'Want to do similarly': Pooja Vastrakar reveals her plans for the Asia Cup 2024

Indian speedster Pooja Vastrakar revealed her bowling plans for the Asia Cup after picking eight wickets in the three-match T20I series against South Africa.

SportsTak Desk

• Tue • 09 Jul 2024

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Pooja Vastrakar picked eight wickets in the three-match T20I series against South Africa.

Pooja Vastrakar picked four wickets in the 3rd T20I against South Africa.

Indian speedster Pooja Vastrakar who was awarded Player of the Match for her four-wicket haul in the 3rd T20I against South Africa has revealed that she will bowl wicket to wicket and with the same length as this series. Vastrakar claimed four wickets for 13 runs in 3.1 overs to help India dismiss South Africa for 84 in the third and final T20I

She explained that bowling on the same length will surely help in the pitches of Sri Lanka.

"It was an opportunity for me and whatever I practiced in the nets - bowling wicket-to-wicket - I executed. Bowling hard lengths help me," the 24-year-old said during the post-match presentation.

Vastrakar was the highest wicket-taker of the series with eight scalps in three T20Is. She was awarded Player of the Series for her spledind performance with the ball.

"As an opportunity and a responsibility, the team felt I should be given the new ball. And I wanted to pick up early wickets and give team a good start," said Vastrakar who ended as highest wicket taker in the T20I series with eight scalps from three matches. "Such lengths will be effective in Sri Lanka. Want to do similarly well in Asia Cup. Tonight we tried to bowl to our strengths and give our best. All bowlers did well."

India produced a sensational all-round show as they bundled out SA for 84 and then knocked off the required runs in 10.5 overs, scoring 88 for no loss with Smriti Mandhana blasting an unbeaten 40-ball 54.

Vastrakar had also taken four wickets in the ODI series against the same opponents in Bengaluru. The ninth edition of the Women's Asia Cup will be played from July 19 to 28 in Sri Lanka.

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India's squad for Women's Asia Cup 2024

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetry (WK), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan

Traveling reserves: Shweta Sehrawat, Saika Ishaque, Tanuja Kanwer, Meghna Singh

India matches in Women's Asia Cup 2024

WOMEN’S ASIA CUP T20, 2024 – INDIA’S FIXTURES
No.	Date	Day	Match	Venue
1	19-Jul-24	Friday	India vs Pakistan	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
2	21-Jul-24	Sunday	India vs UAE	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
3	23-Jul-24	Tuesday	India vs Nepal	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla