Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan broke the 12-year-old T20 World Cup record held by Virat Kohli on Saturday. Farhan opened the batting in the must-win Super 8 match against Sri Lanka in Pallekele and went past Kohli’s record for most runs in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. | PAK vs SL Scorecard | Update |
The right-handed opener reached the milestone when he crossed 38 in his innings after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first. Farhan’s performance marked the end of Kohli’s long-standing record which had remained intact since the 2014 edition.
Incidentally, the top five batsmen on the all-time list for most runs in a single edition of the T20 World Cup are Asians. Babar Azam was the last batsman to come close to Kohli’s tally, scoring 303 runs in six matches during the 2022 T20 World Cup but failing to surpass the landmark.
MOST RUNS IN WORLD T20 EDITION
1. Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) – 320 and counting in 2026
2. Virat Kohli (India) – 319 in 6 matches in 2014
3. Tilakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) – 317 in 7 matches in 2009
4. Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 303 in 6 matches in 2022
5. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 302 runs in 6 matches in 2010 (More to follow)
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Issued by:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
28 Feb 2026 19:45 IST
