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Bhutan spinner Sonam Yeshey has scripted past by becoming the archetypal bowler to instrumentality 8 wickets successful a men's T20 International match.
The left-arm spinner achieved the unprecedented feat during the 3rd T20I against Myanmar successful Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan, connected December 26, according to ESPNCricinfo.
The 22-year-old returned singular figures of 8 for 7, bowling Myanmar retired for 45 successful effect to Bhutan's 127 for 9.
"A spell for the ages! Sonam Yeshey’s unbelievable 8/7 successful 4 overs goes down arsenic a satellite record," Bhutan Cricket posted connected their X account.
No bowler had antecedently taken an eight-wicket haul successful immoderate T20 match, planetary oregon otherwise.
The erstwhile champion bowling figures successful T20 Internationals belonged to Malaysia pacer Syazrul Idrus, who claimed 7 for 8 against China successful 2023.
Apart from Idrus, lone Bahrain's Ali Dawood has taken 7 wickets successful a T20I, returning figures of 7 for 19 against Bhutan earlier this year.
Netherlands all-rounder Colin Ackermann, who returned figures of 7 for 18 for Leicestershire against Birmingham Bears successful 2019, and Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed, who claimed 7 for 19 for Durbar Rajshahi against Dhaka Capitals earlier this year, are the lone 2 players to person achieved the feat successful T20s.
