Visakhapatnam, Dec. 22 -- Vaishnavi Sharma made an impressive start to her international career, playing a pivotal role in her first T20I for India against Sri Lanka in the first match of the series at Visakhapatnam on Sunday. India went on to win the contest by eight wickets, while Sri Lanka were restricted to 121/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

Bowling with maturity, Vaishnavi delivered a tight spell, conceding just 16 runs in her four overs and not allowing the Sri Lankan batters any freedom. Her economical figures played a crucial role in keeping the visitors under pressure throughout the innings.

Recalling her conversation with the skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Vaishnavi said, "She was telling me that I have done a good job in the past. ...