Finn Allen started in tremendous fashion as Kolkata Knight Riders are chasing a massive total against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 match on Thursday (April 2).
Allen started brilliantly and dismantled David Payne in the very first over, which yielded 25 runs, the most by far in this season.
KKR vs SRH: Finn Allen goes Berserk
KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane took a single in the very first delivery. Then Finn Allen took stance and started with a boundary in the very first ball.
After a couple of boundaries, the Kiwi then cleared the fence twice, before hitting another four. Thus, the first over of the KKR innings amassed 25 runs. Allen, who was looking extremely dangerous, then got out in the very next over as Harsh Dubey took a smart catch of his own bowling. Allen, ended up with
28 runs off just 7 balls.
Sunrisers Hyderabad batted first in IPL 2026 Match 6 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens and posted a competitive 226/8 in 20 overs. Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma provided a fiery start, but KKR's new-ball bowlers, led by Blessing Muzarabani and Vaibhav Arora, struck to restrict momentum. Stand-in captain Ishan Kishan played a crucial anchoring role, while Heinrich Klaasen unleashed his trademark power-hitting, scoring a quick 52 off 35 balls before falling to Muzarabani in the death overs. Murzarabani ended up picking 4 wickets in the match.
Most Runs in 1st Over of an IPL Innings
The highest score in the first over of an IPL match came in a match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the star of the show as he scored 26 runs off the over.
26 - RR vs KKR, 2023 (Batter: Yashasvi Jaiswal)
25 - KKR vs SRH, 2026 (Batter: Ajinkya Rahane, Finn Allen)
24 - DC vs KKR, 2021 (Batter: Prithvi Shaw)
22 - RR vs PBKS, 2025 (Batter: Yashasvi Jaiswal)
