Sahibzada Farhan completes 5,000 T20 runs with 9th century: Stats
What's the story
Multan Sultans chased down a mammoth target of 226 runs against Hyderabad Kingsmen, winning the match by six wickets with eight balls to spare. The match was held at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Match 8 of the PSL 2026 season saw Sahibzada Farhan smashing an unbeaten 106 off just 57 balls. His innings included eight sixes and seven fours, leading his team to victory in style.
Brilliance
Farhan's brilliance helps Multan Sultans win
Farhan and Steve Smith (46) provided a solid start to the chase with their 104-run stand. They brought up 100 runs in just 7.1 overs, with Smith setting the tone by hitting Riley Meredith for a four and six on the first two balls of the second over. Farhan was given a lifeline by Irfan Khan Niazi, Kingsmen's best fielder, soon after he reached his half-century. Niazi dropped a simple catch at long-on. Farhan didn't look back and delivered the goods.
Stats
Farhan attains dual milestones
Farhan completed 1,000 runs in the PSL. Playing his 36th match, Farhan has raced to 1,014 runs at 32.70. Farhan smashed his 2nd PSL hundred. He also owns 6 fifties. He has raced to 42 PSL sixes, as per ESPNcricinfo. Overall in the 20-over format, he has gone past 5,000 runs. He has scored 5,096 runs at 34.66 from 166 matches (160 innings). He now owns 9 hundreds (50s: 32). Farhan owns 496 fours and 233 sixes.
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Highest scorer in ICC T20 World Cup 2026
Farhan was the highest run-scorer in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. From six matches, he amassed 383 runs at 76.60. He hit 37 fours and 18 sixes. Notably, he hit two centuries and two fifties.