Sachin Tendulkar (PTI Image)
New Delhi: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has been keeping a close eye on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 even as his son Arjun Tendulkar’s wedding celebrations get underway in Mumbai. Go beyond boundaries with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Amid the celebrations leading up to Arjun’s marriage to Sania Chandhok, Tendulkar still found time to respond to one of the most thrilling knocks in World Cup history – Finn Allen’s stunning century that took New Zealand to the final.
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Allen produced a thrilling unbeaten hundred off just 33 balls in the semi-final against South Africa at Eden Gardens on Wednesday. His blitz came at a strike rate of over 300 and helped New Zealand chase down a target of 170 in just 12.5 overs.
The innings left fans and pundits awestruck, and Tendulkar quickly took to social media to praise the opener’s exceptional effort.“Semi-finals usually keep you on the edge of your seat. Today, Finn Allen finished it off before we could settle in! What a match!” Tendulkar wrote on X, summarizing the one-sided nature of the contest.
Allen’s record ton is now the fastest century in the history of both the T20 and ODI World Cup, surpassing previous marks held by Chris Gayle, who scored a 47-ball hundred in the 2016 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, and Glenn Maxwell, whose 40-ball century came during the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup.The New Zealand opener smashed 10 fours and eight sixes during a stunning knock, registering the joint highest number of boundaries in a T20 World Cup innings alongside Brendon McCullum’s famous 123 against Bangladesh in 2012.