Sneh Rana credits bowling coach for Player of the series performance in tri series

India spinner Sneh Rana credited bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi after winning the Player of the Series award in the team’s tri-series triumph in Sri Lanka.

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side hammered Sri Lanka by 97 runs in the final and successfully avenged a rare loss against them in the previous fixture.

Rana continued her rich form in the final and picked 4/38 in 9.2 overs, dismissing Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani and Malki Madara. Following another match-winning show, Rana was thrilled to bits and revealed how she worked alongside the bowling coach and stuck to pace-off deliveries and yorkers.

“I am very pleased to have contributed. Coming after so many months, I worked very hard, so I’m very grateful. The plan was simple – just stick to pace-off deliveries and yorkers. Worked with the bowling coach a lot, and it worked out. (World Cup) Very confident, especially in my team, who worked so hard and played brilliantly,” said Rana.

Rana finished as the leading wicket-taker of the tri-nation series with 15 wickets to her name from 5 matches at an average of 14 and an economy of 4.73. As a result, she registered the most wickets by an Indian women’s player in a multi-national ODI series and was deservedly adjudged Player of the Series. She registered her best figures during the second match against South Africa as she picked up her maiden five-wicket haul.

Rana registered figures of 5/43 in ten overs and triggered a dramatic collapse of the Proteas women’s batting line up, who went from 240/4 to 261 all out and set up a 15-run victory for India. The off-spinner was deservedly adjudged Player of the Match for turning the game in India’s favour. Rana also scalped 3/31 and 3/45 against Sri Lanka during the league stage.