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IND v AUS (1)
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SA v NZ (W) (1)
West Indies Women in Australia T20Is (1)
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Temba Bavuma

South Africa|Middle order Batter
Temba Bavuma
INTL CAREER: 2014 - 2023
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Full Name

Temba Bavuma

Born

May 17, 1990, Cape Town, Cape Province

Age

33y 134d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Middle order Batter

From the same street in Langa, a township outside Cape Town, where Thami Tsolekile and Malusi Siboto were raised, came Temba Bavuma. Unlike the wicketkeeper-batsman and medium-pacer, Bavuma is a specialist batsman and the first black African batsman picked in South Africa's Test squad.

Without the advantage of height or power, Bavuma's game is built on finesse and patience and has been since he moved up country for secondary school at St David's Marist College in northern Johannesburg. Bavuma combined playing for his school with a commitment to Soweto Cricket Club, where he was mentored by Geoffrey Toyana from a young age.

At 18, he made his first-class debut for Gauteng and three seasons later was playing in the franchise team, Lions. His sound technique, particularly off the back foot, helped him average over 45 in his second summer and he also demonstrated a temperament beyond his years. Bavuma established himself as part of the Lions leadership group, and was named their vice-captain in 2013-14.

Bavuma played for South Africa A after finishing as the fifth-highest run-scorer in the 2012-13 season and followed that up by ending sixth in 2013-14. He was called up to the Test squad to play West Indies at the end of 2014.

Temba Bavuma Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests569712299717235.25620648.292203627280
ODIs30294136714454.68150191.075412820230
T20Is363546707221.61567118.16016216150
FC16628134924818037.441785351.801648115740940
List A12110713337714435.92396385.2171228341420
T20s11510516244910427.511975124.001920959500

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests565966111/291/2961.003.8196.0000
ODIs30137220---3.56-000
T20Is36------------
FC1662350032572/342/3446.423.9071.4000
List A121240260---3.90-000
T20s115------------
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Temba Bavuma commits fully to the dive
Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma gave a good start for South Africa
Adam Zampa celebrates trapping Temba Bavuma lbw
Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock started brightly
South Africa's team line up for the national anthem
Temba Bavuma brings up his century