1. Temba Bavuma was the first black African cricketer to make a Test century for South Africa and the first to captain the side.
25 Facts About Temba Bavuma
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Temba Bavuma made his debut in 2008 for Gauteng against Eastern Province.
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Temba Bavuma did not make a significant contribution in either of those two matches.
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Temba Bavuma's best performance was a 65 in the second match of an innings defeat against the Indians.
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Temba Bavuma was included in the Gauteng squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.
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In June 2018, Temba Bavuma was made captain of the Highveld Lions across all formats.
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In September 2022, Temba Bavuma was not picked by any franchise in the auction for the first edition of the SA20 League, but after top-scoring in the ODI series against England was contracted by Sunrisers Eastern Cape to replace Tom Abell during the tournament in February 2023.
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Temba Bavuma made his Test debut for South Africa against the West Indies on 26 December 2014.
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On 5 January 2016, Temba Bavuma became the first black cricketer to score a Test century for South Africa.
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Temba Bavuma made his One Day International debut for South Africa against Ireland on 25 September 2016 and scored his maiden ODI century.
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Temba Bavuma opened the batting with Quinton de Kock, standing in for Hashim Amla who was attending the birth of his child.
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Temba Bavuma was named player of the match for his performance and was the second player to score a century on their ODI debut for South Africa.
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Temba Bavuma took his first and only Test wicket against Australia on 7 November 2016.
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In May 2017, Temba Bavuma won the Award of Excellence at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.
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Temba Bavuma made his T20I debut for South Africa, against India, on 18 September 2019.
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On 4 March 2021, Temba Bavuma was named as the captain of South Africa's limited over side, taking over the captaincy from Quinton de Kock.
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Temba Bavuma's first series as captain was a home series against Pakistan.
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Temba Bavuma sustained a hamstring injury in the third ODI and as a result missed the T20I portion of the series.
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On 24 July 2021, against Ireland in the third T20I, Temba Bavuma scored his maiden T20I half-century, scoring 72 off 51 deliveries before being dismissed by Barry McCarthy.
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The injury required surgery, but Temba Bavuma recovered sufficiently to captain South Africa's squad at the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in October.
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Temba Bavuma batted in 4 games at the 2021 T20 World Cup, scoring 91 runs at an average of 30.33.
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Temba Bavuma scored 46 runs in a win against Sri Lanka and an unbeaten 31 runs in a win against Bangladesh at the tournament.
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Temba Bavuma would replicate his success during the ODI series against India as he scored 153 runs with a top score of 110.
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South Africa drew the series, but Temba Bavuma sustained an elbow injury in the fourth match and missed South Africa's tour of England later that year.
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Temba Bavuma led South Africa at the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.