Who is Sonam Yeshey? Bhutan's left-arm spinner, who took eight wickets, recording best-ever figures in a T20I

Bhutan's left-arm spinner Sonam Yeshey took eight wickets in a T20I against Myanmar, recording the best-ever figures in a T20I.

Bhutan's left-arm spinner Sonam Yeshey rewrote history books, becoming the first bowler in the history of the game to take eight wickets in a T20I. With this feat, the 22-year-old recorded the best-ever figures in a T20I. Yeshey ran through the Myanmar lineup, returning with figures of 8/7 in the spell of four overs. This performance helped Bhutan bundle out Myanmar for a paltry 45, enabling the side to register an emphatic victory by 81 runs.

Bhutan's left-arm spinner Sonam Yeshey took eight wickets in a T20I (ICC - X)

“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,” the official handle of Bhutan Cricket wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Bhutan dominated the entire series, winning 5-0 with Yeshey taking 13 wickets. It is worth mentioning that only six bowlers have picked up a seven-wicket haul in T20Is (two times in men's cricket and four times in women's cricket).

Indonesia’s Rohmalia has the best figures of 7/0 in women's cricket, achieving the feat against Mongolia in 2024. Before Yeshley, Syazrul Idrus had the previous best figures in men’s international cricket (7/8 for Malaysia against China).

His 38 wickets in the 35 matches have come at an average of 17.10 and a strike rate of 18.4, with an economy rate of 5.5. He has a total of 37 runs to his name in the T20I format, with his highest score being 11 not out against Myanmar in 2023.

Here are the best bowling figures in a men's T20I

Bhutan's Sonam Yeshey - 8/7 against Myanmar

Indonesia's Syazul Idrus - 7/8 against China

Bahrain's Ali Dawood - 7/19 against Bhutan

Singapore's Harsha Bharadwaj - 6/3 against Mongolia

Nigeria's Peter Aho - 6/5 against Sierra Leone