Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey etched his name in the record books after becoming the first bowler to scalp 8 wickets in a T20I against Myanmar. The left-arm spinner achieved the feat during the third T20Is between the two sides in Gelephu.
Batting first, Bhutan managed to score 127/9 in 20 overs. Namgang Chejay top-scored with an unbeaten 50. But it was Sonam who made headlines with his stunning bowling efforts. The left-arm bowler didn’t let the opposition take an upperhand and rattled the batting unit.
𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄!🌍🇧🇹 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒎 𝒀𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝑾𝑶𝑹𝑳𝑫 𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑶𝑹𝑫 𝒃𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒍! The left-arm orthodox magician claimed 8/7 in 4 overs against Myanmar today. @ICC pic.twitter.com/OtOZofj75n
— BhutanCricketOfficial🇧🇹 (@BhutanCricket) December 26, 2025
A spell for the ages! Sonam Yeshey’s unbelievable 8/7 in 4 overs goes down as a world record. @ICC #bhutanmyanmarseries #worldrecord pic.twitter.com/kBpmYjr8BH
— BhutanCricketOfficial🇧🇹 (@BhutanCricket) December 26, 2025
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒉𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑻20𝑰 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔! #bhuvbahrain @cricketbahrain @bhutanolympic @icc pic.twitter.com/wdKUIPExyq
— BhutanCricketOfficial🇧🇹 (@BhutanCricket) December 7, 2025
Only two Myanmar batters were able to cross the double-figure mark as Yeshey returned with figures of 7/8 in 4 overs which also included a maiden. Anand Mongar picked up the other two wickets to bowl out Myanmar for 45 and help the side win the match by 82 runs. The result also sealed Bhutan’s dominance in the five-match series, giving them an unassailable 3-0 lead.
Before Yeshey’s effort, the best figures in men’s T20 Internationals stood at seven wickets. Malaysia’s Syazrul Idrus had taken 7 for 8 against China in 2023, while Bahrain’s Ali Dawood claimed 7 for 19 against Bhutan earlier in 2025.
