There are 2 bowlers in T20 International cricket, who have taken 7 wickets each in a match but Sonam Yeshe has become the first bowler who has taken 8 wickets in a T20 match. Bhutan bowler Sonam performed this historic spell in the third match of the 5-match series against Myanmar. Bhutan won the series against Myanmar 5-0.

Who is Sonam Yeshe?

Sonam Yeshe is the Bhutanese bowler who created history by taking 8 wickets in the T20 match. He is a left-arm spinner, who devastated Myanmar’s top order. In this match, he gave only 7 runs in his spell of 4 overs and took 8 wickets.

With the brilliant bowling of Sonam Yeshe, Bhutan defeated Myanmar by 81 runs in the fifth T20 in Bhutan. Batting first, Bhutan team had scored 126 runs. Chasing the target of 127, Myanmar team was reduced to 45 runs. Sonam alone took 8 out of 10 wickets.

! The left-arm orthodox magician claimed 8/7 in 4 overs against Myanmar today. @ICC pic.twitter.com/OtOZofj75n

— BhutanCricketOfficial (@BhutanCricket) December 26, 2025

Sonam Yeshe, born on December 3, 2003, celebrated her 22nd birthday on the 3rd. He has taken 38 wickets in 35 T20 International matches played for Bhutan.

Sonam made this record of taking 8 wickets against Myanmar on 26 December, which was the third match of the 5-match T20 series. Sonam Yeshe took a total of 13 wickets in the series.

Who is the bowler who took the most wickets in T20I matches for India?

Malaysia’s Syazrul Idrus and Bahrain’s Ali Dawood, who have taken 7-7 wickets in a T20. The bowlers who have taken the most wickets in a T20 International match for India are Deepak Chahar and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Chahar took 6 wickets for 7 runs in a spell of 3.2 overs against Bangladesh on November 10, 2019 in Nagpur. Chahal took 6 wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs in the match played against England in Bengaluru on February 1, 2017.

India won the first T20 match by a record margin of 101 runs. In this match played in Cuttack, thanks to Hardik Pandya’s half-century inning of 59 runs, Team India had made a score of 175 runs. In response to this, the entire South African team was reduced to 74 runs. The Indian team has created a big record in this match, while Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah have registered their names in the history book. Here’s a look at those 5 records that were broken in the India vs South Africa first T20 match.

Five records broken in India-South Africa first T20:

Jasprit Bumrah’s century of wickets: Jasprit Bumrah has become only the second Indian bowler to complete 100 wickets in International T20 cricket. He achieved this feat in the 78th innings of his T20 career. Before him, Arshdeep Singh had become the first bowler for India to take 100 wickets in T20.

Most dismissals in a T20 match (wicketkeeper): He has come second in the list of Indian wicketkeepers who have made the most dismissals in a single T20 match. He made 4 dismissals in the first T20 match against South Africa. Before him, MS Dhoni had made 5 dismissals in the same T20 match on four occasions.

Fourth Indian to hit 100 sixes in T20: Hardik Pandya has become the fourth Indian to hit 100 sixes in international T20 cricket. Before him, Rohit Sharma (205), Suryakumar Yadav (155), Virat Kohli (124) have done this.

Third biggest win against South Africa: India defeated South Africa by 101 runs in Cuttack. This is India’s third biggest win against South Africa in the history of international T20 cricket. This is India’s biggest win against South Africa on its home ground.

Tilak Verma completed 1000 runs at the youngest age: Tilak Verma has become the first Indian batsman to complete 1000 T20 runs under the age of 25. He has established this record at the age of 23 years and 31 days.

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Josh Hazlewood’s lethal bowling was seen in the India vs Australia second T20 being played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, he bowled 3 overs in the powerplay and took 3 big wickets. He gave only 6 runs and made Shubhman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma his victims. With this he made a big record in his name.

In the second T20, Mitchell Marsh won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, India got the first blow on the score of 20, vice-captain Shubman Gill was out after scoring 5 runs after playing 10 balls. He was dismissed by Hosh Hazlewood. After this Sanju Samson became the victim of Nathan Ellis, he could score only 2 runs.

Josh Hazlewood dismissed Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma respectively on the third and fifth balls of the 5th over. On the second ball of the over, the wicket keeper had given up an easy catch of Suryakumar, but Hazlewood bowled the next ball on a good length and was again caught by the wicket keeper. Tilak Verma went to hit a big shot but the ball only went high, the wicket keeper took an easy catch.

Josh Hazlewood created history

Josh Hazlewood has become the joint second bowler for Australia to take the most T20 International wickets. He has equaled Mitchell Starc, taking 79 wickets in T20. Starc also had the same number of wickets, he has retired from T20 International cricket. The highest wicket taker for Australia in this format is Adam Zampa, who took 131 wickets.

Abhishek Sharma played important innings

Half of the Indian team had returned to the pavilion within 50 runs (49), the fifth wicket had fallen in the form of Axar Patel. He was run out. After this, there was a good partnership between Harshit Rana and Abhishek Sharma, while on one hand the Indian batsmen were not able to survive, on the other hand Abhishek completed his half-century in 23 balls.

The West Indies cricket team defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets in the second T20. This exciting match lasted till the last ball. Shaheen Shah Afridi put the last over, on the last ball of which Jason Holder hit his team and won his team. Holder also performed brilliantly in bowling, with 4 wickets, he broke Dwayne Bravo’s big record. The 3-match series is equal to 1-1, now the third match will be decisive.

The West Indies had a target of 134 runs to win. But the team did not start well. Mohammad Nawaz dismissed both openers Elik Ethanaz (2) and Jewel Andrew (12) cheaply, after which he also took the wicket of captain Shai Hope (21). After Gudkesh Moti (28), in the end, Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd won their team by 2 wickets in a thrilling match.

Want 4 runs on the last ball, Jason Holder won the match by hitting

Shaheen Shah Afridi had to defend 8 runs in the last over, which was a difficult task but on the second ball he overturned the match by dismissing Romario Shepherd (15). The match reached the last ball and the West Indies needed 4 runs on the last ball. Afridi threw the wide ball, after which now 3 runs were needed. On the next ball, Jason Holder hit a four and won his team by 2 wickets. Holder played a short but important innings of 16 runs in 10 balls.

Jason Holder broke Bravo’s record

Earlier, Holder also performed amazing in bowling, he took the most 4 wickets in the innings. He conceded just 19 runs in 4 overs spell. Holder dismissed Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Hassan Nawaz and Mohammad Nawaz. Holder has now become the highest wicket -taking bowler in T20 international cricket for the West Indies. He broke Bravo’s record, named 78 wickets.

From one allounder to the next, Jason Holder Surpasses Dwayne Bravo to become our leading bowler in T20is. #WIVSPAK , #Fullahenergy pic.twitter.com/przqfcflj2

– Windies Cricket (@Windiiescrick) August 3, 2025

West Indies vs Pakistan decisive T20 on Monday

The 3-match T20 series is now equal to 1-1. The third match of the series between West Indies and Pakistan will be decisive, which will be played from 5:30 am on Monday 4 August (as per Indian time).