Teenager Meso in South Africa squad for ODIs against Sri Lanka; Tryon out with injury


Karabo Meso, the 16-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, has earned her maiden ODI call-up, figuring in the 14 for South Africa's three-match series against Sri Lanka from April 9 in East London. Chloe Tryon, who missed the third T20I, has been managed out of the series to proceed with her restoration for a back physical issue. Annerie Dercksen, who was important for the T20I series that South Africa lost 2-1, has been forgotten about. Delmi Exhaust, the allrounder, has supplanted her in the side. "It's a major misfortune with the injury of Chloe as an allrounder, that is the reason Delmi has come into the crew and she can give you the offspin choice and with her batting," Hilton Moreeng, South Africa's lead trainer, said. "In these circumstances, we never know this season what's in store on our surfaces. So we ensure that we take care of every one of our points and generally we're simply eager to ensure that we polish off on a high and go into our slow time of year." Meso made her South Africa debut in the second T20I against Sri Lanka in Potchefstroom, where she came in at No. 8 and was excused for a two-ball duck by Chamari Athapaththu. In the third match, she showed up at the wrinkle with one ball left in the innings and didn't make a run. Exhaust, in the mean time, has played seven ODIs, 14 T20Is and one Test. In seven ODIs, she has 53 runs and three wickets. The ODI series will be important for the ICC Ladies' Title, which decides capability for the 50-over World Cup. South Africa are as of now second on the table with 20 places, with ten successes in 15 matches. "It's an exceptionally straightforward condition for us, there's six focuses to play for and Sri Lanka showed now in the last a few days what they are able to do, so it's presently to ensure that we can get that right on the grounds that each game there's something else to play for," Moreeng said. "Capability is key for the 2025 World Cup. It will be a test yet everybody is anticipating it and we have an extremely impressive crew on home soil." After the opening ODI in East London, South Africa and Sri Lanka go head to head in the second game in Kimberley on April 13 and afterward the third in Potchefstroom on April 17.