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The Live Sport Bible is here!It all adds up: Allen's epic IPL ton guided by mate's maths
Ian Chadband, AAP • May 9th, 2026 6:45 am
Finn Allen celebrates his incredible century for KKR | Photo: AP
New Zealand's Finn Allen has bludgeoned an incredible IPL matchwinning hundred for resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders -- with a little help from the excellent maths of his Australian mate Cameron Green. It is Allen's first century in the IPL, and came off just 47 balls.
Allrounder Green started counting down how many runs Allen needed to get to three figures as soon as Allen began to find his most destructive form with KKR moving remorselessly in sight of their target of 143 to beat Delhi Capitals.
"I did the math when I knew we had about 29 to get, I was working it out," smiled Green, who at the end even took a single, instead of trying to hit the winning runs himself, to give Allen the chance to hit the winning six that would take him to three figures.
"I knew I'd be the most hated man in Calcutta if I did anything else but that," laughed Green.
Allen, the BBL's leading scorer during the Scorchers' triumphant campaign, clubbed the winning maximum at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium -- his 10th six in all -- way over midwicket off Mukesh Kumar to reach his ton.
Green was happy to play "second fiddle", scoring a sedate 27-ball 33 in their unbroken third-wicket partnership of 116, as Kolkata continued their revival after a dismal start to the season with a fourth win in a row.
It was an astounding, almost redemptive knock by the 27-year-old Aucklander, who's had a difficult time in his maiden IPL season, even getting dropped after scoring just 81 in his first five innings.
"Sometimes, it changes your perspective," reflected Allen. "You go out the team and have a bit of time for a mental refresh. I'd been putting too much pressure on myself at the start, so it was good to sit back and refresh."
Allen was determined to show more responsibility at the start of his knock with Delhi's danger man Mitchell Starc charging in, and it paid off as he took 32 balls to reach his 50, and only another 15 balls to get to the ton, with both the ton and the victory coming from his last six.
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