Who is Sahibzada Farhan? The Pakistan batter who equaled the world record of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill

Meet Sahibzada Farhan

The Islamabad United batter played a stunning knock of 106 runs against the Peshawar Zalmi in their clash held on April 14. Farhan’s innings saw his side post a massive total of 243/5 in 20 overs.

Farhan’s fantastic knock

The 29-year-old formed a brilliant opening partnership with Colin Munro which went up to 144 runs. Farhan’s knock of 106 included an impressive 13 boundaries and 5 sixes.

Farhan smashed bowlers all around the stadium

The Islamabad-based franchise bundled out the Peshawar Zalmi for just 141 runs after setting up a humongous target of 244. While Imad Wasim picked up 3 scalps, Ben Dwarshuis and Shadab Khan chipped in with 2 scalps each as Islamabad United romped their way to victory.

Islamabad United cruised to a 102-run victory

The Pakistan batter is currently this year’s highest-scorer in T20 cricket. Farhan has amassed 736 runs in just 9 T20 matches in 2025, with his highest individual score being 162*. He has so far scored 2 half-centuries and 4 centuries in the format this year.

Farhan clinches massive feat

The Pakistan batter’s ton against Peshawar Zalmi was his fourth century in T20 cricket this year, making him only the fifth player in history to do so. Farhan joined the likes of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler and Chris Gayle.