Colombo, Feb. 18 -- Sahibzada Farhan on Wednesday etched his name into Pakistan's T20 World Cup history books with a blazing unbeaten century against Namibia at the SSC in Colombo, registering one of the highest individual scores by a Pakistani batsman in the tournament's history.

The landmark moment came when Gerhard Erasmus bowled a full delivery on middle, and Farhan got forward to drive it to long-on for a single to bring up his hundred. As the ball rolled into the deep, Farhan raised his right arm in celebration, visibly elated.

The "butcher from Charsadda" had reached 100, becoming just the second Pakistani to score a century in a T20 World Cup. It was a knock carved out with power and poise, using all his muscle on the big stage an...