Poonam Gets Her Wrong 'Uns Right

Has been the star performer in the T20I series against South Africa

- P.K. Ajith Kumar

Poonam Yadav was beaming when she met reporters on Tuesday night. The leg-spinner had just won the Player of-the-Match award in India’s 51-run victory over South Africa, finishing with three for 13 from three overs.

For the second game in a row, the 27-year-old from Uttar Pradesh had come close to performing a hat-trick, picking up two wickets in as many balls.

In the thick of it

Poonam, who now has 79 scalps in T20Is and 63 in ODIs, has spearheaded the Indian spin attack in the series, taking five wickets so far. She said there was some help for the spinners from the pitch.