Temba Bavuma

Temba Bavuma
Personal information
Born (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 34)
Langa, Western Cape, South Africa[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleMiddle-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 320)26 December 2014 v West Indies
Last Test15 August 2024 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 117)25 September 2016 v Ireland
Last ODI4 October 2024 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 83)18 September 2019 v India
Last T20I3 September 2023 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–presentGauteng
2008/09–2016/17Lions
2017/18Cape Cobras
2018/19–2020/21Lions
2018Durban Heat (squad no. 11)
2019Northamptonshire (squad no. 9)
2019Jozi Stars
2023Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 59 42 36 171
Runs scored 3,102 1,611 670 9,475
Batting average 35.25 44.75 21.61 37.45
100s/50s 2/21 5/4 0/1 16/50
Top score 172 144 72 180
Balls bowled 96 37 500
Wickets 1 0 7
Bowling average 61.00 46.42
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/29 2/34
Catches/stumpings 29/– 26/– 27/– 96/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 November 2024

Temba Bavuma (born 17 May 1990)[1] is a South African international cricketer who is the current captain of the South African cricket team in Tests and ODI cricket, and formerly captained in T20I. He is now predominantly a right-handed opening batsman. He was the first black African cricketer to make a Test century for South Africa and the first to captain the side. [2][3] Bavuma is one of three South African cricketers to score a century on ODI debut, scoring 113 runs against Ireland in September 2016.[4]

  1. ^ a b Muller, Antoinette (6 January 2016). "Temba Bavuma: A lad from Langa who shattered cricket's glass ceiling". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Temba Bavuma wants to be more than South African cricket's first black African captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ "South Africa name Dean Elgar Test captain and Temba Bavuma ODI and T20I captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Bavuma ton sets up crushing 206-run win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2021.