Trisha Chetty (born 26 June 1988) is a

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. She has played two

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s, and made one hundred and twenty limited-overs appearances for South Africa since 2007. She plays as a

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and right-handed

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. On 17 March 2023, she announced her retirement from all formats of cricket.

Career

She along with

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set the record for the highest ever opening stand of 170 runs in the history of

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history She also holds the record of highest dismissal by a wicketkeeper in Women's ODI. In February 2018, she played in her 100th

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match for South Africa, against India. The following month, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by

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ahead of the 2018–19 season. However, in May 2018, she was dropped from South Africa's squad, ahead of their tour to England in June. In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. However, after the start of the tournament, she was ruled out of South Africa's squad due to an injury and was replaced by

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. In September 2019, she was named in the F van der Merwe XI squad for the inaugural edition of the

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in South Africa. In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the

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in Australia. On 23 July 2020, Chetty was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in

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, ahead of their tour to England. In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the

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in New Zealand. In July 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England. However, she was later ruled out of the tournament due to injury.

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