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Temba Bavuma On Verge Of Breaking Big Record In WTC Final Against Australia

South African captain Temba Bavuma will be part of history as he will lead the Proteas in the World Test Championship final against Australia.

Temba Bavuma
Temba Bavuma

South Africa registered a commanding ten-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second Test played at the Sahara Park Newlands in Cape Town. The Temba Bavuma led side showcased a tremendous performance and ended up winning the match and the series by 2-0. Bavuma displayed brilliant captaincy and batting performance which has helped his side secure a place in the World Test Championship 2023-25 final. The Proteas will be looking forward on repeating their same performance against Australia as well at the Lord’s Cricket Ground.

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Temba Bavuma Achieves Elite Milestone

Amidst all the limelight, Temba Bavuma added his name to a special list. Bavuma achieved his eighth as the captain of South Africa in Tests and is tied with Australia’s Warwick Armstrong in the list of Test captains without losing a match in at least eight games If Bavuma is able to defeat Australia in the WTC final he will become the captain with most wins in Test cricket (8 matches) without losing any match. The list is mentioned below:

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RankPlayerTeamWinsDrawsYears
1Warwick ArmstrongAustralia821902-1921
2Temba BavumaSouth Africa812023-2025
3Brian CloseEngland611949-1976
4Charles FryEngland421896-1912
5Ajinkya RahaneIndia422017-2021
6Victor RichardsonAustralia411924-1936
7Ali BacherSouth Africa401965-1970

Temba Bavuma has proved out to be a brilliant Test captain for South Africa as of now as he smashed 327 runs from two Tests against Sri Lanka and 177 runs against Pakistan. Bavuma has also taken out the best from the bowlers despite not having his main quicks in the lineup.

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