Annerie Dercksen scored her maiden century while Chloe Tryon starred with bat and ball to help the Proteas Women power to a 76-run victory against Sri Lanka in the ODI tri-series in Colombo.
Proteas Women coach Mandla Mashimbyi believes his side should have had better results in the ODI tri-series against Sri-Lanka and India, had their fielding been a lot tighter than it has been.
Annerie Dercksen scored 81 in the Proteas Women’s penultimate match of the ODI tri-series against India but her efforts were in vain, as the team ultimately lost by 23 runs, ending any hopes of making Sunday’s final in Colombo.
The Proteas Women had to go into their third match of the ODI tri-series without captain Laura Wolvaardt, with Cricket SA announcing hours before the match that she had suffered from illness.
Annerie Dercksen and Chloe Tryon starred with the bat but it was not enough as the Proteas Women slipped to a 23-run defeat against India in the ODI tri-series in Colombo.
Proteas Women head coach Mandla Mashimbyi is determined to turn things around in their ODI tri-series, when they return to the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo against India in their third match tomorrow.