Finn Allen, Cameron Green
Cameron Green said being at the non-striker’s end during Finn Allen’s century against Delhi Capitals was one of those moments a player experiences only a few times in his career.Allen’s unbeaten 100 off 47 balls helped Kolkata Knight Riders register their fourth successive win in IPL 2026 on Friday.
KKR chased down 143 in 14.2 overs to win by eight wickets.
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The New Zealand batsman hit 10 sixes and five boundaries during his knock after entering the match with 110 runs from six matches this season.Speaking after the game, Green praised Allen’s innings and said: “Very special. I think you only get the chance to be at the other end a few times in your career, so this is one of them.”Allen and Green shared an unbeaten partnership as KKR completed the chase comfortably.
When asked about his conversation with Allen in the middle, Green said: “Nothing really. I think all he said, Finn, was ‘see you later’. So, yeah, that’s basically what I tried to do. I was just the other party playing second fiddle.”Green also revealed that he was carefully calculating the chase when Allen approached his century. With Allen on 94 and KKR close to victory, Green made sure his partner continued to strike.
“I think I did the math when we had 29 to get. So, yeah, I knew I would be the most hated man in Kolkata if I did anything other than that,” Green said.When Green was asked who was doing the math, he replied, “No, not us. I was doing the math. But no, Finn is pretty good at math too, so I’ll give him credit for that. So, he was probably doing the same thing. Winning, that would have been more satisfying.”Earlier, Delhi Capitals were restricted to 142/8 on a slow pitch despite good starts from Pathum Nissanka (50) and KL Rahul (23), who added 49 runs in the first five overs.Allen also faced an unfortunate moment during the chase when his shot deflected off the hand of Mitchell Starc onto the stumps at the non-striker’s end, leading to KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane being run out.Allen reached his fifty off 32 balls before bringing up the second half of his century in just 15 deliveries. Green remained unbeaten with 33 off 27 balls as KKR sealed the win.