South Africa's left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba on her journey to international success, World Cup heartbreak and representing more than just a cricket team.
When South Africa reached the final of the Women's T20 World Cup in October, batter Chloe Tryon said their goal was to "unite the country".
"We're still trying to find our feet, because we just don't really know what we did wrong," said Mlaba, 24. However, in the final against New Zealand, they came up short - losing by 32 runs after a faltering run chase. "It is simple, it comes from support and nothing beats support, motivation and belief," Mlaba says, when asked about how to get more black women involved in cricket.
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