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Young Spinner From Bhutan Creates History by Grabbing Eight Wickets for 7 Runs in T20
Sonam Yeshey took 8 wickets for 7 runs in four overs, setting a T20I record and helping Bhutan bowl out Myanmar for 45 in a dominant 82-run win.
- On December 26, Sonam Yeshey took 8-7 in four overs against the Myanmar national cricket team in Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan, becoming the first bowler ever to claim eight wickets in a T20 match.
- Only two men had picked seven wickets in a men's T20I before — Syazul Idrus and Ali Dawood — while four women bowlers including Rohmalia and Frederique Overdijk have also achieved this.
- Bhutan posted 127-9 with Namgang Chejay unbeaten on 50 off 45 balls, and Myanmar national cricket team were bowled out for 45 in 9.2 overs, losing by 82 runs.
- Bhutan lead the five-match series 4-0 and can complete a clean sweep with a win on Monday, December 29, while Sonam Yeshey has accounted for 12 wickets in four matches.
- Since then he has taken 37 wickets in 34 matches after originally impressing with figures of 3 for 16 on T20I debut vs Malaysia.
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Bhutan's left-arm spinner Sonam Yeshey has etched his name into cricket history, becoming the first bowler ever to claim eight wickets in a T20 match, international or otherwise.
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Sonam Yeshey of Bhutan creates world record, becomes first ever player to pick 8 wickets in a T20I game
Bhutan's left-arm spinner Sonam Yeshey created a world record in the third T20I against Myanmar as he became the first bowler ever in T20 cricket to pick up an eight-wicket haul. The 22-year-old returned with the magical figures of 8/7 in his four-over spell in the game that was played on Friday (December 26). Overall, he has accounted for 12 wickets in four matches with the fifth and final T20I scheduled to take place on Monday (December 29). O…
·India
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