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Premadasa International Cricket Stadium: Annerie Dercksen slammed her maiden ODI century, while Chloe Tryon’s all-round performance – 74 and 5-34, including a hat-trick – helped South Africa sign off from Women’s ODI tri-series with a 76-run win over hosts’ Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium here on Friday.

Sent in to bat first by Sri Lanka, South Africa’s innings faltered early, as they were reduced to 127/6 in 29 overs. But Annerie stepped up to hit a dazzling 104 runs from 84 balls, including nine fours and five sixes and changed the game’s momentum in South Africa’s favour. She found a perfect partner in Chloe, who smashed 74 runs off 51 balls, including hitting four boundaries and five sixes.

Annerie and Chloe were also involved in a match-winning stand of 112 runs off 88 balls for the seventh wicket, which is now South Africa’s highest partnership for that wicket in Women’s ODIs, breaking the previous record of 94 between Cindy Eksteen and Ally Kuylaars. Nadine de Klerk later smashed a rapid 32 runs off 19, as South Africa reached a massive 315/9 in 50 overs.