India, Dec. 23 -- Young Indian left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma said she was delighted to have executed her plans despite going wicketless on her women's T20I debut, revealing that listening to the national anthem helped her settle her pre-match nerves. The 20-year-old made an impressive international debut in the series opener against Sri Lanka, returning economical figures of 0/16 from four overs as India cruised to an eight-wicket win. Vaishnavi built sustained pressure through her spell, offering little room to the Sri Lankan batters as India restricted the tourists to 121/6 before overhauling the target with 32 balls to spare.

Despite finishing wicketless, the youngster said she was satisfied with her outing. "No disappointment (on...