A social media post with an accompanying video suggests that New Zealand batsman Finn Allen set a record by hitting six sixes in an over (here, here & here). The video shows Allen allegedly achieving this feat against Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf. Further, the post asserts that Allen scored 101 runs in just 27 balls in this match. This article fact-checks the validity of the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video showing New Zealand batsman Finn Allen setting a record by hitting six sixes in an over against Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf.
Fact: The video has been fabricated by digitally altering visuals from the third T20 match between Pakistan and New Zealand, which took place on 17 January 2024. However, it’s important to note that Finn Allen did not hit six sixes in a single over during this match. Furthermore, Finn Allen did achieve a significant milestone in this game by scoring the fastest century, accomplishing it in 48 balls rather than 27 balls as shown in the video. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
To begin with, if a new record had been set for scoring the fastest century, the media would have covered it, but we found no reports indicating that Finn Allen scored a century in just 27 balls. Moreover, by conducting an internet search using the visuals and commentary from the viral video, we discovered that these visuals are related to the third T20 match during the Pakistan tour of New Zealand held on 17 January 2024.
Amazon Prime aired the live series, and upon careful examination of the footage from the third T20 match, it became apparent that the shots played by Finn Allen and the accompanying commentary corresponded to the 12th over of New Zealand’s batting, where Haris Rauf was the bowler. However, according to the footage, Finn Allen had only hit three sixes in that over. Amazon subsequently shared highlights of the match on its official YouTube channel, and a few parts of the visuals and commentary in that video align with the viral video.
According to the match statistics, there was no over in the match in which all six balls were hit for sixes. Additionally, in this match, Finn Allen scored his century in 48 balls, not in 27 balls as shown in the viral video. He achieved the feat in the 13th over of the innings in Shaheen Afridi’s bowling. All of this evidence indicates that viral video is digitally manipulated.
Furthermore, Chris Gayle holds the record for the fastest century in T20, achieving the milestone in 30 balls during the 2013 IPL. Meanwhile, the record for the fastest hundred in an ODI belongs to South African player AB de Villiers, who scored a century in 31 balls against West Indies in 2015.
To sum up, this video, showing New Zealand batsman Finn Allen hitting six sixes in an over, is digitally manipulated.
