Rising Pune Supergiant cricketer Washington Sundar bowls during the first 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 Qualifier 1 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants at The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 16, 2017. Pic/AFP

Rising Pune Supergiant's young off-spinner Washington Sundar says he was heartened as he operated in the Powerplay overs and picked up three wickets in his team's 20-run win over Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Tuesday.