In a high-stakes encounter at the Sinhalese Sports Club on February 18, 2026, Pakistanlooking for one t20 world cup 2026 Their must-win clash against a Super 8 berth took a strange and dramatic turn namibia. While the world’s eyes were on the scoreboard, a moment of pure physics and friction grabbed the headlines in the early powerplay.
T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan’s bat flew away against Namibia, his grip became loose
The most unusual scene of the T20 World Cup was seen during a ball from Namibia in the fourth over of the match. jack brassell. Facing a 136.4 km/h ball slightly wide of the off-stump, the Pakistan opener Sahebzada Farhan A powerful slash at the cover boundary. The force of the swing was so tremendous that the bat slipped completely from his grip at the point of impact.
In a scene resembling a javelin throw, the bat flew into the air over the wicketkeeper’s head, and landed several meters behind the square-leg area. Despite an equipment malfunction, the ball safely cut over the infield, allowing Farhan and Saim Ayyub Running out for two runs while the Namibian fielders looked at the trajectory of the bat in disbelief.
The reason behind the ‘flying bat’ phenomenon was immediately identified as lack of grip due to the intense humidity and sweat in Colombo. In a display of team camaraderie, Shaheen Afridiwho was specially rested for this match to manage his workload, was seen storming out of the dugout before the next ball was bowled. Armed with a new set of high-grip gloves, Shaheen personally gave the gear to Farhan to ensure there were no further projectile incidents.
Here is the video:
Sent the bat on a separate journey! 💥✈️
The toe ended over point, while the bat landed somewhere near backward square. Run safe. grasp? Not so much. 😅
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Sahibzada Farhan’s maiden T20 World Cup century takes Pakistan to 199/3 against Namibia
Sinhalese Sports Club witnessed a historic masterclass as Farhan became the second batsman for Pakistan to score a century in the T20 World Cup, scoring an unbeaten 100* with his bat. after initial defeat Saim Ayyub and departure of salman ali aga On 38, Farhan paced the innings with a mix of surgical accuracy and late-overs carnage.
saw middle stage Khwaja Nafe Fell for 5 runs, but this also paved the way for a banging finish. Shadab KhanWho played an important role of 36 runs. Farhan entered the final over on 99 and brought up his maiden T20I century with a brilliant single, leading to wild celebrations in the Pakistan dugout. His innings included nine fours and five sky-scraping sixes as he single-handedly led Pakistan from a steady start to a mammoth score of 199/3 in 20 overs.
The 18th over proved to be the turning point, when Farhan and Shadab destroyed the innings. jack brassell Namibia were effectively out of the contest for 20 runs. despite this Ruben TrumpelmanDespite trying his best to bowl wide yorkers in the final over, he could not stop the flow of runs as Pakistan took advantage of the small square boundaries. The Namibian bowlers fought valiantly, led by Brassel’s two wickets, but ultimately succumbed to the determination of the Pakistani top order.