Cameron Green said being at the non-striker’s end during Finn Allen’s century against Delhi Capitals was one of those moments a player gets to experience only a few times in a career.Allen’s unbeaten 100 off 47 balls helped Kolkata Knight Riders register their fourth straight win in IPL 2026 on Friday. KKR chased down 143 in 14.2 overs to win by eight wickets.
The New Zealand batter hit 10 sixes and five boundaries during his knock after coming into the game with 110 runs from six matches this season.Speaking after the match, Green praised Allen’s innings and said, “So special. I think you only get the chance to be at the other end a handful of times in your career, so that’s one of them.”Allen and Green shared an unbeaten partnership as KKR comfortably completed the chase. Asked about his conversation with Allen in the middle, Green said, “Nothing really. I think, Finn, all he said was, ‘see you next over.’ So, yeah, that’s basically what I tried to do. I was just the other end playing second fiddle.”Green also revealed that he was calculating the chase carefully when Allen approached his century. With Allen batting on 94 and KKR close to victory, Green made sure his partner kept strike.“I think I did the math when we had 29 to get. So yeah, I knew I’d be the most hated man in Kolkata if I did anything else apart from that,” Green said.When asked who was doing the calculations, Green replied, “No, not us. I was, I did the math. But no, Finn’s very good at maths as well, so I’ll give him credit for that. So, probably, he was probably doing the same. Winning, that’s been the most satisfying.”Earlier, Delhi Capitals were restricted to 142/8 on a slow pitch despite a good start from Pathum Nissanka (50) and KL Rahul (23), who added 49 runs in the first five overs.Allen also had an unfortunate moment during the chase when his shot deflected off Mitchell Starc’s hand onto the stumps at the non-striker’s end, running out KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane.Allen reached his fifty in 32 balls before bringing up the second half of his century in just 15 deliveries. Green remained unbeaten on 33 off 27 balls as KKR sealed the win.
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