Cameron Greene said for being at the non-striker’s end during Finn AllenThe century against Delhi Capitals was one of those moments that 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. Chasing 143 runs in 14.2 overs, KKR won by eight wickets.
The New Zealand batsman hit 10 sixes and five fours during his innings after scoring 110 runs in six matches this season.Speaking after the match, Green praised Allen’s innings and said, “Pretty special. I think you only get to be at the other end a few times in your career, so this is one of them.”Allen and Green shared an unbeaten partnership as KKR completed the chase comfortably. Asked about his conversation with Allen in between, Green said, “Nothing really. I think, Finn, he just said, ‘See you next time.’ So, yeah, that’s basically what I tried to do. I was just playing the second ball at the other end.”Green also revealed that when Allen approached his century, he was carefully calculating the chase. With Allen batting on 94 and KKR close to victory, Green ensured his partner maintained the strike.“I think I did the math when we had 29 to get to. So yeah, I knew if I did anything else I’d be the most hated man in Kolkata,” Green said.When asked who was doing the math, Green replied, “No, not us, it was me, I did the math. But no, Finn is pretty good at math, too, so I’ll give him credit for that. So, maybe, he was doing the same thing. Winning, that was the most satisfying thing”.Earlier, Delhi Capitals were restricted to 142/8 on a slow pitch despite a good start from Patham 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 and hit the stumps at the non-striker’s end, running out KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane.Allan completed his half-century in 32 balls before completing the second half of his century in just 15 balls. Green remained unbeaten on 33 off 27 balls as KKR sealed the win.
