Temba Bavuma
South African cricketer · South Africa · On the map · Athletes · Born 1990 · age 36
Temba Bavuma is a South African cricketer who has played for the national team since 2014. A right-handed batter, he captains the national team in Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket.
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Busiest day 20 Oct
Read more often than usual, most of all on 20 October.
A life in dates
Readers a day, 12 September 2026 to 10 November 2026, highest on 20 October 2026.
People around Temba
Close ties
- Chris Morris Teammate at Highveld Lions cricket team, 2010-2015
Alviro Petersen Teammate at Highveld Lions cricket team, 2009-2016
Zander de Bruyn Teammate at Highveld Lions cricket team, 2009-2014
Quinton de Kock Teammate at Highveld Lions cricket team, 2009-2011
Paul Harris Teammate at Highveld Lions cricket team, 2010-2013
Sohail Tanvir Teammate at Highveld Lions cricket team, 2012-2014- Dane Vilas Teammate at Gauteng cricket team, 2008-2010
- Dieter Klein Teammate at Highveld Lions cricket team, 2010-2013
Gulam Bodi Teammate at Highveld Lions cricket team, 2012-2015
Also in Deutsch
Career 5
Media & music
About this person
In 2016, Bavuma became the first black African cricketer to score a Test century for South Africa, and scored a century on his ODI debut later that same year. He is also the national team's first black African captain, appointed to lead the ODI team in 2021 and the Test team in 2023; under his leadership, South Africa won the 2023-2025 World Test Championship. He had previously served as the Twenty20 International (T20I) captain from 2021 to 2023.
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