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November 18, 2025 10:01 AM

South Africa coach lauds Bavuma as one of the best in the world

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad hailed captain Temba Bavuma as one of the best batters in the world over the past two years after his gutsy match-winning innings at Eden Gardens secured a 30-run win in the first test against hosts India. Bavuma remains unbeaten in his 11 tests as skipper, winning 10 of them to go with a draw, and in that period has averaged 57.00 with the bat. His unbeaten 55 on a treacherous wicket in the second innings on Sunday helped his side set a modest victory target o...

November 14, 2025 9:48 AM

South Africa bat first vs India but Rabada out with injury

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma elected to bat after winning the toss for the opening test against India on Friday, but the visitors will be without Kagiso Rabada at Eden Gardens as the pace spearhead misses out due to a rib injury. Seam bowling all-rounder Corbin Bosch replaces Rabada. "It's on the dry side, not much grass," said Bavuma, who is returning to the side after a calf injury. "It's a typical Indian wicket. First-innings runs is the key." India picked a four-pronged spin attack w...

October 27, 2025 2:54 PM

Bavuma back to captain South Africa for tests in India

Captain Temba Bavuma will return to the South Africa test squad for a two-match series against India next month after a calf injury kept him out of the series in Pakistan this month. Bavuma will lead a 15-man squad for tests in Kolkata from November 14-18 and Guwahati from November 22-26. Bavuma replaces David Bedingham, who is dropped, while the only other change to the touring party to Pakistan sees spinner Prenelan Subrayen drop out of the squad. “We’ve kept the bulk of the squad that ...

September 22, 2025 2:48 PM

South Africa’s Bavuma out of Pakistan tests, De Kock returns for ODIs

South Africa will be without injured captain Temba Bavuma for their tests in Pakistan next month, but Quinton de Kock will come out of One-Day International retirement to play in both white-ball series on the all-formats tour. South Africa begin the defence of their World Test Championship title with a two-test series in Pakistan, starting in Lahore on October 12, but must do so without influential batter Bavuma, who has a calf strain. "Naturally, we are disappointed not to have Temba availabl...

June 10, 2025 3:56 PM

WTC final: Proteas hunt maiden crown as Australia look to defend title at Lord’s

Australia and South Africa will collide in the 2023–25 ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's, starting June 11, with the defending champions aiming to retain their title and the Proteas desperate to finally shake off decades of knockout heartbreak. Australia, led by Pat Cummins, qualified with a 67.54% points percentage across 19 Tests. South Africa, captained by Temba Bavuma, finished top with 69.44% from just 12 matches. Interestingly, the two sides have not met in the current WTC cy...