Tryon praises Proteas Women ‘resilience' on tough Sri Lanka trip

PROTEAS Women all-rounder Chloe Tryon said the recent Tri-Series tournament in Sri Lanka, which they were knocked out of, was one of her hardest tours to date.

- JEHRAN NAIDOO

The Proteas faced off against India and Sri Lanka in four matches, three of which they lost, before winning their last game.

The experienced all-rounder said they left everything out on the field during the last game against Sri Lanka, and ended up taking away some valuable pointers for the World Cup in India in September and October.

Managing their energy and effort in the heat and humidity that sub-continent cricket offers was one of the most vital takeaways from the tour, Tryon explained. Hot and humid, low and slow are the conditions teams are expected to face in places like India and Sri Lanka, and the recent tour was no different.

The South Africans had to adjust playing close to 40 overs of spin in a match, which was the case in all but three games by the looks of things.

"I don't think we expected those conditions. Hot and sticky and humid, I think it was a bit hard to adjust in the beginning," Tryon said.

"But I think we rose to the occasion and handled that aspect really well.

"With regards to the wicket, there was barely any movement, and it forced us to try and find ways to make a breakthrough.