Sahibzada Farhan joins elite list, becomes only second Pakistan batter to ...

Times of India

Feb 16, 2026

Sahibzada Farhan joins elite list, becomes only second Pakistan batter to ...

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Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan celebrates his fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026

scripted history on Wednesday as he became only the second Pakistan batter to score a century in the T20 World Cup. The right-handed batter achieved the feat in the last over of Pakistan's innings with a single through midwicket off Namibian skipper Gerhard Erasmus's delivery.

He achieved the feat in 57 balls, with a strike rate of 175.43 and delivered for his team in what was a must-win game for Pakistan to keep their hopes alive to qualify for the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup.

Farhan became only the second player from Pakistan to score a century in the tournament after Ahmed Shehzad's ton against Bangladesh in 2014 at Mirpur.

In all, Farhan hit 11 boundaries and four sixes while adding 67 runs with skipper Salman Agha (38 off 23 balls) and 81 runs with Shadab Khan (36 not out off 22 balls) as Pakistan scored to a formidable 199 for three against Namibia.

Shadab ended the Pakistan innings with a couple of sixes against Erasmus in the last over.

Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat against Namibia in their T20 World Cup group match at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Wednesday.

Pakistan made two changes to the side that lost to India on Sunday.

The team dropped off-colour pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed. Salman Mirza and Khawaja Nafay were pencilled in to replace the duo.