Finn Allen

Wednesday, after all, will be the day every single cricket fan in the world takes notice of one name: Finn Allen. The New Zealand opener made a mockery of the 170 runs South Africa had set in their T20 World Cup semi-final in Kolkata, with the Black Caps chasing it down inside 12.5 overs. Allen's century came off just 33 balls — the fastest ton in T20 World Cups and the joint third-fastest of all time across T20Is. Allen's ton off 33 balls

Finn Allen has been called up for the first time as part of New Zealand's 13-man T20 International (T20I) squad to take on Bangladesh in the three-game series, starting this Sunday at Seddon Park in Hamilton. The 21-year-old opener was the stand-out player of this season's Dream11 Super Smash, amassing a league-leading 512 runs at an average of 56 and an incredible strike-rate of 193 - featuring a table-topping 56 fours and 25 sixes. The former New Zealand Under-19 representative is one of