Sahibzada Farhan lands ICC monthly award nod after record T20 World Cup run
“Sahibzada Farhan has earned an ICC Player of the Month nomination after a record-setting T20 World Cup campaign for Pakistan.”
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- Sahibzada Farhan has earned an ICC Player of the Month nomination after a record-setting T20 World Cup campaign for Pakistan.
- His 383-run haul and two centuries made him one of the standout performers of the tournament.
Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan has been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award following a prolific T20 World Cup 2026 campaign. ProPakistani reported that he topped the tournament’s run charts with 383 runs, scoring at a strike rate of 160.25 and averaging 76.60.
During the tournament, Farhan broke the record for the most runs in a single edition of the Men’s T20 World Cup, surpassing the previous mark of 319. He also became the first batter to score two centuries in one edition of the event, with hundreds against Namibia and Sri Lanka.
His consistency at the top of the order was central to Pakistan’s push into the Super 8 stage, even though the team narrowly missed a place in the semi-finals. Relevant ICC post:
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