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 |
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