{"id":42155,"date":"2026-02-28T18:04:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=42155"},"modified":"2026-02-28T18:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:04:41","slug":"farhan-tops-kohli-to-set-new-t20-world-cup-runs-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=42155","title":{"rendered":"Farhan tops Kohli to set new T20 World Cup runs record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan set a new benchmark at the ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2026 after becoming the highest run-scorer in a single edition of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Farhan achieved the milestone during Pakistan\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\ud835\udc00 \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc33\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25 \ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc32 \ud83d\udc4c<\/p>\n<p>The swashbuckling batter stormed to a glorious second #T20WorldCup 2026 ton in a crunch game \ud83d\udcaf<\/p>\n<p>Watch the highlights here \u27a1\ufe0f\u00a0 https:\/\/t.co\/9AI9OmjN8t pic.twitter.com\/DWZfpxfHcj<br \/>\n\u2014 ICC (@ICC) February 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Farhan\u2019s consistency at the top of the order has been one of the few certainties for Pakistan in a tightly contested tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\ud835\udc00 \ud835\udc21\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1c \ud835\udc26\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1e \ud83d\udd13<\/p>\n<p>Sahibzada Farhan surpasses Virat Kohli for most runs at a #T20WorldCup \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>Tune in to watch him LIVE, tournament broadcast details \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/NPykWM7qqY pic.twitter.com\/SAeBWpLgaR<br \/>\n\u2014 ICC (@ICC) February 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Most runs in a single T20 World Cup edition<\/p>\n<p>323 \u2013 Sahibzada Farhan, Pakistan (2026)*<\/p>\n<p>319 \u2013 Virat Kohli, India (2014)<\/p>\n<p>317 \u2013 Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka (2009)<\/p>\n<p>303 \u2013 Babar Azam, Pakistan (2021)<\/p>\n<p>302 \u2013 Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka (2010)<\/p>\n<p>The match also saw Pakistan shatter several records. Farhan and Fakhar Zaman stitched together a 176-run opening partnership \u2014 the highest ever for the first wicket in T20 World Cup history.<\/p>\n<p>\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc33\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27 \ud83e\udd1d \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc24\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc19\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27 \u27a1\ufe0f \ud835\udc07\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27&#8217;\ud835\udc2c #\ud835\udc13\ud835\udfd0\ud835\udfce\ud835\udc16\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc02\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc29 \ud835\udc29\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc29!<\/p>\n<p>Watch the milestone stand from Pakistan\u2019s innings against Sri Lanka \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/t.co\/2dK9pT6GvS pic.twitter.com\/KVuHH4SZYD<br \/>\n\u2014 ICC (@ICC) February 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The pair surpassed the previous record of 175 set by New Zealand\u2019s Tim Seifert and Finn Allen against the United Arab Emirates in Chennai earlier in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>It was also Pakistan\u2019s 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.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan set a new benchmark at the ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2026 after becoming the highest run-scorer in a single edition of the tournament. Farhan achieved the milestone during Pakistan\u2019s Super Eight match against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on Saturday, moving past former India captain Virat Kohli, who scored 319 runs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42155\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}