The New Zealand opener blasted an international T20 record-equalling 16 sixes — several of them out of the ground — to help set up the home team’s monster total of 224 for seven, a record total at the University Oval.
He also set a new mark for the highest T20 score for a New Zealand batsman, eclipsing the 123 Brendon McCullum smashed in 2012.
Pakistan’s chase petered out at 179 for seven.
The Black Caps won by 45 runs, clinched an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-game series and extended their unbeaten streak across all three formats at the venue to 21 games, much to the delight of the capacity crowd of 4180.
The folk high on the embankment will remember this game for their student neighbour Ollie Ritchie, who pulled off a stunningly nonchalant catch.
Picture this. Allen has just sent one of his shots hurtling towards the crowd.
A relaxed-looking Ollie, sitting deep in his deck chair, plucked a one-hander out of the air like he was helping himself to a cheese roll out of a pie warmer.
He is a true Kiwi hero and, at the very least, should be recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.
Allen was not too bad either. He did get a standing ovation when he was eventually out. But New Zealand Cricket really should invoice him for all the balls he lost.
