Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan celebrates scoring a century throughout their ICC Males’s T20 World Cup match in opposition to Namibia on the SSC Floor in Colombo on February 18, 2026. — X/@TheRealPCB
COLOMBO: Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan joined an elite group of batters with an unbeaten century within the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 conflict in opposition to Namibia on the Sinhalese Sports activities Membership Floor on Wednesday.
Farhan, who had 9 fifties to his title within the shortest worldwide format, dominated the Eagles’ bowling assault and made an unbeaten 100 off 58 deliveries, studded with 11 fours and 4 sixes.
Because of this, Farhan turned solely the second Pakistani batter to attain 100 in males’s T20 World Cups, becoming a member of fellow top-order batter Ahmed Shehzad, who struck a ton within the 2014 version in opposition to Bangladesh.
Total, the 29-year-old is barely the thirteenth batter to attain a century within the event, becoming a member of the likes of West Indies’ Chris Gayle, New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum, Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene and England’s Alex Hales.
Batters to attain a century in males’s T20 World CupsChris Gayle (West Indies) – 117 in opposition to South Africa in 2007Suresh Raina (India) – 101 in opposition to South Africa in 2010Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 100 in opposition to Zimbabwe in 2010Alex Hales (England) – 116* in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2014Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan) – 111* in opposition to Bangladesh in 2014Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) – 103* in opposition to Oman in 2016Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 100* in opposition to England in 2016Jos Buttler (England) – 101* in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2021Rilee Rossouw (South Africa) – 109 in opposition to Bangladesh in 2022Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) – 104 in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2022Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) – 100* in opposition to Australia in 2026Yuvraj Samra (Canada) – 110 in opposition to New Zealand in 2026Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) – 100* in opposition to Namibia in 2026
In T20Is, nevertheless, Farhan turned solely the fifth Pakistani batter to attain a century, becoming a member of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Haris and Shehzad on the checklist.
Babar holds the file for scoring essentially the most T20I centuries for Pakistan with three, whereas Rizwan, Hasan, Shehzad, Haris and Farhan have one apiece to their names.
In a put up on X, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hailed Farhan, noting he has turn out to be the second Pakistani to attain a century within the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup.
