ICC Women’s Player of the Month for May 2025 revealed
Versatile South Africa all-rounder Chloe Tryon claims the award for her impressive exploits in the ODI tri-series against Sri Lanka and India.
Chloe Tryon has been rewarded for her incredible all-round displays and adjudged as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for May 2025.
The South Africa all-rounder beat out stiff competition from West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews and India star Jemimah Rodrigues to secure the award.
Tryon was the leader on the field as she led South Africa’s efforts with bat and ball in the tri-series in Sri Lanka.
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The 31-year-old was in fine form in South Africa’s penultimate fixture of the tri-series in a 23-run-loss against India as she scored 67 off 43 balls, consisting of four boundaries and five sixes as she led her side’s batting effort in a chase of 337. Earlier in the game she took figures of 1/46, taking the prized wicket of Smriti Mandhana.
However, Tryon saved her best for last as she was dominant in the final tri-series fixture against the hosts, Sri Lanka.
With the Proteas batting first, Tyron’s 74 off 51 deliveries as she smashed four fours and five sixes as her side powered past the 300-run mark to a staggering total of 315.
She would follow-up her incredible batting performance with a stunning showing with the ball as she seized her maiden five-wicket-haul, securing figures of 5/34 off her eight overs as she tore through the Sri Lanka batting order with a stunning hattrick guiding South Africa to a 76-run victory.
The dynamic all-rounder finished May with 176 runs with an average of 58.66, striking at 131.34 in three ODIs. She picked six wickets at an economy of 5.00 with career best figures of 5/34 as well.
Speaking on receiving her maiden ICC Women's Player of the Month award, Tryon said, “I probably didn’t expect this award, but I see it as a great achievement. I’ve been trying to find consistency for a while, so I’m happy that it finally came together in Sri Lanka.
“Hopefully, I can build on those performances and help the team through the big year ahead. We’ve got a World Cup at the end of the year, so I’m hoping to continue being consistent for the team.
“I am really happy at my five-wicket effort and the hat-trick. I was pretty tired most of the time, but I’m happy to have achieved that. You always want to add those milestones to your memories as a cricketer. I’m glad I finally got to tick that off my list. It’s still a bit of a blur, to be honest. I think the team carried me throughout that day. I was a little bit sick, so that didn’t really help much.
“But everything came together, and I’m just really happy that I could perform and help the team win.”