Pakistan T20 team captain Sahibzada Farhan delivered an outstanding performance against Sri Lanka, breaking the world record previously held by Indian batter Abhishek Sharma.

Farhan has become the highest run-scorer in a three-match T20 series between two Full Member teams. He scored a total of 238 runs across the three matches against Sri Lanka, surpassing Sharma’s previous record of 229 runs against Afghanistan.

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The Pakistani captain scored 89 runs in the first match, 73 in the second and 76 in the third. He batted at an average of 79.33 and a strike rate of 165.27 throughout the series.

In recognition of his outstanding performance, Sahibzada Farhan was named Player of the Series. Pakistan won the three-match series against Sri Lanka 2–1.