The opening match of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 saw San Francisco Unicorns batter Finn Allen, smashing a 34-ball century against Washington Freedom. Fans witnessed a record-breaking moment in MLC history as the Kiwi batter shattered records.
In his innings, he smashed five fours and 19 sixes—the most sixes hit by any batter in a T20 innings. Eventually, his team won the game by 123 runs, and his mammoth knock earned him the Player of the Match award.
Speaking of the game, the Unicorns posted 269/5 in 20 overs. Apart from Allen’s 151 (51), Sanjay Krishnamurthi scored 36 (20), along with Hassan Khan’s crucial unbeaten knock of 38 off 18 at a strike rate of 211.11.
Finn Allen’s out here breaking records 💯 He smashed the fastest century in MLC history for the @SFOUnicorns! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/SVyQ9n99Rf
— Cognizant Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) June 13, 2025
“Nice to start the tournament strong.” – Finn Allen
In reply, Washington had a great start with an 80-run opening partnership in 5.2 overs. But after that, they continued to lose wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bundled out for 146 in 13.1 overs. Both Haris Rauf and Hassan Khan took three wickets each for the Unicorns.
Allen was once a part of the current IPL champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). In IPL 2021, he was signed by the franchise as a replacement for Josh Philippe but did not get a game.
During the post-match presentation, Allen said: “I reckon good bats (smiles), nice to start the tournament strong. Think they did a really good job preparing the wicket. We have got firepower and guys chipped in as well. Was special and good stint. Crowd was electric and (tournament) is shaping up well.”
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