Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey becomes first bowler to take eight wickets in a T20 match
Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey became the first bowler to claim an eight-wicket haul in a T20 game, during his side’s match against Myanmar on Friday (December 26).
Yeshey, a left-arm spinner, recorded figures of 8/7 from four overs in the third T20I, which happened in Gelephu, Bhutan.
The 22-year-old’s record-breaking performance helped Bhutan bowl Myanmar out for just 45 and secure an 82-run win.
There has been four seven-wicket hauls in men’s T20 cricket before Yeshey’s effort – Syazrul Idrus (7/8 for Malaysia vs China in 2023) and Ali Dawood (7/19 for Bahrain vs Bhutan in 2025), Colin Ackermann (7/18 for Leicestershire vs Birmingham Bears in 2019) and Taskin Ahmed (7/19 for Durbar Rajshahi vs Dhaka Capitals in 2025).
Published on Dec 29, 2025
