Bavuma did wonders (Photo-PTI)
Temba Bavuma Captaincy Record: Dwarf…this word was used by Jasprit Bumrah for South African captain Temba Bavuma. Not only Bumrah, who called Bavuma by this word in the first innings of Kolkata Test, but all the players of Team India must have understood that Bavuma is only small in stature but his captaincy, his game, his performance are higher than the sky. South Africa captain Bavuma has created history by winning the Guwahati Test against India. Under his captaincy a miracle has happened for which South Africa was yearning for 25 years.
Temba Bavuma created history
As soon as South Africa won the Test match in Guwahati under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma, the series was also won in its name and this victory was also a clean sweep. Let us tell you that after 25 years, a South African captain has won a Test series on Indian soil. Before this, Bavuma has also become the captain who made South Africa win the ICC tournament after 27 years.
Bavuma is invincible
Let us tell you that Temba Bavuma has not lost a single test match till now. As a captain, he is invincible in red ball. Under the captaincy of Bavuma, South Africa has played 12 test matches, out of which it has won 11. One match has been a draw. By winning the series in India, he achieved another big milestone. However, Bavuma had made a wonderful strategy to win the series in India. Instead of going on Pakistan tour, he played a series in India for South Africa A, he understood the Indian conditions and see how he did wonders in Kolkata and Guwahati.
This is how South Africa won in Guwahati
In Guwahati, South Africa batted first and scored 489 runs. Senuran Muthusamy scored 109 and Marco Jansson scored 93 runs. In response, Team India’s first innings collapsed for just 201 runs. Jaiswal played an inning of 58 runs, Sundar scored 48 runs. In reply, Marco Janson took 6 wickets and Harmer took 3 wickets. In the second innings, South Africa scored 260 runs for 5 wickets and the Indian team could score only 140 runs in the second innings. South Africa won by 408 runs. Simon Harmer took the maximum of 6 wickets. Keshav Maharaj took 2 wickets.