Tempa Bavuma Test Captaincy Record: South Africa defeated Australia in the final match played at Lord’s Stadium in London and won the World Test Championship 2025 title. Under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma, South Africa ended the 27 -year drought of its ICC Trophy. With this victory, Bavuma got special records.
The highest win after ten matches
As a Test captain, Bavuma has jointly reached number one in terms of achieving the most matches in the first ten matches. Bavuma has won nine out of ten matches as captain and has been a draw. In this list, he has equaled Percy Chapman of England. Although Chapman lost a match in his first ten Tests, Bavuma is the first captain who did not lose a single match in the first ten matches.
Most toss
Bavuma has also come up jointly in terms of winning the highest toss in the first ten Tests. He has won the toss 9 times in ten matches and equaled former England captain Colin Cowdre’s record.
Let me tell you that in the final, Bavuma also played an important role in winning South Africa with batting. In the first innings, he scored 36 runs in 84 balls, while in the second innings he scored 66 runs in 134 balls. Chasing the target, Bavuma, in collaboration with Eden Markram (136 runs), shared a significant partnership of 147 runs for the third wicket.
