New Delhi: Great batting Sachin Tendulkar Even though his son Arjun Tendulkar’s wedding is taking place in Mumbai, he is closely following the ongoing 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Push boundaries with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Amid the celebrations ahead of Arjun’s wedding to Saaniya Chandhok, Tendulkar still found time to react to the most explosive hit in World Cup history – Finn Allen’s stunning century that helped New Zealand reach the final.
Allen notched a staggering unbeaten 100 off just 33 balls in Wednesday’s semi-final against South Africa at the Eden Gardens. His blitzkrieg strike rate of over 300 runs helped New Zealand reach the target of 170 runs in just 12.5 overs. The innings shocked fans and pundits alike, with Tendulkar quickly taking to social media to praise the opener’s exceptional effort.“Semi-finals usually leave you on the edge of your seat. Today, Finn Allen finished before we even sat down! What a match!” Tendulkar wrote on X, summing up the one-sided nature of the contest.Allen’s century is now the fastest century in T20 and ODI World Cup history, surpassing the previous records held by Chris Gayle and Glenn Maxwell. Chris Gayle hit a 47-ball hundred during the 2016 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and Glenn Maxwell hit a 40-ball hundred during the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup.The New Zealand opener hit 10 fours and eight sixes in his stunning knock, setting the joint-highest number of boundaries in a T20 World Cup innings alongside Brendon McCullum’s famous 123 against Bangladesh in 2012.
