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Farhan sets three-match T20I series run record

His 238 runs surpassed Abhishek Sharma’s previous mark of 229.

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Added 14 October 2026 · Source published 14 October 2026

The ICC reports that Sahibzada Farhan set the record for the most runs in a bilateral three-match men’s T20I series between two Full Members. Three consecutive half-centuries took the Pakistan captain to 238 runs against Sri Lanka, ahead of Abhishek Sharma’s 229 against Afghanistan earlier in 2026. Pakistan won the series 2–1 despite Sri Lanka’s eight-wicket victory in the final match on 13 October.

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Innings scorecard

Scorecard checked 1 November 2026, 09:37 PKT. Saved figures, not a live feed.

Source reported status: Sri Lanka won by 8 wkts.

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

Match date: Tuesday, October 13 2026.

Pakistan · 168-8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.4)

Pakistan batting
Batter	Dismissal / status	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sahibzada Farhan (c)	c Dasun Shanaka b Nuwan Thushara	76	47	7	3	161.70
Fakhar Zaman	c Lahiru Udara b Eshan Malinga	12	7	1	1	171.43
Maaz Sadaqat	c Chamindu Wickramasinghe b Eshan Malinga	0	3	0	0	0.00
Hasan Nawaz	c Kamindu Mendis b V Viyaskanth	16	17	2	0	94.12
Khawaja Nafay (wk)	c Sahan Arachchige b Dasun Shanaka	3	5	0	0	60.00
Mohammad Imran Randhawa	c Chamindu Wickramasinghe b Dasun Shanaka	6	10	0	0	60.00
Abdul Samad	c Lahiru Udara b Dasun Shanaka	15	10	2	1	150.00
Arafat Minhas	not out	34	20	2	2	170.00
Razaullah	b Nuwan Thushara	0	1	0	0	0.00

Extras: 6 (b 1, lb 2, w 3, nb 0, p 0).

Did not Bat Salman Mirza, Sufyan Moqim.

Opposition bowling · Pakistan innings
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Binura Fernando	4	0	45	0	11.20
Nuwan Thushara	4	0	38	2	9.50
Eshan Malinga	4	1	38	2	9.50
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth	4	0	23	1	5.80
Dasun Shanaka	4	0	21	3	5.20

Sri Lanka · 172-2 (17.1 Overs, RR: 10.02)

Sri Lanka batting
Batter	Dismissal / status	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lahiru Udara	lbw b Mohammad Imran Randhawa	1	2	0	0	50.00
Sineth Jayawardena	c Razaullah b Arafat Minhas	38	26	5	2	146.15
Kusal Mendis (c & wk)	not out	87	48	9	4	181.25
Kamindu Mendis	not out	40	27	4	0	148.15

Extras: 6 (b 1, lb 2, w 3, nb 0, p 0).

Did not Bat Sahan Arachchige, Dasun Shanaka, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Binura Fernando, Eshan Malinga, Nuwan Thushara.

Opposition bowling · Sri Lanka innings
Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Salman Mirza	3	40	0	13.30
Mohammad Imran Randhawa	4	31	1	7.80
Razaullah	3.1	37	0	11.70
Sufyan Moqim	4	35	0	8.80
Arafat Minhas	3	26	1	8.70

Scorecard source. Team totals, batting runs plus extras, bowling runs plus non-bowler extras, and legal-ball totals checked for the displayed innings.