In the build-up to the Women’s ODI World Cup campaign in India and Sri Lanka, South African players were asked to write a letter to the tournament.

“Dear World Cup, everything I’ve done in the sport, since I began playing in my backyard, has been about you,” a usually reticent Chloe Tryon began narrating. “South Africans never give up. We never back down and we do it to show the pride and strength of our country.”

A veteran of 117 ODIs and 113 T20Is, the left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder has been a crucial part of both of South Africa’s recent runs to the final – in the home T20 World Cup in 2023 and the next edition in 2024 in the UAE.

The 31-year-old will hope the three-time ODI World Cup semifinalist can better its showing with a dash to the final and potentially even win this time.

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