T20 World Cup 2026: Teacher’s son becomes number 1, such innings seen in T20 World Cup after 17 years

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T20 World Cup 2026: Seifert’s wonder (Photo-PTI)

Tim Seifert Records: The player whose father was a teacher in a boarding school in New Zealand has now made a splash in the T20 World Cup. We are talking about New Zealand wicketkeeper Tim Seifert, who has made a explosive start to the T20 World Cup 2026. After Afghanistan, this right-handed batsman also scored a half-century against UAE and now he has also become number 1 in terms of runs. However, this player has also done a great job while scoring a stormy half-century against UAE. After 17 years, any batsman from New Zealand has scored such a stormy fifty. Tim Seifert scored a fifty in just 23 balls against UAE, this is equal to the record of the fastest half-century for New Zealand. Seifert has equaled Aaron Redmond, who scored a fifty in 23 balls against Ireland in the 2009 T20 World Cup.

Tim Seifert’s double miracle

Tim Seifert has scored his second consecutive half-century in the T20 World Cup 2026. This player also led New Zealand to victory by scoring 65 runs against Afghanistan. This player was given the Player of the Match award. This player has scored half-centuries in three consecutive T20 matches. Seifert also played an inning of 66 runs in the warm-up match against USA. Let us tell you that on the basis of his stormy batting, Seifert has now become the highest run-scorer in the T20 World Cup 2026. Tim Seifert has scored 154 runs so far and he is also the only player to score two consecutive half-centuries.

Finn Allen’s amazing too

Not only Tim Seifert but his teammate Finn Allen also hit an explosive fifty against UAE. This right-handed batsman scored a half-century in 27 balls. Both these batsmen made a century partnership in just 51 balls. New Zealand won this match by 10 wickets. The Kiwi team achieved the target of 174 runs in 15.2 overs.

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