Temba Bavuma

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Temba Bavuma

Name :Temba Bavuma
DOB :17 May 1990
(Age 33 Yr. )

Personal Life

Education B.Com Financial Management
Religion Christianity
Nationality South African
Profession Cricketer (Batsman) • Golfer • Businessman
Place Langa, Western Cape,  South Africa

Physical Appearance

Height 5 feet 3 inches
Weight 65 kg (approx.)
Body Measurements Chest: 44 Inches - Waist: 30 Inches - Biceps: 15 Inches
Eye Color Black
Hair Color Black

Family Status

Parents

Father- Vuyo Bavuma (Former journalist)
Mother- Phumza Bavuma

Marital Status Married
Spouse

Phila Lobi

Siblings

Brother- Phola Bavuma
Sister- Phila Bavuma

Favourite

Food Tuna fish

Temba Bavuma is a South African international cricketer who is the current captain of the South African cricket team in Tests and ODI cricket, and formerly captained in T20I. He is now predominantly a right-handed opening batsman. He was the first black African cricketer to make a Test century for South Africa and the first to captain the side. Bavuma is one of three South African cricketers to score a century on ODI debut, scoring 113 runs against Ireland in September 2016.

Early life

Brought up in the intense cricket culture of Langa – Bavuma, Thami Tsolekile and Malusi Siboto are all from the same street – Bavuma was educated at South African College Junior School in Newlands, and St David's Marist Inanda, a boys high School in Sandton.

Education

He completed his early schooling from South African College Junior School, Newlands while he completed his high school education at St David’s Marist Inanda a boy’s high school in Sandton.

Ways of Playing Cricket

He plays as a batsman in his team, his batting style is a right-handed bat, and he is known for batting in the top order.

Team

Temba has played cricket for the following teams in his cricketing career so far.

  • Lions
  • South Africa Team
  • Cape Cobras
  • Durban Heat
  • Northamptonshire

Domestic Cricket Career

Temba started playing domestic cricket in the year 2008 and he got a chance to play first-class cricket for the first time so let’s see about Temba Bavuma Domestic Cricket debut & career.

First-Class debut

He made his debut in first-class cricket on 2 October 2008 against the E. Province team and has played 160 FC cricket matches so far, in which he has scored 8796 runs with the help of 15 centuries and 46 half-centuries.

List A debut

At the same time, he made his List A debut on 5 October 2008, playing against the Gauteng domestic team, and he has got a chance to play 110 List A cricket matches so far, in which he has scored 2732 runs with the help of 4 centuries and 10 half-centuries.

T20s debut

At the same time, he made his debut in T20s cricket on 2 October 2011 while playing against the Griq West domestic team and he has got a chance to play 96 T20s cricket matches so far in which he has scored 2228 runs with the help of one century and eight half-centuries.

International Cricket Career

Temba was selected in the International South Africa team for the first time in the year 2014 in the Test team, so let’s see Temba Bavuma International Cricket debut & Career

Test Debut

He made his Test debut on 26 December 2014, playing against the West Indies team, and has played 51 Test matches so far, in which he has scored 2612 runs with the help of 1 century and 19 fifties.

ODI debut

While he made his ODI debut on 25 September 2016, playing against the Ireland team, And he has got a chance to play only 19 ODI cricket matches so far, in which he has scored 722 runs with the help of 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries.

T20I

And then after almost 5 years, he got a chance to debut in international T20 cricket, and he made his debut in T20I cricket on 18 September 2019 while playing against the India team, And till now, he got a chance to play only 21 t20i cricket match In which he has scored 501 runs with the help of one half-century.

Career Stats

Batting Career Summary
 MInnNORunsHSAvgBFSR100200504s6s
Test569712299717235.26620648.2920203617
ODI35343147814447.68164789.7450414223
T20I363536707220.94567118.170016216
Bowling Career Summary
 MInnBRunsWktsBBIBBMEconAvgSR5W10W
Test565966111/291/293.8161.096.000
ODI351372200/220/223.570.00.000
T20I36-----------
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