, not only secured New Zealand's place in the final, but also became the fastest century in the T20 World Cup. He shattered Chris Gayle's 10-year-old record.

Finn Allen scored the fastest century in T20 World Cup history

In the first semi-final of the 2026 T20 World Cup, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first, the African team scored 169 runs. In response, the Kiwis achieved the target of 170 runs in just 12.5 overs.

Finn Allen (Finn Allen Record Breaking T20 World Cup Century) created history by scoring an unbeaten 100 off just 33 balls. From the start of the innings, Finn Allen and Tim Seifert were seen batting aggressively and the African bowlers were in trouble. Finn hit his fifty in just 19 balls and thus became the fastest batsman to score a fifty in the T20 World Cup. He broke Glenn Phillips' record of making it in 22 balls.

Finn Allen then reached his century on the 33rd ball of his innings. This made him the fastest batsman to score a century in T20 World Cup history. This record was previously held by Chris Gayle, who scored the fastest century in 47 balls against England at the Wankhede Stadium in 2016.

Finn Allen sets a slew of records

• Fastest century in T20 World Cup: Finn Allen has now become the batsman to score the fastest century in the history of T20 World Cup.
• Record against Full-Member teams: This is the fastest century ever scored against any Full-Member nation in T20 International (T20I) cricket.
• Joint third fastest in T20I history: Talking about overall T20 international cricket, this is the joint third fastest century in history.
• No. 1 among batsmen from Full-Member teams: This is the joint-fastest century among players from Full-Member nations. He equals Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza, who scored a century off 33 balls against Gambia in 2024.

Fastest T20I century (in terms of balls)

27 - Sahil Chauhan (Estonia) vs. Cyprus, Episkopi, 2024

29 - Muhammad Fahad (Türkiye) vs. Bulgaria, Sofia, 2025

33 - Finn Allen (New Zealand) vs South Africa, Kolkata, 2026

33 - Jan Nicole Lofty-Eaton (NAM) v NEP, Kirtipur, 2024

33 - Sikandar Raza (ZIM) vs Gambia, Nairobi, 2024

Highest score in T20 WC knockout

100* - Finn Allen vs SA, Kolkata, 2026 SF

96* - Tillakaratne Dilshan vs West Indies, The Oval, 2009 SF

89* - Virat Kohli vs West Indies, Mumbai WS, 2016 SF

86* - Alex Hales vs India, Adelaide, 2022 SF

85* - Marlon Samuels vs England, Kolkata, 2016 Final

85 - Kane Williamson vs Australia, Dubai, 2021, Final

Century for New Zealand in T20 World Cup

123 - Brendon McCullum vs BAN, Pallekele, 2012

104 - Glenn Phillips vs SL, Sydney, 2022

100* - Finn Allen vs SA, Kolkata, 2026