The return of Kagiso Rabada and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj also couldn’t stem the flow of runs as the pair pushed the opening stand to 117 in only nine overs. Rabada got the consolation wicket of Seifert, but Allen kept taking on the bowlers with his amazing power-hitting.

Jansen was punished by Allen and Seifert as the left-armer conceded 53 runs off his 2.5 overs. Bosch gave away 35 of his two overs while Maharaj (0-33) and Lungi Ngidi (0-22) were smashed for 55 runs off their five combined overs.

“Massive credit to Finn Allen’s knock and Seifert’s knock to kill the game off as early as they did,” South Africa captain Aiden Markram said. “We expected the wicket to play really well, looked really good to the eye. Maybe we had to try and scrape our way to 190, and we’d be in the game.”

Allen was part of the Perth Scorchers team that won the 2025/26 Big Bash League, hitting 36 off 22 in the final against the Sydney Sixers in January.

AP