Pakistan's performance in the 2026 T20 World Cup has been full of ups and downs, but two or three players definitely left an impression. One of these players has now achieved a feat that few would have expected.
Did a great job in his first T20 World Cup
Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan, playing in T20 World Cup for the first time, scored his second century. With a blistering innings in the Group 8 match against Sri Lanka, Farhan completed his century and broke the record set by Indian legend Virat Kohli 12 years ago.
Sahibzada Farhan's brilliant century
Farhan achieved the feat in the final match of the Super 8 round in Pallekele on Saturday, February 28. Pakistan needed a strong performance from their batsmen as they hope to reach the semi-finals, and opener Sahibzada Farhan did just that. The right-handed batsman, who has already scored a century in the tournament, gave his team a strong start and created history by scoring yet another century.
Sahibzada Farhan scores a magnificent hundred to become the first batter to score two centuries in a single edition of the #T20WorldCup
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— ICC (@ICC) February 28, 2026
Completed the century in 59 balls
Sahibzada Farhan, who has been consistently performing well for Pakistan in this World Cup, once again played a brilliant innings for the team in a big match. After a change in the team, Sahibzada Farhan, opening with Fakhar Zaman, completed his century in 59 balls.
Two centuries in a T20 World Cup
This was his second century in this World Cup. Earlier, the batsman scored a century against Namibia in the final group stage match. This made him the first batsman to score two centuries in a single T20 World Cup. No other batsman in the world had achieved this feat before this.
Sahibzada Farhan surpasses Virat Kohli for most runs at a #T20WorldCup
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— ICC (@ICC) February 28, 2026
Broke Virat Kohli's record
Not only the century, but during this innings Sahibzada Farhan also set the record for the most runs scored in the T20 World Cup. As soon as Farhan scored his 37th run, he broke the record of Indian legend Virat Kohli.
Record for most runs in T20 World Cup
Kohli scored 319 runs in six innings in the 2014 World Cup 12 years ago. Now, this record belongs to a Pakistani batsman. Farhan scored a 60-ball 100 in this innings, which included nine fours and five sixes. Fakhar Zaman also scored 84 runs off just 42 balls, and based on this innings, Pakistan posted a mammoth score of 212 runs.
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