The newly signed KKR star has had a wonderful BBL season.
Up until the second T20I against India, New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner kept speaking about how the Kiwis did not have their full strength side. The visitors will welcome Finn Allen back to the squad for the last T20I against India, after a successful Big Bash League (BBL) season.
The 26-year-old, who was recently acquired by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a sum of INR 2 Crore was the top-run scorer in the Australian franchise league, with 466 runs across 11 innings. Allen scored a prolific century, and also backed it up with two fifties, contributing to their title win.
The Blackcaps have reportedly released Kristian Clarke and Tim Robinson from the squad, with James Neesham, Lockie Ferguson and Tim Seifert having joined the camp.
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Ever since the first ball in the T20I series was bowled, things have gone south for the visitors. Mitchell Santner and the team management will have a lot of hopes from Finn Allen, who is fresh off his BBL heroics. New Zealand will want him to replicate those heroics for the next 45 days.
The New Zealand opener can play all around the park and can take the attack to the opposition in real quick time. He has struck at 184.18 in his second season in the Big Bash League, which speaks volumes about his ability to strike the long ball.
Come the T20 World Cup 2026, the Kiwis will have a lot of hopes on Allen’s shoulders – especially with the kind of form he’s in. In 52 T20Is so far, he has scored 1,285 runs at a strike-rate of 163.27 with two hundreds and five fifties to his name. His ton in the Major League Cricket (MLC) this season was also an innings of sumptuous shots all over the park.
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