Sports · 30 December 2025
Sonam Yeshey of Bhutan records first T20 8-wicket haul against Myanmar
Exam-focused facts from the 30 December 2025 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Sonam Yeshey became the first player in T20 history, across international and domestic cricket, to take eight wickets in a single match.
- The 22-year-old left-arm spinner achieved record-breaking figures of 8/7 from four overs during the third T20I against Myanmar.
- The match was held at Gelephu Mindfulness City on December 26, 2025.
- Bhutan successfully defended a total of 127/9 by dismissing Myanmar for 45 runs.
- Yeshey surpassed the previous T20I records of seven-wicket hauls held by Syazrul Idrus of Malaysia and Ali Dawood of Bahrain.
- The spinner has taken a total of 12 wickets in the series so far, bringing his career tally to 37 wickets in 34 T20Is.