The game’s expansion through the shortest format of the game being played in associate nations has made it very apparent that the game is developing rapidly. Records are not left behind and are also growing! The T20Is list for the best bowling figures needs to be updated after Sonam Yeshey’s from Bhutan’s incredible performance of taking eight wickets against the Myanmar batting order, thus becoming the top wicket-taker.
With this achievement, the Bhutanese 22-year-old made history as the first-ever bowler to take eight wickets in a T20 match, whether international or domestic.
Basically, the five-match T20I series ended up being a complete rout where Bhutan defeated Myanmar in all five matches. Not to mention, Sonam Yeshey was the series’ leading wicket-taker with 13, while the second-best bowler, Pyae Phyo Wai, had eight wickets from five matches. The left-arm spinner from Bhutan will therefore claim the throne of the best T20I bowling figures.
Best Bowling Figures in T20Is – Sonam Yeshey, the Newbie
To grasp the extent of what the spinner from Bhutan has accomplished, it is necessary to mention that only two bowlers have managed to take a seven-wicket haul in the entire T20I cricket history – Syazrul Idrus from Malaysia and Ali Dawood from Bahrain. Idrus’s figures were 7/8 against China in 2023, and Dawood’s were 7/19 against Bhutan in 2025. Yeshey went one step further and took eight!
Moreover, the accomplishment (seven-wicket haul) has been recorded only twice even in T20 cricket, which is a rare occurrence. Colin Ackermann took 7/18 for Leicestershire against Birmingham Bears in 2019 and Taskin Ahmed was victorious with 7/19 for Durbar Rajshahi against Dhaka Capitals in 2025. This might help us in figuring out how the top bowling figures in T20Is are ranked.
Sonam Yeshey made his first appearance in 2022 against Malaysia and the nation immediately realized that he was extraordinary. He was the one to take three wickets for the team during his first game and only 16 runs were scored off him. This left the doors for more wickets not wide open but this performance of the slow left-arm bowler could be the start of something great.
So far in 35 T20 International matches, Yeshey has taken 38 wickets with an economy rate of 5.55, apart from having a four-wicket and five-wicket haul to his credit. He has also been part of the Bhutan U19 team and is expected to be around for a long time given how well he is presenting his talent.
Top 3 Best Bowling Figures in T20Is
Sonam Yeshey
The boy from Bhutan who made his debut in 2022 is now the newest member of the club of best bowling figures in the shortest format. When he was called to the attack as the first-change bowler against Myanmar, Yeshey took eight wickets in four overs and gave away only seven runs. Consequently, Bhutan won the match by 82 runs after scoring 127/9.
Syazrul Idrus
In the 2023 match against China, the Malaysian right-arm medium pacer was brought in as a first-change bowler. But he soon got lucky and achieved the magnificent figures of 7/8, thus playing a major role in the team’s restriction of China to just 23 runs. The Malaysians without any hassle chased the target with eight wickets remaining to claim victory.
Ali Dawood
The right-arm fast-medium bowler showcased his talent with the ball in the third T20I of the five-match series against Bhutan in December 2025. Bahrain batted first and scored 161 runs in the first innings. Ali Dawood was introduced in the third over and quickly started to ruin Bhutan’s batting line-up, eventually taking seven wickets.
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