Vaishnavi wants more after successful India debut in Vizag

India youngster Vaishnavi Sharma is determined to build on her impressive international debut and become a mainstay in the side's white-ball setup.

Vaishnavi made her first international appearance against Sri Lanka in Vizag on Sunday and the left-arm spinner made a strong impact as she bowled four economical overs in the side's clinical eight-wicket victory.

While Vaishnavi failed to pick up a wicket in the win, the youngster did not concede a single boundary to Sri Lanka's potent batting line-up and did not look out of place in the series opener at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.

Vaishnavi spoke with the media after the victory and admitted she had some nerves during the lead-up to the contest, but these soon settled once her team got on the pitch to commence the match.

“I was nervous before the national anthem. After that, I calmed down," Vaishnavi said.

“I am very happy that I was able to execute my plan. There are four more matches to go (in the series)."

Vaishnavi won her senior international debut on the back of some superb performances at the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup at the start of the year where the 20-year-old managed to finish as the leading wicket-taker at the tournament with a total of 17 scalps at an impressive average of 4.35.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur spoke in the build up to the series of providing some opportunities to younger players with the next edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup less than six months away and Vaishnavi wants to continue living out her dream and become a regular player in the side in the future.

"We have worked hard for this. Our dream is to represent India and contribute," Vaishnavi added.

"I can’t say much about the future. Let’s leave it to God."

India squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh (wk), G Kamalini (wk), Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma

Sri Lanka squad: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika De Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Imesha Dulani, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Shashini Gimhani, Nimesha Madushani, Kawya Kavindi, Rashmika Sewwandi, Malki Madara

Series schedule:

First T20I: December 21, Visakhapatnam (India won by eight wickets)
Second T20I: December 23, Visakhapatnam
Third T20I: December 26, Thiruvananthapuram
Fourth T20I: December 28, Thiruvananthapuram
Fifth T20I: December 30, Thiruvananthapuram