MLC 2025: San Francisco Unicorns post 269/5 in record fest at Oakland Coliseum; Finn Allen slams 151 | Cricket News

Finn Allen smashed 151 as San Francisco Unicorns posted 269/5 against the Washington Freedom in the MLC 2025 opener. (Sportzpics)

New Zealand opener Finn Allen made history in Major League Cricket’s 2025 season opener, smashing 19 sixes for the San Francisco Unicorns against Washington Freedom at Oakland Coliseum on Thursday. His explosive innings of 150 runs came off just 49 balls, setting multiple records including the fastest 150 in T20 cricket and most sixes in a men’s T20 innings.Allen’s 151 became the highest score in MLC history which is now into its third season. Before reaching the fastest 150, he also collected the record for the fastest MLC century with Unicorns’ eventual 269/5 becoming the biggest total in the league’s history.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Allen’s remarkable performance began after Unicorns lost the toss and batted first. He raced to 40 runs off 14 deliveries in the Powerplay, including five sixes, before reaching his fifty in 20 balls.The 26-year-old Kiwi batter continued his assault, hitting three sixes in an over twice. He reached his fourth T20 century in just 34 deliveries, achieving both the fastest MLC century and the quickest T20 hundred by a New Zealand player.Allen’s record-breaking 19th six came in the 17th over, surpassing the previous record of 18 sixes held jointly by Chris Gayle and Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan. His innings ended in the following over while attempting his 20th six.Most T20 sixes in an innings

The San Francisco Unicorns, last season’s runners-up, posted 269 for five against the defending champions, setting a new record for the highest men’s T20 total in MLC history.Allen’s career statistics showcase his aggressive batting style. He has scored over 4,100 T20 runs in 151 innings with a striking rate of 173.27, the highest among batters with minimum 1,000 runs.In January 2024, Allen had broken another record when he scored 137 runs off 62 balls against Pakistan in a T20I match, surpassing Brendon McCullum’s New Zealand record. During that innings, he hit 16 sixes, matching Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai’s record for most sixes in a T20I innings.His T20I strike rate of 163.27 stands as the best among all New Zealand batters, further cementing his reputation as an explosive opener.Highest scores in MLC history

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