In September 2019, she was named in South Africa's squad for their series
against India. She made her
Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for South Africa, against
India, on 24 September 2019. In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's
Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series
against New Zealand. Later the same month, she was named in South Africa's squad for the
2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In July 2020, Mlaba was named newcomer of the year at
Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony. By 23 July 2020, Mlaba was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in
Pretoria, ahead of their
tour to England. In January 2021, she was named in South Africa's
Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series
against Pakistan. She made her WODI debut for South Africa, against
Pakistan, on 20 January 2021. In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the
2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. In May 2022,
Cricket South Africa awarded Mlaba with her first central contract, ahead of the 2022–23 season. In June 2022, Mlaba was named in South Africa's
Women's Test squad for their one-off match
against England Women. She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for South Africa against
England. In July 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the
cricket tournament at the
2022 Commonwealth Games in
Birmingham, England. She achieved a remarkable milestone as the first South African women cricketer to record a 10 wicket haul in a test match when South Africa played a once-off test in December 2024 against England. She was named in the South Africa squad for the
2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup and for their multi-format
home series against England in November 2024. During the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup she recorded her international T20 career best against the West Indies of 4/29. South Africa were runner-ups in that tournament. ==References==