Colombo: Pakistan’s right-handed batsman Sahibzada Farhan joined the list of batsmen who scored an unbeaten century in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 match against Namibia at the Sinhala Sports Club (SSC) on Wednesday.
Farhan, who scored nine fifties in the shorter international format, dominated the Eagles’ bowling and scored an unbeaten 100 off 58 balls with 11 fours and 4 sixes.
As a result, Farhan became only the second Pakistani player to score a century in men’s T20 World Cups, joining fellow top-order batsman Ahmed Shehzad who scored a century in the 2014 edition against Bangladesh.
Overall, the 29-year-old is the 13th batsman to score a century in the tournament, joining the likes of West Indies’ Chris Gayle, New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum, Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene and England’s Alex Hales.
Batsmen who scored a century in the Men’s T20 World Cup
- Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 117 against South Africa in 2007
- Suresh Raina (India) – 101 vs South Africa in 2010
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 100 against Zimbabwe in 2010
- Alex Hales (England) – 116* against Sri Lanka in 2014
- Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan) – 111* against Bangladesh in 2014
- Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) – 103* against Oman in 2016
- Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 100* against England in 2016
- Jos Buttler (England) – 101* vs Sri Lanka in 2021
- Riley Rossow (South Africa) – 109 against Bangladesh in 2022
- Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) – 104 vs Sri Lanka in 2022
- Padum Nissanga (Sri Lanka) – 100* against Australia in 2026
- Yuvraj Samra (Canada) – 110 against New Zealand in 2026
- Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) – 100* against Namibia in 2026
However, in T20Is, Farhan became the fifth Pakistani player to score a century, joining Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Harris and Shehzad on the list.
Babar holds the record for most T20I centuries for Pakistan, with Rizwan, Hasan, Shehzad, Haris and Farhan each having a century.