Temba Bavuma makes history
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Temba Bavuma led South Africa to a historic World Test Championship victory at Lord's, ending a 27-year title drought. Following a tense win against Australia, marked by Aiden Markram's century and Bavuma's resilience,
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma revealed a desire to emulate the Springboks’ all-conquering rugby team after the WTC final win over Australia at Lord's.
Bavuma, hence, became the second captain, after Percy Chapman in the 1920s, to win nine of their first ten Tests, and the second captain after Warwick Armstrong, also in the 1920s, to go unbeaten in his first ten Tests.
Temba Bavuma scripted history after he led South Africa to a win in the World Test Championship 2025, beating Australia in the final. Bavuma entered the record books after breaking a huge captaincy record.
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LONDON: Temba Bavuma hopes leading the Proteas Men’s Team to a historic World Test Championship title at Lord’s on Saturday will elevate him to be “recognised more than just a Black African cricketer” and that the success “inspires our country”.
Temba Bavuma's pain-defying epic at the Lord's helped South Africa lift the WTC trophy and break 27-year ICC curse
He might even have allowed himself to think that he was in the midst of the most significant Test century of his career, and perhaps in South Africa's history. Temba Bavuma, his partner at the other end,