Maaz Sadaqat almost broke a Sahibzada Farhan record [Source: AFP]Maaz Sadaqat also broke a unique Sahibzada Farhan record against Sri Lanka in Pakistan’s second T20I of their three-match home series. Batting at number three in Rawalpindi on Sunday, October 11, the 21-year-old plundered 96 runs off just 51 balls with six cracking boundaries and seven sixes.Sadaqat’s innings not only catapulted the Pakistani total to a colossal 215-3 in 20 overs, but the youngster himself climbed above in a unique T20I list featuring several Pakistan batters in matches against Sri Lanka.Sahibzada Farhan still the leader, Sadaqat close second in huge PAK vs SL recordTo date, current skipper Sahibzada Farhan remains the only Pakistan cricketer in history to have scored a T20I century against Sri Lanka. The dynamic opener attained the feat back in February this year during match number 50 of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Pallekele. However, Maaz Sadaqat nearly became the second Pakistani batter to register a T20I century against Sri Lanka. In the second T20I of the three-match series between the two sides in Rawalpindi in October 2026, the youngster smeared 96 runs off just 51 balls with six boundaries and seven huge sixes.ALSO READNaseem Shah, Hasan Nawaz Humiliated At Pakistan Team Dinner: ReportAll in all, Sadaqat now holds the second highest individual score ever to be recorded by a Pakistani batter in a T20I innings against Sri Lanka. Notably, Sahibzada Farhan alone features thrice in the top five list. Here is a look at five highest individual scores recorded by Pakistan batters in T20I matches against Sri Lanka.Highest Individual Scores for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in T20Is:100 - Sahibzada Farhan, Pallekele, 202696 - Maaz Sadaqat, Rawalpindi, 2026, Tonight*89 - Sahibzada Farhan, Rawalpindi, 202684 - Fakhar Zaman, Pallekele, 202680* - Sahibzada Farhan, Rawalpindi, 2025 Maaz Sadaqat notches up second successive fifty after Asian Games debutRegardless, Maaz Sadaqat notched up the second half-century of his career, both in succession in the ongoing series against Sri Lanka. Just a couple of days ago, the cricketer slapped a 29-ball 50 in Rawalpindi to engineer Pakistan’s four-wicket win in 18.5 overs.Notably, he made his T20I debut for Pakistan just earlier this month during the 2026 Asian Games in Nisshin, Japan. However, in the two matches he played, the attacking left-handed batter managed to list scores of just 15 and 23 against Bangladesh and India in the semifinal and the final respectively.ALSO READSanju Samson’s Inconsistency Raises Big Question: How Long Can India Persist With Him?
