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 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. Bavuma is one of three South African cricketers to score a century on ODI debut, scoring 113 runs against Ireland in September 2016.

Temba Bavuma Kunaal Bhatia
Personal information
Born (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990
Langa, Western Cape, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleMiddle-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 320)26 December 2014 v West Indies
Last Test8 March 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 117)25 September 2016 v Ireland
Last ODI16 November 2023 v Australia
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 56 37 36 166
Runs scored 2,997 1,512 670 9,248
Batting average 35.25 47.25 21.61 37.44
100s/50s 2/20 5/4 0/1 16/48
Top score 171 144 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 28/– 26/– 15/– 94/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 November 2023
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