This may just be the big one - Tryon

South Africa’s Chloe Tryon (right) says this ICC Women’s T20 World Cup feels different to any other as the Proteas continue their run towards the knockout stages against Thailand.

Tryon’s side are yet to achieve their potential at the tournament, with a solitary semifinal defeat to England in 2014 the only time they’ve progressed beyond the group phase.

With the inspirational leadership of Dane van Niekerk and all-round brilliance of Marizanne Kapp yielding a seminal six-wicket win over their bogey side, Tryon believes the path to glory has been cleared.

“We’ve evolved as a team in the past few years and managed to get past England by having good plans,” said the all-rounder.

“We feel well prepared for this tournament and it was great to start the tournament with a win.

“This year feels different. After the T20 World Cup in 2018, there was a lot of reflection and we felt as a batting unit we weren’t doing what we needed to do.

“We reflected a lot individually and knew what we had to change. We’ve worked hard in the off-season and playing in the Women’s Big Bash League has really helped some of the squad.

“We have a responsibility now and it only takes one game at a time to get where we want to go.”

Tryon is well-known as one of the fiercest six-hitters in the game and became the first and only player to take a wicket with her first ball in the Women’s T20 World Cup against West Indies back in 2010.

The all-rounder didn’t come off in the England triumph, managing only 12 runs from as many balls, but was fancied to get back among the runs against Thailand at high-scoring Manuka Oval.

Tournament debutants Thailand fell to the heaviest defeat in Women’s T20 World Cup history on Wednesday, succumbing to a 98-run loss to England and suffered at the hands of Heather Knight who made an explosive 108 and carted the hapless Thai attack to all parts of the ground.