{ "id": "129825", "author": "26", "cnmid": "", "title": "Cricket World Cup: Temba Bavuma Factfile", "lang": "en", "series": "559", "cup_year": "2023", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Story and fact file of South Africa ODI Cricket Captain Temba Bavuma. He made history when he became the first Black South African to score a Test hundred, against England in 2016. But he needed patience over the next\u00a0seven years, two months and 88 innings as he waited for his second Test ton.", "subtype": null, "editor1": "

Patience and history-making seem to be two cornerstones of South Africa Captain Temba Bavuma's career.He made history when he became the first Black South African to score a Test hundred, against England in 2016. But he needed patience over the next seven years, two months and 88 innings as he waited for his second Test ton.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He needed patience with his ODI career as well. It started in 2016 with a century against Ireland but his second ODI came a year later in October 2017, when he scored 48.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He had to wait even longer, almost two and a half years, to play his third in February 2020 - he celebrated his recall with 98 against England. Bavuma then took over as ODI captain in March 2021.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

At five foot three, he lacks the brute power of many ODI thrashers - but he has timing and technique.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

A top order regular he opened against Australia in September and carried his bat for an unbeaten 114.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Here is the factfile on South Africa captain Temba Bavuma ahead of the Cricket World Cup which gets underway in India on Thursday:<\/p>\r\n\r\n