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Sahibzada Farhan Sets T20I Series Record With 238 Runs
Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan scored a half-century in each of three T20Is against Sri Lanka.
The matches were played in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and made up Farhan's first bilateral T20I series as captain.
He scored 89 in the first match, 73 in the second and 76 in the third.
His total of 238 runs set a record for a player from a Full Member nation in a three-match bilateral T20I series, passing India's Abhishek Sharma, who scored 229 against Afghanistan in September 2026.
Farhan became the first captain to make a half-century in all three matches of such a series.
Pakistan lost the third match by eight wickets, according to NDTV Sports.
The series is over, with Farhan's record the key outcome; the overall three-match series record remains 283 runs, scored by Spain's Mohammad Ihsan in 2025.
Sahibzada Farhan scored 238 runs in Pakistan’s three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.
The total set a record for the most runs by a player from a Full Member nation in a three-match bilateral T20I series.
Farhan became the first captain to score a half-century in all three matches of a bilateral T20I series.
Pakistan lost the third and final match by eight wickets in Rawalpindi.
Spain’s Mohammad Ihsan holds the overall record for a three-match bilateral T20I series, with 260 runs.
- Who
- Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan.
- What
- He scored 238 runs in a three-match T20I series, setting a Full Member nation record.
- When
- The series concluded on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
- Why
- Farhan’s total surpassed the previous Full Member nation record of 229 runs, held by India’s Abhishek Sharma.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Farhan made his full-time captaincy debut in Rawalpindi and scored 89 runs in the first T20I.
Farhan scored 73 runs at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Farhan scored 76 runs in the third T20I as Pakistan finished on 168/8.
Pakistan lost the third T20I by eight wickets, and Farhan finished the series with 238 runs.
- Series total
- 238 runs
- Matches
- 3 T20Is against Sri Lanka
- Previous Full Member nation record
- 229 runs, Abhishek Sharma
- Third T20I score
- 76 runs off 47 balls
- Overall three-match series record
- 260 runs, Mohammad Ihsan of Spain