T20 World Cup news: Pakistan batter and opener Sahibzada Farhan on Saturday made a dashing entry into the history books, as he shattered Indian batter Virat Kohli’s record by securing the most runs in a single T20 World Cup tournament.

The feat fell into Farhan’s kitty during Pakistan’s Super-8 faceoff against Sri Lanka, being played in Kandy. Notably, Kohli’s record stood unbroken since 2014, and Farhan re-wrote it in the match against Sri Lanka.

Farhan achieved the milestone by scoring 283 runs from five matches, and eclipsed Kohli’s record by slamming a half-century off 35 balls.

A sneak peek into the most runs secured in a Single T20 World Cup tournament

• 323* – Sahibzada Farhan (2026)
• 319 – Virat Kohli (2014)
• 317 – Tillakaratne Dilshan (2009)
• 303 – Babar Azam (2021)
• 302 – Mahela Jayawardene (2010)

Pak’s hopes for semifinals hang in balance

While Sri Lanka has already been eliminated from the tournament, Pakistan are still in contention. The team is required to secure victory by at least 64 runs, to surpass New Zealand on the Net Run Rate and seize a berth for the semi-finals.

Pakistan recently introduced three changes to their team, resting Babar Azam, Salman Mirza and Saim Ayub. They roped in Naseem Shah, Khawaja Nafay and Abrar Ahmed. On the other hand, Sri Lanka had replaced Kusal Mendis and Dushan Hemantha with Kamil Mishara and Janith Liyanage.