Proteas Women must get back to basics, says Chloe’ Tryon

Chloé Tryon says the Proteas need to get the basics right ahead of their second T20 World Cup match against New Zealand

The Proteas women might have stumbled in the opening match of the T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka, but Chloe Tryon insists that the South Africans will stick to their processes and return to basics when they face New Zealand today (7 pm start)

The Proteas faltered against Sri Lanka on Friday, losing the match by three runs in front of a raucous Newlands – a result that has put them on the immediate offensive in their matches ahead, starting with the White Ferns at Boland Park in Paarl.

Speaking ahead of the vital round-robin clash against New Zealand, Tryon addressed the team’s pitfalls in the first match, while also emphasizing the importance of looking forward.

In particular, the Proteas managed to restrict the island nation to 129/4 but then conspired against themselves with a weak chasing effort, slumping to 126/9 in their allotted 20 overs.w

“It’s obviously a difficult game to lose the way we did,” Tryon said in a statement released by Cricket SA.