Allen was up against South African seamer Dwaine Pretorius in the 18th over of the game when the Proteas served a tempting delivery outside off and in the slot to finish his spell. The all-rounder at the other end needed no second invitation as Allen swung his bat cleanly through the ball to send it sailing towards long-off. The Kookaburra cleared the boundary with ease before splattering into the glass buildings present on either side of the sight screen.

The replays showed that the ball had travelled 98 metres to get through the glass enclosure as photos released later by the CPL depicted the extent of damage Allen had done. Not only was there a big hole in the window where the ball had struck, the sheer force of the shot had made the entire pane crack while also terminally damaging the ball. While a common occurrence in village and gully cricket, such an incident in professional cricket is largely unheard of and is bound to make the CPL highlight reels for years to come.