Lefties reign supreme at CSA Awards with Nonkululeko Mlaba and Keshav Maharaj crowned
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Johannesburg — Nonkululeko Mlaba was the Queen of the Night at a glittering Cricket SA Awards at the Emperors Palace on Thursday evening.
The Proteas Women's star scooped four prestigious prizes after being crowned SA Women's Player of the Year, Women's Players Player of the Year, T20 Player of the Year and Women's Best Delivery Fuelled by KFC.
Mlaba, who is nicknamed Lefty, was consistent across all formats, starring with the ball in Proteas' solitary Test match, claiming a maiden 10-wicket haul, while she also bagged 15 ODI wickets at an average of 22, and a further 16 T20I wickets at 18.62.
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She spearheaded the Proteas' charge to a successive ICC T20 World Cup final in the UAE last year, where the left-arm spinner finished as the tournament's second top wicket-taker with 12 scalps at an average of 11.33. Mlaba broke the record for the most wickets by a South African at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
Fellow left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj was once again overcome with emotion when he was named Cricket SA's Men's Player of the Year for the second time in three seasons.
Maharaj pipped fellow nominees Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton and Marco Jansen after snaring 40 Test wickets at 20.57.
The 35-year-old played just three ODI's during the judging period, but also enjoyed a solid T20 season with 14 wickets at 22.21.
Bavuma, who was strong contender for the premier prize in South African cricket, was awarded the Test Player of the Year and SA Fans Player of the Year.
Rabada, meanwhile, was honoured by his teammates as the Players Player of the Year, while the white-ball awards were divided between Heinrich Klaasen (ODI Cricketer of the Year), Anrich Nortje (T20 Cricketer of the Year) and Ottniel Baartman (International Newcomer of the Year).
Seamer Ayanda Hlubi won the corresponding Women's International Newcomer of the Year award, while impressive allrounder Annerie Dercksen walked away with the ODI Player of the Year prize.
A huge congratulations to all our winners at today's CSA Pathway Awards! 🏆
It's been a phenomenal season of high-performance cricket, a true celebration of talent, dedication, and greatness. 🌟👏#CSAAwards2025 #WozaNawe pic.twitter.com/DQyuQbeGoV — CSA Domestic Leagues (@DomesticCSA) July 31, 2025
CSA PROTEAS AWARDS 2024/25 WINNERS
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INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Ottneil Baartman
T20 INTERNATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Anrich Nortje
ODI PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Heinrich Klaasen
TEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Temba Bavuma
PLAYERS' PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kagiso Rabada
SA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Keshav Maharaj
WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Ayanda Hlubi
T20 INTERNATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nonkululeko Mlaba
ODI PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Annerie Dercksen
PLAYERS' PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nonkululeko Mlaba
SA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nonkululeko Mlaba
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MEN'S BEST DELIVERY FUELLED BY KFC
Nandre Burger to Mikyle Louis – WIvSA 2nd Test 15 - 17 August | WI 1st innings 1.6 overs
WOMEN'S BEST DELIVERY FUELLED BY KFC
Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sobhana Mostary | ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024
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