{"id":16431,"date":"2026-05-16T15:46:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/16\/finn-allen-creates-kkr-history-joins-elite-six-hitting-club\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T15:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:46:06","slug":"finn-allen-creates-kkr-history-joins-elite-six-hitting-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=16431","title":{"rendered":"Finn Allen creates KKR history, joins elite six-hitting club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131140333,imgsize-199436,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/kolkata-may-16-ani-kolkata-knight-riders39-finn-allen-during-the-indian-premi.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: Finn Allen creates KKR history, joins elite six-hitting club\" title=\"&lt;p&gt;Kolkata Knight Riders' Finn Allen (ANI Photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Kolkata Knight Riders' Finn Allen (ANI Photo)\"><\/p>\n<p>Kolkata Knight Riders&#8217; Finn Allen (ANI Photo)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/finn-allen\/66046\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Finn Allen<\/a> continued his outrageous six-hitting spree in IPL 2026 and entered an elite list on Saturday after smashing 10 sixes during Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 clash against Gujarat Titans.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/> The explosive KKR opener has now registered two IPL innings with 10 or more sixes, joining only a handful of batters to achieve the feat multiple times in league history. Only Chris Gayle has done it more often, with four such innings to his name.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Most 10+ sixes innings in IPL history<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"11\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width) redcator-table-advance\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Times<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Chris Gayle<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Abhishek Sharma<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vaibhav Sooryavanshi<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finn Allen<\/td>\n<td>2*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody\/>\n<tbody\/><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/> Allen produced another breathtaking innings at Eden Gardens after GT won the toss and chose to field first. The right-hander launched a brutal attack on every Gujarat bowler and raced to a 21-ball half-century, completely shifting the momentum in KKR\u2019s favour during the powerplay.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/> The New Zealand batter eventually fell for a stunning 93 off just 35 deliveries, narrowly missing out on what would have been one of the fastest IPL hundreds ever. His innings included four boundaries and 10 massive sixes at a strike rate of 265.71.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/> Allen\u2019s innings finally ended when Sai Kishore outfoxed him with flight and drift. Attempting another towering hit down the ground, Allen backed away and looked to clear the ropes once more, only to find <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/rashid-khan\/65748\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rashid Khan<\/a> stationed safely at wide long-on.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/> The knock also pushed Allen further into KKR\u2019s record books. His 93 is now the highest individual score by a KKR batter against Gujarat Titans in IPL history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/> It was also Allen\u2019s second IPL innings this season featuring 10 sixes, after his earlier carnage against Delhi Capitals in Delhi. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><h2>Most sixes by a KKR batter in an IPL innings<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"31\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width) redcator-table-advance\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Sixes<\/th>\n<th>Opponent<\/th>\n<th>Venue<\/th>\n<th>Year<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Brendon McCullum<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>RCB<\/td>\n<td>Bengaluru<\/td>\n<td>2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Andre Russell<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>CSK<\/td>\n<td>Chennai<\/td>\n<td>2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finn Allen<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<td>Delhi<\/td>\n<td>2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finn Allen<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>GT<\/td>\n<td>Kolkata<\/td>\n<td>2026*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody\/>\n<tbody\/><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/> At a time when KKR are fighting to stay alive in the playoff race, Allen\u2019s fearless batting has emerged as one of the few bright spots in an inconsistent campaign for the defending champions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-finn-allen-creates-kkr-history-joins-elite-six-hitting-club\/articleshow\/131140238.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata Knight Riders&#8217; Finn Allen (ANI Photo) Finn Allen continued his outrageous six-hitting spree in IPL 2026 and entered an elite list on Saturday after smashing 10 sixes during Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 clash against Gujarat Titans. The explosive KKR opener has now registered two IPL innings with 10 or more sixes, joining only a handful&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}