Bhutan’s Soman Yeshey sets new T20I bowling record

Bhutan’s Soman Yeshley rewrote the record books by becoming the first bowler to grab eight wickets in a T20 game.

The 22-year left-arm spinner ran through the Myanmar top order to return with figures of eight for seven in his four overs for a first in the shortest format of the game.

Myanmar were bowled out for 45, chasing Bhutan’s 127 thanks to Yeshey’s heroics. Bhutan dominated the T20I series winning 5-0 with the 22-year-old picking 13 wickets in the series.

Six bowlers have picked up a seven-wicket haul in T20I cricket (two in men’s cricket and four in women’s cricket). Indonesia’s Rohmalia has the best figures of seven for none against Mongolia in 2024 in women’s T20I cricket while Syazrul Idrus had the previous best figures in men’s international cricket (seven for eight for Malaysia against China).

Yeshey picked up a three-wicket haul on his T20I debut in 2022 against Malaysia and hasn’t looked back since, snapping 38 wickets in 35 matches.

Pictures Courtesy: Bhutan Cricket