Sahibzada Farhan
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Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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| Born | 6 March 1996 Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Patakha[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 257) | 11 March 2026 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 13 March 2026 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 79) | 8 July 2018 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 28 February 2026 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016, 2023–present | Peshawar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Baluchistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Faisalabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019, 2025–present | Islamabad United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Karachi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Lahore Qalandars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Multan Sultans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sahibzada Farhan (Pashto: صاحبزاده فرحان; born 6 March 1996) is a Pakistani international cricketer.[2] He plays for the national team as a right-handed top order batsman.[3][4] Farhan represents Peshawar in domestic cricket and Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League.[5]
Farhan began playing cricket at a young age in his hometown of Charsadda, primarily with tape or tennis balls due to the lack of hard-ball cricket facilities. His formal journey in cricket began after his family moved to Peshawar in 2008, where he joined the Peshawar Gymkhana Club. Although his family relocated for his education, Farhan's passion remained with cricket, and he often trained without full support from his extended family. However, his father recognized his potential and supported his ambitions.[citation needed]
Initially, Farhan trained as a fast bowler but found limited success, participating in only a few matches over two years. He later switched focus to batting after performing impressively in a local match. Encouraged by a friend, he resumed hard-ball cricket as a batsman, quickly gaining attention in local tournaments by scoring successive centuries in a PCB inter-district tournament.[citation needed]
These performances earned him a spot in the Peshawar Under-19 team, despite skepticism from some quarters. Supported by coach Fazl-e-Akbar, Farhan excelled at the Under-19 level. Despite his strong performances, Farhan's first-class debut was delayed until 2016 due to an appendicitis surgery.[6]
Domestic career
He made his first-class debut for Peshawar in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 1 October 2016.[7]
He was the leading run-scorer for Balochistan in the 2017 Pakistan Cup, scoring 331 runs in five matches.[8]
In April 2018, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[9][10] In the opening match against Balochistan, he scored 155 runs and was named man of the match.[11][12] In March 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[13][14]
In September 2019, he joined the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[15][16] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, with 447 runs,[17] and was named the PCB's Domestic Cricketer of the Year for 2021.[18] In December 2023, he was appointed captain of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited for the 2023–24 President's Trophy.[19]
In the 2024–25 National T20 Cup, Farhan set a new record for the most runs in a single edition of the tournament, scoring 588 runs in six innings. During the semi-final for Peshawar, he scored 148 runs against Abbottabad Region. His highest score of 162, made against Quetta Region, surpassed Kamran Akmal's 150 as the highest T20 score by a Pakistani batsman.[20][21] He ended the tournament with 605 runs and was adjudged Player of the Series.
During the 2025 Pakistan Super League, he played for Islamabad United, scoring 184 runs in six matches with a strike rate of 165.77.[22] He was later signed by Multan Sultans for the 2026 Pakistan Super League, where he scored his ninth Twenty20 century.[23]
International career
In June 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[24] He made his T20I debut against Australia in the final of the tournament.[25]
In December 2018, he represented Pakistan in the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[26]
In May 2025, Farhan returned to the national side and scored a career-best 74 runs in the second T20I against Bangladesh, reaching his maiden T20I half-century in 29 balls.[27]
During the Pakistan's 3–0 series sweep against the West Indies in August 2025, he scored 63 runs off 41 balls in the third T20I.[28][29]
During the 2025 Asia Cup, Farhan scored 58 runs off 45 balls in a match against India. During the tournament, he surpassed Abhishek Sharma’s record for the most T20 sixes in a calendar year by an Asian batter, reaching 88 sixes in 34 innings.[30][31] In the 2025 Asia Cup final, he was the top-scorer for Pakistan with 57 runs.
In November 2025, during a Tri-Nation Series match against Sri Lanka, he scored an unbeaten 80* off 45 balls.[32] He became the first Pakistani batter to hit 100 T20 sixes in a single calendar year during this series.[33] In the fourth match of the series against Zimbabwe, he scored 63 runs from 41 balls in a 103-run partnership with Babar Azam.[34]
Farhan was included in the Pakistan squad for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup. He finished as the tournament's leading run-scorer with 383 runs, surpassing Virat Kohli's record for the most runs in a single T20 World Cup edition.[35] He became the first player to score two centuries in a single T20 World Cup and shared a 176-run partnership with Fakhar Zaman against Sri Lanka, the highest partnership in the history of the tournament.[35]
