Chloe Tryon and Annerie Dercksen played when South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 76 runs to ensure the victory of the consolation at the R premadasa stadium in Colombo after the TRI series. Tryon became only the third bowler of Proteas, who took a hat -trick in the women’s ODIS after Dane van Niekerk and Masabata Klaas.
In 42. Via Tryon took the goals of Dewmi Vihanga, Sugandika Kumari and Malki Madar to end up with the characters of 8-1-34-5. After the duo deployed 52 for the opening goal, Hasini Perery and Vishmi Gunaratne also took into account the goals. On the back of its magic South Africa, the home team slipped to 239 at 42.5 overs, while defending 315.
Tryon also fired at No. 8 and also scored 74 runs out of 51 balls when South Africa recovered from 85 for five at 19.3 overs. She got a capable partner in Dercksen, who recorded her girl Odi a hundred out of 81 balls. The couple joined the partnership of 112 runs, the highest for South African women in ODIS.
Dercksen scored 104 out of 84 balls with nine four and five six, after which DE clerk undefeated 32 took Proteas for 300-run.
“We had a little trouble and we just wanted to take it as deeply as possible. I knew I had to be there until the end. I knew I had a lot of time, Annerie hit the ball so sweet, so I knew I could take time and just turn a strike.
Previously, Vihangy’s amazing figures were 9-0-43-5 for South Africa to keep a huge score on the album. Sri Lanka had all her seven best doughs enter double digits, but none of them could involve their beginnings. Skipper Chamari Athapath and Anushka Sanjeewani scored 52 and 43, but the gossip only delayed inevitable.
Sri Lanka will seem to meet Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday, May 11 in Colombo.
Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
9 May 2025
