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Finn Allen and Pakistan Women's team [Source: AP, AFP]
Finn Allen blasted a fiery 93 against the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026. The PCB has named Pakistan Women’s squad for the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup. In other news, KKR legend Sunil Narine joined an illustrious league of IPL greats for a huge record.
Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Saturday, May 16.
Finn Allen explodes with record 35-ball 93 vs GT
KKR opener Finn Allen blasted 93 runs off just 35 balls against the Gujarat Titans in match number 60 of the IPL 2026 season. The cricketer launched four boundaries and 10 huge sixes in his innings at Eden Gardens as the hosts mounted 247-2 in 20 overs.
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Through the course of his thunderous knock, Allen became the leading six-hitter in the year 2026 so far, surpassing Ryan Rickelton’s tally of 70 maximums.
Sunil Narine joins Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni for huge record
Sunil Narine played the 200th match of his IPL career through the course of his latest appearance against the Gujarat Titans in match 60 of the IPL 2026 season. Notably, Narine has played all those matches for the KKR franchise, thus becoming only the fourth cricketer in IPL history to play 200 or games for a single team.
He has joined an elite IPL list, featuring Virat Kohli (RCB), MS Dhoni (CSK) and Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) for the all-time record.
Sai Sudharsan retires hurt vs KKR
Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudharsan compiled 53* runs off 28 balls with six cracking boundaries and three huge sixes against the KKR in match 60 of the IPL 2026 season. However, the cricketer was forced to ‘retire hurt’ earlier in the innings in Gujarat Titans’ monumental chase of 248.
Sudharsan coped a blow on his elbow, and was forced to walk off the field. The incident occurred in the final of the third over of the innings by Kartik Tyagi.
Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan squad in T20 World Cup 2026
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named a 15-player squad for the upcoming 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England. The squad features as many as five players who are set to make their T20 World Cup debuts, in the form of Eyman Fatima, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Saira Jabeen and Tasmia Rubab.
Fatima Sana will continue to lead the national side, and she will be accompanied by in-form batter Gull Feroza.
Mohammad Abbas enters rare Pakistan club in Tests
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas decimated Bangladesh with a fighting three-wicket haul on Day 1 of the series-deciding second Test in Sylhet. The speedster claimed figures of 3-45 to bundle out Bangladesh for 278.
Through the course of his spell, Abbas completed 100 wickets in his Test career, thus becoming only the sixth Pakistani pacer to reach the landmark figure after the likes of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
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