Pakistan vs Namibia, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan's star opener Sahibzada Farhan entered his name in the record books as he became only the batter from his country to score a century in the T20 World Cup history, Sahibzada's century came during Pakistan's final group match against Namibia in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Wednesday.

Apart from Sahibzada, Ahmed Shehzad is the other batter from Pakistan to score a century in the T20 World Cup, having achieved the milestone during the 2014 edition of the tournament against Bangladesh in Mirpur. Farhan went on to remain unbeaten on 100, having smashed 11 fours and four sixes. After opting to bat first, Pakistan posted a massive total of 199/3 in their 20 overs with an aim to seal their Super 8 qualification.

Sahibzada has been the most consistent performer for Pakistan in the T20I format over the past few months. His century was the third of this tournament, following Pathum Nissanka of Sri Lanka and Yuvraj Samra of Canada. This was Farhan's maiden T20I century as he became the top run-getter in the tournament, having produced the impactful contributions of 47 and 71 against the Netherlands and the USA, respectively, before scoring a 0 in the previous game against India.

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Pakistan headed into the match under immense pressure after losing against India by 61 runs on Sunday. After Farhan and Shehzad's centuries, the next best individual score by a Pakistani batter is in the name of Umar Akmal (94) against Australia in 2014.

Highest scores by Pakistani batters in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Ahmed Shehzad: 111* in 62 balls vs Bangladesh (2014)

Sahibzada Farhan: 100* in 58 balls vs Namibia (2026)

Umar Akmal: 94 in 54 balls vs Australia (2014)

Mohammad Rizwan: 79* in 55 balls vs India (2021)

Mohammad Rizwan: 79* in 50 balls vs Namibia (2021)

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Apart from Sahibzada, skipper Salman Agha came up with a crucial contribution of 38 runs, whereas Shadab Khan remained unbeaten on 36 runs in 22 balls, hitting one four and three sixes. Pakistan registered their second-highest total in the T20 World Cup history.

Highest totals for PAK in T20 WCs

201/5 vs BAN, Kolkata, 2016

199/3 vs NAM, Colombo SSC, 2026*

191/6 vs AUS, Gros Islet, 2010

191/5 vs AUS, Mirpur, 2014


Pakistan vs Namibia Playing XIs, ICC T20 World Cup 2026:

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan(w), Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq

Namibia: Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Alexander Volschenk, JJ Smit, Zane Green(w), Ruben Trumpelmann, Willem Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell