New Zealand star Finn Allen entered his name in the history books on Friday (May 8) by scoring the fastest century in the Indian Premier League for Kolkata Knight Riders. The 27-year-old right-handed batter from Auckland needed just 47 balls at Arun Jaitley Stadium against Delhi Capitals to reach the 100-run mark for the Kolkata-based franchise.
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Allen, who was signed for Rs 2 crore by KKR in the IPL 2026 auction, slammed his 10th six of the night on the second ball of the 15th over of the 143-run chase bowled by Mukesh Kumar to reach the 100-run mark.
The previous record for scoring the fastest century in the IPL for KKR was held by Venkatesh Iyer. Iyer scored a century in 49 balls for KKR against
Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2023 match played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 16, 2023.
Fastest 100s in the IPL for KKR
| PLAYER | BALLS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Finn Allen | 47 | Delhi Capitals | Delhi | May 8, 2026 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 49 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai (WS) | April 16, 2023 |
| Sunil Narine | 49 | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | April 16, 2024 |
| Brendon McCullum | 53 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru | April 18, 2008 |
The record for scoring the fastest century in the IPL is held by Chris Gayle. Gayle reached the 100-run mark in just 30 balls for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2013 match played against Pune Warriors India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 23, 2013.
Fastest 100s for each team in IPL
| TEAM | PLAYER | BALLS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chris Gayle | 30 | Pune Warriors India | Bengaluru | April 23, 2013 |
| Rajasthan Royals | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 35 | Gujarat Titans | Jaipur | April 28, 2025 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Heinrich Klaasen | 38 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | May 25, 2025 |
| Punjab Kings | David Miller | 38 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Mohali | May 6, 2013 |
| Deccan Chargers | Adam Gilchrist | 42 | Mumbai Indians | Navi Mumbai | April 27, 2008 |
| Mumbai Indians | Ryan Rickelton | 44 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai (WS) | April 29, 2026 |
| Chennai Super Kings | Murali Vijay | 46 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | April 3, 2010 |
| Delhi Capitals | KL Rahul | 47 | Punjab Kings | Delhi | April 25, 2026 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Finn Allen | 47* | Delhi Capitals | Delhi | May 8, 2026 |
| Gujarat Titans | Shubman Gill | 49 | Mumbai Indians | Ahmedabad | May 26, 2023 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Mitchell Marsh | 49 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Lucknow | May 7, 2026 |
| Rising Pune Supergiants | Steve Smith | 53 | Gujarat Lions | Pune | April 29, 2016 |
Allen, who also scored a century in 33 balls for New Zealand in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2026, added 116 runs from 64 balls for the third wicket with Cameron Green on Friday to help KKR chase down the target of 143 runs in 14.2 overs and secure a win by 8 wickets.
The win over DC at Arun Jaitley Stadium was KKR’s fourth win in this year’s IPL, and with a total of 9 points from 10 matches played so far, they are 7th in the IPL 2026 points table.
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