California: The third edition of the Major League Cricket (MLC) got underway today at the Oakland Coliseum in California with the match between the San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom. The Unicorns opener Finn Allen set the stage on fire with a blazing knock of 151 runs off just 51 deliveries and in the process, broke Chris Gayle’s world record in T20 cricket.
Allen smashed a staggering 19 sixes during his blitzkrieg and became the player to hit the most sixes in an innings in T20 cricket history. Earlier, the Universe Boss Chris Gayle held this record, having smashed 18 sixes during his unbeaten 146-run knock in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Gayle smashed 146 runs in BPL 2017 final
Notably, Gayle’s knock came in the final of the BPL season back in 2017 when he scored 146 runs off just 69 balls with five fours and 18 sixes for Rangpur Riders against Dhaka Dynamites. The Riders posted a total of 206 runs for the loss of only one wicket in 20 overs, thanks to his knock. The Rangpur Riders ended up winning the clash comfortably by 57 runs to lift the BPL trophy.
Finn Allen played an innings to remember in T20 cricket history
Meanwhile, Finn Allen didn’t spare any bowler from the opposition and smacked sixes for fun on the baseball-turned cricket ground with uneven dimensions. He scored runs at a stunning strike rate of 296.08 and smacked 134 out of his 151 runs in boundaries.
