Temba Bavuma: The second match of the Test series between India and South Africa is being played at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. In this match, the captain of the African team Temba Bavuma, who came to bat first after winning the toss, has achieved a big milestone. Let us tell you about this milestone of Bavuma.

Temba Bavuma did a big feat

When South African captain Temba Bavuma entered the Guwahati Test match, he had 969 runs in his name as Test captain. He needed only 31 runs to complete 1000 runs. He completed 1000 Test runs as captain by hitting a four in the 49th over bowled by Ravindra Jadeja. He became the 9th player to achieve this feat in Tests for South Africa.

Not only this, he has jointly become the second fastest African player to score 1000 runs as a captain in Test cricket. In this case, Graeme Smith’s name is at the top. Smith had completed 1000 runs in 17 innings. Whereas Temba Bavuma has achieved this feat in 20 innings.

Temba Bavuma will leave behind Shaun Pollock

Temba Bavuma not only completed his 1000 runs as a Test captain when he scored 31 runs in the Guwahati Test match. rather he Left behind his own team’s legendary all-rounder Shaun Pollock (998 runs). Shaun Pollock had scored 998 runs in 26 Tests as captain. Let us tell you, in the second test match being played with India, Temba Bavuma was out after scoring 41 runs on 92 balls. During this period, 5 fours came from his bat.

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Graeme Smith – 8647 Run

hansie crony – 2833 Run

Faf du Plessis – 2219 Run

herbie taylor – 1487 Run

Dalli Norse – 1242 Run

Trevor Goddard – 1092 Run

jackie mcglue – 1058 Run

Kepler Vessels – 1027 Run

AUS vs ENG: England all out for 164 in the second innings, Australia got the target of this many runs in Perth Test