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Temba Bavuma

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Temba Bavuma

Temba Bavuma (born 17 May 1990) 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 a right-handed middle-order batter. He was the first black African cricketer to make a Test century for South Africa and the first to captain the side. Bavuma is one of three South African cricketers to score a century on ODI debut, scoring 113 runs against Ireland in September 2016. Under his captaincy, South Africa won the 2025 World Test Championship final, their first ICC tournament win in 27 years.

Infobox

2018
Durban Heat (squad no. 11)
2019
Jozi Stars
2023
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Born
(1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 35)Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Height
1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Role
Middle-order batter
National side
mw- South Africa (2014–present)
Test debut (cap 320)
26 December 2014 v West Indies
Last Test
22 November 2025 v India
ODI debut (cap 117)
25 September 2016 v Ireland
Last ODI
6 December 2025 v India
T20I debut (cap 83)
18 September 2019 v India
Last T20I
3 September 2023 v Australia
2008/09–present
Gauteng
2008/09–2016/17
Lions
2017/18
Cape Cobras
2018/19–2020/21
Lions
Competition
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 66 54 36 179 Runs scored 3,810 1,987 670 10,242 Batting average 38.10 42.27 21.61 38.35 100s/50s 4/26 5/8 0/1 18/56 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 32/– 31/– 27/– 100/–
Matches
66
Runs scored
3,810
Batting average
38.10
100s/50s
4/26
Top score
172
Balls bowled
96
Wickets
1
Bowling average
61.00
5 wickets in innings
0
10 wickets in match
0
Best bowling
1/29
Catches/stumpings
32/–

Tables

International captaincy record · International career › Captaincy record
Test
Test
Format
Test
Matches
10
Won
09
Lost
00
Tied/Drawn
1
NR
0
Win %
90.00
Period
2023–2025
ODI
ODI
Format
ODI
Matches
46
Won
24
Lost
21
Tied/Drawn
0
NR
1
Win %
52.17
Period
2021–2025
T20I
T20I
Format
T20I
Matches
25
Won
15
Lost
9
Tied/Drawn
0
NR
1
Win %
62.50
Period
2021–2022
Format
Matches
Won
Lost
Tied/Drawn
NR
Win %
Period
Test
10
09
00
1
0
90.00
2023–2025
ODI
46
24
21
0
1
52.17
2021–2025
T20I
25
15
9
0
1
62.50
2021–2022

References

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