The best bowling figures in full member teams is by Deepak Chahar who took 6/7.
32-year-old Syazrul Idrus, who had previously played in 22 T20Is, delivered an outstanding performance taking 7/8, breaking the previous record held by Nigerian Peter Aho for the best bowling figures, who had taken 6/5.
China had opted to bat first against Malaysia but struggled against Malaysian bowlers and was bowled out for 23 in 11.2 overs. None of their batters managed to score double-digit runs, with opener Wei Guo Lei top scoring with just 7, with six others getting ducks.
Malaysia comfortably chased the target reaching 24/2 in just 4.5 overs
Among full members of the ICC, India's Deepak Chahar holds the record for the best bowling figures in a T20I, claiming 6 for 7 against Bangladesh in 2019. This performance from Chahar is the joint third best overall, alongside Dinesh Nakrani, who achieved the same figures for Uganda against Lesotho in 2021.
Frederique Overdijk of the Netherlands women’s team, currently holds the best bowling figures in a T20I, both for male and female players, with an extraordinary 7 for 3 against France in 2021.
Before Idrus, a total of six bowlers had taken 6 wickets in men’s T20Is which includes Yuzvendra Chahal of India as well apart from Chahar. Australia's spinner Ashton Agar, and Sri Lanka's tweaker Ajantha Mendis also picked 6 wickets in a T20I innings.
(PTI inputs)