PAK vs NAM: Pakistan is playing its last group league match against Namibia today in Colombo. In this match, Pakistani opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan has created history by scoring a century.
PAK vs NAM: Pakistan is playing its last group league match in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 today against Namibia in Colombo. In this match, Pakistani opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan has created history by scoring a century. He has become the second batsman for Pakistan to score a century in the T20 World Cup.
Scored a century in 57 balls
In this match being played at the Singhalese Sports Club in Colombo, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Opener Sahibzada Farhan, who came to open the innings for Pakistan, adopted an aggressive approach from the very beginning and scored a brilliant century in 57 balls. In this match, Farhan played an unbeaten inning of 100 runs with the help of 11 fours and 4 sixes. Let us tell you, this is Farhan’s first century in T20 International.
A defining century from Sahibzada Farhan when it mattered the most 👏
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— ICC (@ICC) February 18, 2026
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Became the second Pakistani batsman to do so
29-year-old Pakistani opener Sahibzada Farhan has become the second batsman to score a century for Pakistan in the history of T20 World Cup. Before him, Ahmed Shehzad had scored a century against Bangladesh during the T20 World Cup 2014. In this match Ahmed played an unbeaten inning of 111 runs.
Most runs scored in this edition
By scoring a century against Namibia, Sahibzada Farhan has registered the record of scoring the most runs in this edition. He has become the highest run scoring batsman in this tournament. He has 220 runs in his name in four matches.
Pakistan scored 199 runs
After winning the toss and batting first, Pakistan scored 199 runs after losing 3 wickets in 20 overs, thanks to the century innings of opener Sahibzada Farhan. Apart from Farhan, Shadab Khan scored 36 runs, Captain Salman Ali Aga scored 38 runs and Saim Ayub scored 14 runs for Pakistan.
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