After turning down the New Zealand national contract, star Kiwi player Finn Allen will sign for Perth Scorchers on a two-year deal, according to ESPNcricinfo.
An impressive spell by Hassan Khan and a quick-fire half-century by Finn Allen helped the San Francisco Unicorns register a six-wicket win over the Seattle Orcas in the 18th match of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024 at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Saturday.
The San Francisco Unicorns completed a comprehensive victory with six wickets and 28 balls to spare, against the LA Knight Riders in the fourth match of the 2024 Cognizant Major League Cricket.
In the run-chase of 79 runs, the Kiwis were off to a poor start as opener Finn Allen was dismissed for a duck on the second ball of the inning by Kabua Morea. NZ was 0/1 and Allen's poor run in the tournament continued.
Gayle's record of 30-ball century, which came for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013, was broken during a bilateral series between these two teams at Episkopi, which consists of six matches.
New Zealand head coach Gary Stead admitted that the team has been working to adjust to the timezone as they continue to prepare for their opening game of the T20 World Cup against Afghanistan.
The T20 World Cup is taking place from June 1 to 29 in the West Indies and USA. Kiwis have been grouped in Group C along with West Indies, the two-time champions, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Uganda. Kiwis will start their campaign against Afghanistan on June 7.
Tom Blundell and Zak Foulkes have been called into the squad as replacements for Finn Allen and Adam Milne, who were both ruled out for the entirety of the series