Stay tuned ... I want to be the best bowler in the world, says Mlaba

Nonkululeko Mlaba rushes off into a corner, hands her canteen of silverware to Proteas Women's team media liaison Lita Gqirana, and calls on her personal makeup artist.

- ZAAHIER ADAMS

“We'll be on camera right? ... Okay, just give a few minutes to top up,” Mlaba says ahead of our interview.

The left-arm spinner is not just an outstanding cricketer, but she's also a fashionista that looks splendid in her gold gown that's fitting for South Africa's newly-crowned Women's Cricketer of the Year.

“So, this dress was made by my friend. I went to school with her,” before admitting she had overcome a fashion faux pas on the night.

“Actually, I had side arms on the side, but then I was celebrating my friend's award winning.

“And then I don't know what happened. Everything just went south.

“But then I tried to make it look like this now.

“Hopefully you're not going to get mad at me, girl. I still look pretty!” Mlaba said.