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Pakistan opening batter Sahibzada Farhan has been signed by Dambulla Sixers as their icon player for the upcoming edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026.
The franchise confirmed the signing through an official social media announcement following Farhan’s remarkable performances in the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11.
“Icon Player Alert! Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan is locked in for the upcoming LPL season as the Icon Player for Dambulla Sixers,” the franchise stated.
The sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League is scheduled to begin on July 17, with reigning champions Jaffna set to face Galle in the tournament opener at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.
The tournament will run until August 8, and matches will be played across four international venues in Sri Lanka.
Notably, Farhan has rapidly established himself as one of Pakistan’s most consistent performers in T20 cricket over the past year.
The right-handed batter enjoyed a historic campaign during the T20 World Cup 2026, where he finished as the tournament’s leading run-scorer.
The opener amassed 383 runs in seven matches at an impressive average of 76.60 and a strike-rate of 160.25, registering two centuries and two half-centuries during the tournament.
He also became the first batter in history to score two centuries in a single T20 World Cup edition, while surpassing Virat Kohli’s long-standing record for most runs in one edition of the tournament.
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