ISLAMABAD: Sahibzada Farhan has made history by becoming the first Pakistani batsman to smash 100 sixes in a calender year in T20 cricket, marking a major breakthrough for the country’s limited-overs game.
Only Australia’s Karanbir Singh (122) and West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran (103) sit above him on the international leaderboard, underlining Farhan’s rise as one of the world’s most explosive power-hitters.
Farhan has also pulled level with both Karanbir and Pooran for the most T20 fifties in a calendar year, with all three recording 15 each. His tally includes 4 hundreds and 11 fifties, compared with Karanbir’s 13 fifties and 2 hundreds, and Pooran’s 14 fifties and 1 century.
The milestone came on a dominant night for Pakistan, who cruised past Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the T20 tri-series in Rawalpindi on Saturday. Farhan smashed an unbeaten 80 off 45 balls to guide the hosts to a comfortable win.
Sri Lanka, still shaken from a heavy opening defeat to Zimbabwe, managed only 128-7 after choosing to bat as Mohammad Nawaz’s 3-16 and Abrar Ahmed’s accuracy kept them under pressure.
Farhan attacked from the outset, racing Pakistan to 47 in five overs before adding 69 alongside Babar Azam. Despite two late strikes from Dushmantha Chameera, Pakistan sealed the chase in 15.3 overs at 131-3.
Captain Salman Ali Agha praised his side for delivering a “complete game,” while Sri Lanka’s troubled tour continued with another disappointing outing.
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