Sachin Tendulkar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar kept a close eye on the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 even as his son Arjun Tendulkar’s wedding celebrations took place in Mumbai. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!Amid the celebrations ahead of Arjun’s wedding to Saaniya Chandhok, Tendulkar still found time to react to one of the most explosive knocks in World Cup history – Finn Allen’s breathtaking century that took New Zealand to the final.
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Allen produced a sensational unbeaten 100 off just 33 balls in the semi-final against South Africa at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. His blitz took him to over 300 and helped New Zealand chase down the target of 170 in just 12.5 overs. The innings left fans and pundits in shock and Tendulkar was quick to take to social media to praise the opener’s outstanding effort.“Semi-finals usually keep you on the edge of your seat. Today, Finn Allen finished it before we could settle down! What a game!” Writing on X, Tendulkar summed up the one-sided nature of the contest.Allen’s record ton is now the fastest century in both T20 and ODI World Cup history, surpassing the previous marks of Chris Gayle, who scored a 47-ball hundred in the 2016 Men’s T20 World Cup, and Glenn Maxwell, whose 40th century came during the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup.The New Zealand opener smashed 10 fours and eight sixes during the breathtaking knock to record the highest boundary score in a T20 World Cup innings alongside Brendon McCullum’s famous 123 against Bangladesh in 2012.
