PS vs SS | Twitter admires Allen’s guts as batter shows all stumps before scooping Starc for maximum

‌Perth Scorchers started indifferently after being put in to bat in their Big Bash League Qualifier against Sydney Sixers at Perth Stadium on Tuesday. The otherwise explosive opening duo of Mitchell Marsh and Finn Allen looked scratchy, with just one boundary coming in the first three overs.

The new ball duo of Sean Abbott and Mitchell Starc were accurate, with the latter sending back Marsh in his second over. With the score reading just 18 after the first three balls of the fourth, Allen broke the shackles with an audacious shot that caught Starc by surprise.

The New Zealand batter expected the left-arm pacer to hit a length outside off-stump and moved across in anticipation just before the ball was delivered. And the Aussie pacer pitched the white rock right where Allen wanted it to, with the batter using the pace and scooping it over the wicketkeeper’s head.

He converted his willow into an ad-hoc hockey stick before directing the delivery for a whopping 80-metre six behind the stumps. He broke the shackles and caught Starc by surprise, as the shell-shocked bowler walked back to his mark with a helpless smile.

Twitter was in awe of Allen’s courage and guts as the batter showed his timber to one of the deadliest bowlers in world cricket before shocking him with an out-of-the-box hit.

What a shot!

Facing Mitch Starc...



That's a super shot from Finn Allen 🫨  

— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) 

Yeah!

Third 6 by Finn Allen 🔥🔥



He is looking in great touch against  in 

— Zero Sports (@ZeroSportsPk) 

Blast!

Enjoying the Finn Allen show 🍿 

— ••TAUKIR•• (@iitaukir) 

Beast mode!

Finn allen beast mode on 🔥🔥 

— Badmash Icon (@Viralmaja1212) 

Freaky Allen!

ROOTING FOR PERTH SCORCHERS ONLY FOR FINN FREAKY ALLEN 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 

— Aarush Srk (@SRKAarush) 

Great shot!

What a SHOT to Mitchell Starc by Finn Allen 👏🏼 

— ••TAUKIR•• (@iitaukir) 

1-0!

FINN ALLEN- 1️⃣

MITCHELL STARC- 0️⃣



Jos Buttler kind of ramp from Next Jos Buttler of IPL🦁🔥 

— कट्टर INDIA समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) 

On fire!

What was that shot from finn allen🤯

— Rafik (@Soundofthebat) 

Well playing!

Why Finn Allen is not in the New Zealand's T20I team? He is best T20 batsman in their country

— Midnight Maverick (@439at42sr) 

80 m!

Brave from Finn Allen — using Mitchell Starc’s pace to his advantage, he played a daring lap shot over the keeper’s head for a huge 80-metre six. The first six of the qualifier innings, setting the tone early.  

— Usman Shaikh 🇮🇳 (@shaikhusman_7)