As of writing, KL Rahul (27* off 101) and Washington Sundar (22* off 74) have steadied the innings with India trailing by 91 runs at the end of 33rd over.
As of this writing, Jasprit Bumrah has taken three wickets till the ongoing second session on day one of the Test match in 12 overs while conceding just 23 runs and delivering four maidens.
South Africa A will tour India for two four-day matches from October 30 to November 9, followed by three ODI match series from November 13 to 19.
In the absence of Temba Bavuma, the responsibility of captaining South Africa in the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe has gone to left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj.
After South Africa’s win over Australia at Lords, Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma revealed that he heard Australia players use the term ‘choke’ while he was batting at the crease.
In South Africa’s success in WTC 2023-25, Bavuma chipped in with 711 runs with two centuries and five fifties in 13 innings of eight matches.
Australia have registered their first ICC finals after 15 years. Before this hammering, they lost against England in the T20 World Cup 2010 final played in Barbados.
The kind of performance and impact of Temba Bavuma is exactly that the Proteas would welcome in the high-octane final against the mighty Australians in the WTC mega event.
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bat first.
The extent of Markram’s injury is yet to be known but he might not be seen in action in the second innings of the game.
In their third and final Group B clash of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, South Africa have missed out on the services of their captain Temba Bavuma, who is currently unwell.
In this article, SportsTiger discusses five South Africa players who might retire before the Champions Trophy 2029.
On Tuesday, February 25, South Africa are scheduled to take on Australia at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
In the following listicle, we will have a look at the top five captains who are favourites to lead their team to title in Champions Trophy 2025.
The Proteas have called Gerald Coetzee back to the team after the fast bowler recovered from the hamstring injury that restricted that restircted to participate in the ongoing South Africa T20 League (SA20) 2025.
Apart from Temba Bavuma, his South African teammate Ryan Rickelton scored an hundred versus Pakistan in the second Test, staying unbeaten on 176 runs at the close of play on day one in Cape Town.
Temba Bavuma spoke about how it’s important for players to perform at their best possible level, which would help them in not giving the opportunity to the critics to say anything about them.
The Proteas skipper was forced to leave the field within 20 overs of the game after suffering a strain on his left hamstring in the first session of the Boxing Day Test.
The 33-year-old sustained the injury while chasing the ball in the 20th over.
With Temba Bavuma walking off the field, Dean Elgar took over the captaincy reins, in what is his last series in international cricket.
South Africa once again failed to enter finals of ODI World Cup.
India and South Africa are scheduled to play at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, November 5.
On the other hand, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan returned to the side after missing the crucial game against India on Thursday, October 19.
With a base price of around INR 37 lakh, the Indian cricketer-turned-commentator failed to make it to any of the teams.
Bavuma took 136 deliveries to achieve the feat, with that took the team’s total to 207 runs at the loss of nine wickets in 48 overs.
South Africa have improved their chances of qualifying for the upcoming ODI WC event in 2023.
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals also joined the bandwagon as they reshared the picture but with another interesting caption.
Pakistan registered a 33-run win against South Africa in their Super 12 fixture at the T20 World Cup.
Bavuma scored just 61 runs in 4 T20Is vs India at a strike rate of 103.38.
With the final T20I starting less than 48 hours after he sustained an injury, his availability for the game was always in doubt.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a back-of-length delivery, Bavuma was surprised by the bounce as the ball went on to hit his shoulder and deflected onto the helmet’s grill.
“It’s nice to see some of our guys doing well in IPL,” Bavuma said.
In the heat of the moment, the players of the Indian team used abusive language while celebrating the wicket.
Kohli was dismissed on a 5-ball duck as he was once again caught by Bavuma.
The 1st ODI between South Africa and India saw a new rivalry in making – Virat Kohli vs Temba Bavuma!
It all happened on the 4th delivery of 36th over of first innings during South Africa’s batting.
The all-rounder got off to an impressive start on his ODI debut.
Shardul Thakur’s spell on Day 2 has put the Men in Blue on the brim of history. Not only do they lead the series 1-0 but have a real chance at clinching the series by winning the ongoing Test in Johannesburg.
The injury to Bavuma happened during the 1st ODI in a freak incident.
Bavuma made the offence in the sixth over of South Africa’s innings in first T20I against Ireland.
Pakistan outclassed South Africa in the three-match ODI series to take home the trophy. With 2-1 win, they now stand second in the ICC CWC Super League points table.
South Africa will now play a 4-match T20I series against Pakistan, starting April 10.
Aided by some amazing hitting from the duo of Babar Azam and Hasan Ali towards the end, Pakistan piled up over 300 runs in their stipulated quota of 50 overs.
For the series decider, the hosts will be without their five key players in the form of Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi.
Elgar has represented South Africa in 67 Tests and has 4260 runs to his name. Meanwhile, Bavuma has played 6 ODIs and 8 T20Is for Proteas.