Most runs in a T20 World Cup edition: Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan breaks Virat Kohli’s record
Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan broke the record for the most runs in a single T20 World Cup edition during the Super Eight encounter against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Saturday.
The tournament’s leading run-scorer overtook former Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who recorded 319 runs during the 2014 edition.
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The right-handed opener has scored a century and two fifties for Pakistan this World Cup and will hope to lead the side through to the semifinal of the competition with a convincing win over the home side in its final Super Eight encounter.
Most runs in a single edition of T20 World Cup
323 – Sahibzada Farhan, Pakistan (2026)*
319 – Virat Kohli, India (2014)
317 – Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka (2009)
303 – Babar Azam, Pakistan (2021)
302 – Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka (2010)
296 – Virat Kohli, India (2022)
295 – Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh (2016)
289 – David Warner, Australia (2021)
281 – Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan (2021)
281 – Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afghanistan (2024)
Published on Feb 28, 2026
