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Full name | Nonkululeko Mlaba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 27 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Only Test(cap 63) | 27 June 2022 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 86) | 20 January 2021 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 8 September 2023 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 55) | 24 September 2019 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 26 February 2023 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015/16–present | KwaZulu-Natal Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,21 February 2023 |
Nonkululeko Mlaba (born 27 June 2000) is a South African cricketer who plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. [1] She made her international debut for the South Africa women's cricket team in September 2019. [2] [3]
In September 2019,she was named in South Africa's squad for their series against India. [4] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for South Africa,against India,on 24 September 2019. [5] In January 2020,she was named in South Africa's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against New Zealand. [6] Later the same month,she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [7] In July 2020,Mlaba was named newcomer of the year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony. [8]
On 23 July 2020,Mlaba was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria,ahead of their tour to England. [9] In January 2021,she was named in South Africa's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against Pakistan. [10] [11] She made her WODI debut for South Africa,against Pakistan,on 20 January 2021. [12]
In February 2022,she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [13] In May 2022,Cricket South Africa awarded Mlaba with her first central contract,ahead of the 2022–23 season. [14] In June 2022,Mlaba was named in South Africa's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against England Women. [15] She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022,for South Africa against England. [16]
In July 2022,she was named in South Africa's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,England. [17]
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