Picture Credit: Twitter
The Super 12 round in the T20 World Cup began with a bang. Aaron Finch-led Australia won the toss and invited New Zealand to bat first. The Kiwi openers in Devon Conway and Finn Allen smashed the Aussie bowlers all-round the park to start their campaign on a strong note.
It was Finn Allen, who grabbed the limelight after being named in the Playing XI against Australia over Martin Guptill. The 23-year-old who has been picked as full-time batter for the side showed his power as he smashed veteran pacer Mitchell Starc for maximum and boundaries.
On the very second ball of the New Zealand innings Finn Allen smashed Mitchell Starc for a six, before taking on Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood.
Watch the video here:
Notably, Finn who is playing his first World Cup game scored a quickfire 42 before being bowled by number T20I ranked bowler Josh Hazlewood.
Twitterati also heaped praise on the New Zealand opener after his brilliant innings While some took a dig at RCB for not giving much chance to the 23-year-old, some even hilariously trolled Aussie bowlers. Check out some of the reactions here: