Temba Bavuma
On scorecards: T Bavuma
In-game rating: 86/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Temba Bavuma played 57 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2014 to 2023. The first came against West Indies at St George's Park, with a score of 10, and the last against India at SuperSport Park in 2023.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 1,812 runs at 31.2 in 39 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 172 from 280 balls against West Indies at Wanderers Stadium in 2023, in a match South Africa won. In all: 2 hundreds, 20 fifties.
At home the average was 39.1 across 32 Tests; away it was 31.5 across 25 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 538 runs at 35.9 in 9 Tests. Wanderers Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 8 Tests and 510 runs at 46.4. Temba Bavuma captained South Africa in 3 Tests, winning 3 and losing 0. South Africa won 28 of the Tests Temba Bavuma played and lost 21, with 8 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 57 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | 280 | West Indies | Wanderers Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 102* | 148 | England | Newlands | 2016 | Drawn |
| 95* | 194 | Australia | Wanderers Stadium | 2018 | Won |
| 93 | 190 | Bangladesh | Kingsmead | 2022 | Won |
| 89 | 160 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 2017 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/29 | 7 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2016 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 538 | 35.87 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 260 | 17.33 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 8 | 483 | 40.25 | 0/4 | 1 | 40.00 |
| India | 8 | 373 | 33.91 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 7 | 383 | 34.82 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 357 | 51.00 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 5 | 334 | 47.71 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 4 | 225 | 37.50 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32 | 1,643 | 39.12 | 2/10 | 0 | – |
| Away | 25 | 1,354 | 31.49 | 0/10 | 1 | 51.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39 | 1,812 | 31.24 | 1/13 | 1 | 61.00 |
| 2020s | 18 | 1,185 | 43.89 | 1/7 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 8 | 510 | 46.36 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| SuperSport Park | 7 | 385 | 55.00 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Newlands | 6 | 268 | 38.29 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| St George's Park | 5 | 168 | 21.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Kingsmead | 4 | 203 | 29.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Hagley Oval | 2 | 100 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2014 at St George's Park
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2023 at SuperSport Park
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