Bhutan spinner takes eight wickets to set new T20 record

A left-arm spinner from Bhutan has become the first bowler to take eight wickets in a Twenty20 international.

Sonam Yeshey, 22, took 8-7 in his four overs during the third men's T20 international at home to Myanmar, who were all out for 45 replying to 127-9.

Yeshey went ahead of Syazrul Idrus, who took 7-8 for Malaysia against China in 2023, and Ali Dawood, who had 7-19 for Bahrain against Bhutan earlier this year, on the all-time T20 international best bowling list.

Yeshey made his T20 international debut in 2022 against Malaysia when he had figures of 3-16 and has gone on to take 37 wickets in 34 matches.

In domestic and franchise T20 cricket there has never been an eight-wicket haul.

Colin Ackermann took 7-18 for Leicestershire Foxes against Birmingham Bears in England's T20 Blast in 2019.

Taskin Ahmed grabbed 7-19 for Durbar Rajshahi against Dhaka Capitals in the Bangladesh Premier League this year.

The best bowling figures in a women's T20 international are 7-0 by Indonesia's Rohmalia against Mongolia in 2024.