Farhan tops Kohli to set new T20 World Cup runs record
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan plays a shot during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between England and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 24, 2026. Photo: AFP
Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan set a new benchmark at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 after becoming the highest run-scorer in a single edition of the tournament.
Farhan achieved the milestone during Pakistan’s Super Eight match against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on Saturday, moving past former India captain Virat Kohli, who 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.
𝐀 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐳𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 👌
The swashbuckling batter stormed to a glorious second #T20WorldCup 2026 ton in a crunch game 💯
Watch the highlights here ➡️ https://t.co/9AI9OmjN8t pic.twitter.com/DWZfpxfHcjFarhan’s consistency at the top of the order has been one of the few certainties for Pakistan in a tightly contested tournament.
𝐀 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 🔓
Sahibzada Farhan surpasses Virat Kohli for most runs at a #T20WorldCup 🙌
Tune in to watch him LIVE, tournament broadcast details ➡️ https://t.co/NPykWM7qqY pic.twitter.com/SAeBWpLgaRMost 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)
The match also saw Pakistan shatter several records. Farhan and Fakhar Zaman stitched together a 176-run opening partnership — the highest ever for the first wicket in T20 World Cup history.
𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐳𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐧 🤝 𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧 ➡️ 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐧'𝐬 #𝐓𝟐𝟎𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩!
Watch the milestone stand from Pakistan’s innings against Sri Lanka 👉 https://t.co/2dK9pT6GvS pic.twitter.com/KVuHH4SZYDThe pair surpassed the previous record of 175 set by New Zealand’s Tim Seifert and Finn Allen against the United Arab Emirates in Chennai earlier in the tournament.
It was also Pakistan’s highest-ever partnership in T20 World Cup history, eclipsing the unbeaten 152-run stand between Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan against India in the 2021 edition.