Sachin Tendulkar left stunned by Finn Allen blitz: ‘Finished it before we could settle in’

NEW DELHI: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar kept a close eye on the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 even as wedding festivities for his son Arjun Tendulkar unfolded in Mumbai.

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Amid the celebrations ahead of Arjun’s marriage to Saaniya Chandhok, Tendulkar still found time to react to one of the most explosive knocks in World Cup history — Finn Allen’s breathtaking century that powered New Zealand into the final.




Allen produced a sensational unbeaten 100 off just 33 balls in the semifinal against South Africa at Eden Gardens on Wednesday. His blitzkrieg came at a strike rate of over 300 and helped New Zealand chase down a target of 170 in only 12.5 overs. The innings left fans and experts stunned, and Tendulkar quickly took to social media to praise the opener’s extraordinary effort.

“Semi-finals usually keep you on the edge of your seat. Today, Finn Allen finished it before we could settle in! What a game!” Tendulkar wrote on X, summing up the one-sided nature of the contest.



Allen’s record-breaking ton is now the fastest century in the history of both T20 and ODI World Cups, surpassing the previous marks held by Chris Gayle, who scored a 47-ball hundred in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2016, and Glenn Maxwell, whose 40-ball century came during the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.

The New Zealand opener smashed 10 fours and eight sixes during his breathtaking knock, registering the joint-highest boundary count in a T20 World Cup innings alongside Brendon McCullum’s famous 123 against Bangladesh in 2012.


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