Don't Miss

India's CWG 2026 Medal Tally Lowest In 24 Years, Yet Among The Best

Tactical Self-Destruction: How England Threw Away Their World Cup Final Dream

Bundesliga Blueprint: How Zee Plans To Complete India's Football Jigsaw

Manuel Neuer Doesn't Know Where To Stop: Not On The Pitch, Not In His Career

Advertisement

ENG

Login

Dark / Light mode

Oct 10,2026 10:22 AM IST

New Zealand Star's Cheeky 'Pre-Series Deal' Revelation After Smashing Haris Rauf For 28 Runs

facebook

twitter

WhatsApp

Settings

Select Language

Dark / Light mode

Search

Cricket

arrow-down reddit snapchat twitter facebook comments email printer search bell top-nav reddit-fill snapchat-fill twitter-fill facebook-fill share whatsapp-fill bookmark arrow-rgt arrow-next arrow-up refresh close link cog star book zap cricket football tennis formula-1 badminton hockey golf boxing ndtv-n check left-arrow right-arrow

Live Cricket Matches

India Matches

IPL 2026

Football Matches

ISL

EPL

All Matches

India Matches

EPL

Sports Home Cricket News New Zealand Stars Cheeky PreSeries Deal Revelation After Smashing Haris Rauf For 28 Runs

Related Articles

Story ProgressBack to home

New Zealand Star's Cheeky 'Pre-Series Deal' Revelation After Smashing Haris Rauf For 28 Runs

In the sixth over, Finn Allen hit Haris Rauf for 27 runs, including three sixes and two fours.

Read Time: 2 min

facebook

twitter

WhatsApp

reddit

E-mail

Kiwis batter Finn Allen shed light on his pre-series deal with Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf.© AFP

New Zealand opening batter Finn Allen entered the record books on Wednesday following his 62-ball 137 against Pakistan in the third T20I in Dunedin. Allen now holds the record for the highest T20I score by a New Zealander, surpassing Brendon McCullum's previous best of 123. He also equalled Afghanistan's Hazratullah Zazai for carting most sixes in a T20I, 16 to be precise. In the sixth over, he hit Rauf for 27 runs, including three sixes and two fours. Speaking during the mid-innings break, Allen revealed that he had cracked a deal with Rauf ahead of the series.

Allen revealed that Rauf agreed that he wouldn't bowl him any bouncers and he would repay by not taking him on. However, Rauf bowled two bumpers in that over, and the Kiwi youngster collected maximum runs on both occasions.

"Yes, we had a bit of a deal before the series that he [Rauf] wouldn't bowl me any bumpers and I wouldn't hit any back at him. He bowled me a bumper, so...," he said with a laugh in the mid-innings break," Allen told the broadcasters.

Allen also opened up on his 125-run partnership with Tim Seifert, who hit a handy 31 off 23 balls.

"We (him and Seifert) assessed the wicket you know. We thought that strong positions and good cricket shots would give us, sort of, good rewards, and having Tim there, we had a bit of a laugh on the way. It was good fun, yeah," he added.

Allen also revealed head coach Gary Stead's advice of keeping things simple.

"I have been keeping things simple, putting in the work throughout the series and trying to go into the game with the same gameplan," he concluded.

New Zealand lead the five-match series 3-0 with two games to spare.

The fourth T20I between New Zealand and Pakistan will be played on January 19 in Christchurch.

Featured Video Of The Day

Neeraj Chopra Wins Silver, Yashvir Singh Bronze As India Seal Double Podium In CWG Javelin

Topics mentioned in this article

New Zealand New Zealand Cricket Team Pakistan Pakistan Cricket Team Finn Allen Haris Rauf Cricket

Get the Latest Cricket, Asian Games 2026, Football , Hockey, Badminton Scores, F1 Results at NDTV Sports. Like Us On Facebook Or Follow Us On Twitter For More Sports Updates. You Can Also Download The NDTV Cricket App For Android Or iOS.

Advertisement

Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com

Advertisement

ICC Rankings

Advertisement

Now Trending

Advertisement

Trending Links

Follow us on:

facebook

twitter

Cricket

Football

More Sports

Formula 1 Tennis Hockey Badminton Golf Nba Kabaddi Shooting Swimming Table Tennis

This website follows the DNPA Code of Ethics © Copyright NDTV Convergence Limited 2026. All rights reserved.