Farhan breaks Kohli’s T20 World Cup record

2026-02-28 - 14:34

Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan continued his impressive form with the bat as he broke Virat Kohli’s T20 World Cup record on Saturday. The right-hander achieved this feat while playing the crucial game against Sri Lanka, with a semifinal spot at stake for Pakistan. Farhan overtook Kohli when he smashed Shanaka for a boundary in the sixth over. The former India captain scored 319 runs in the 2014 edition. The right-handed opener now leads the run charts with 323* runs, underlining a standout campaign that has included a century and two half-centuries for Pakistan at the T20 World Cup 2026. Most runs in a single T20 World Cup edition 323 – Sahibzada Farhan, Pakistan (2026)* 319 – Virat Kohli, India (2014) 317 – Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka (2009) 303 – Babar Azam, Pakistan (2021) 302 – Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka (2010) 296 – Virat Kohli, India (2022) 295 – Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh (2016) 289 – David Warner, Australia (2021) 281 – Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan (2021) 281 – Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afghanistan (2024)