Since the readmission of South Africa in cricket in 1991 after serving the 21-year ban, there has always been a rule to include non-white players in the squad. Temba Bavuma is one of them. He is one of few non-white players for South Africa who led the country at the highest level across all three formats.
Temba Bavuma is a solid top-order batter who made his debut in 2014. In 2021, he became the captain of the country. Since then, he has led his country in three formats. He has a pretty handy record as a batter and as a captain as well.
Under his captaincy, South Africa registered a much-awaited test series in the subcontinent when they beat Bangladesh in 2024. He even led South Africa to the semifinal of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Here we will check out Temba Bavuma’s captaincy record in international cricket.
Temba Bavuma Captaincy Records in All Formats
Since 2021, Bavuma has led the Proteas in a number of good series wins. He also has a great record as captain. So far, Bavuma has led South Africa in 76 matches in all three formats. Under his captaincy, South Africa have won 45 games, lost 28, and 3 game has been drawn. He has a win percentage of 59.21 as an international captain.
Format
Matches
Won
Lost
Tied
Draw
NR
Win %
Test
12
11
0
0
1
0
91.67%
ODI
49
26
22
0
–
1
54.1%
T20I
25
15
9
0
–
1
62.50%
Total
84
51
30
0
1
2
62.20%
Temba Bavuma Captaincy Records in Tests
Temba Bavuma made his captaincy debut in 2023 in test cricket. He became only the 38th player to lead the Proteas in the longest format of the game. In his first nine tests as captain, South Africa have not lost a single game. Bavuma has led South Africa in 8 wins, and one match has been drawn. As a test captain, he has scored 809 runs in nine tests at an average of 88.88. He has also scored three centuries and two half-centuries with a best of 172.
Matches
Won
Lost
Draw
No Result
Win%
12
11
0
1
0
91.67
Temba Bavuma Captaincy Records in ODIs
In ODIs, Bavuma became only the 16th player to lead South Africa. He has a mixed performance in this format. His first ODI as captain was in 2021. He has led in 42 games and won 22 games and lost 19 matches, and one game has been called. He has scored 1488 runs as an ODI captain with four centuries and six half-centuries.
Matches
Won
Lost
Tied
No Result
Win%
49
26
22
0
1
54.17
Temba Bavuma Captaincy Records in T20Is
In T20Is, he made his captaincy debut in 2021. He was the 13th player to lead South Africa in the shortest format. Overall, he has led them in 25 T20Is and won 15, and nine games have been lost with one no result. Temba Bavuma has scored 386 runs at an average of 18.38 with a best of 72.
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