PAK vs NZ: Watch- Finn Allen Smashes Shaheen Shah Afridi For 24 Runs In An Over

The T20I series between New Zealand and Pakistan started in Auckland and Pakistan was off to a good start as skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi sent Devon Conway back to the pavilion in the very first over. However, when he came back in the third over, New Zealand opener Finn Allen went berserk as he smashed 24 runs off Afridi’s over, hitting two sixes and three fours.

Finn Allen gave the perfect start to New Zealand before getting out of Abbas Afridi’s delivery. He scored 34 off just 15 deliveries hitting three fours and three sixes in his innings, batting at a strike rate of 226.67. Shaheen Shah Afridi is captaining the national team for the first time and he was thrashed in his second over as a captain of the team. Afridi just gave one run and took a wicket of Conway in his first over but he was smashed for 24 runs in his second over by Finn Allen.

Finn Allen is known for his aggressive batting, especially against left-arm pacers in the powerplay. He smashed Mitchell Starc for 14 runs in the first over of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super-12 opener. Finn Allen is one of the few batters who don’t get troubled against left-arm seamers and has shown his prowess in the first T20I against Pakistan, smashing the opponent captain for 24 runs in an over.

Shaheen Shah Afridi started his second over and was hit for a six by Allen on the very first ball. Then, Allen smashed three consecutive boundaries to the left-arm pacer and added a cherry on top by hitting a six on the fifth delivery of the over. The last ball was a dot but Finn Allen took Shaheen Shah Afridi to the cleaners after a terrific performance against him in the third over of New Zealand’s innings.

Watch- Finn Allen Owning Shaheen Shah Afridi In The Third Over

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Shaheen Shah Afridi picked up Finn Allen’s wicket in the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and eventually, Pakistan won the game. Finn Allen decided today that he will take his revenge against Shaheen Shah Afridi. Afridi failed to bowl a perfect yorker in the over while attempting at it which either ended up being a full-toss or a half-volley which was easy for Finn Allen to convert in boundaries.

Shaheen Shah Afridi has not been in his best form for the past few months. He had a terrible Test series against Australia where he was also dropped from the third Test. Now, in his very first series as the captain, he has been brutally beaten by Finn Allen and is struggling with his line and length. New Zealand is on the way to put a massive target for Pakistan in the first T20I which is being played in Auckland.

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