Temba Bavuma

Temba Bavuma
Mark Wood facing Chris Morris. The pictured fieldsman is Temba Bavuma.
Personal information
Born (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleMiddle-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 320)26 December 2014 v West Indies
Last Test22 November 2025 v India
ODI debut (cap 117)25 September 2016 v Ireland
Last ODI6 December 2025 v India
T20I debut (cap 83)18 September 2019 v India
Last T20I3 September 2023 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–presentGauteng
2008/09–2016/17Lions
2017/18Cape Cobras
2018/19–2020/21Lions
2018Durban Heat (squad no. 11)
2019Northamptonshire (squad no. 9)
2019Jozi Stars
2023Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 66 54 36 179
Runs scored 3,810 1,987 670 10,242
Batting average 38.10 42.27 21.61 38.35
100s/50s 4/26 5/8 0/1 18/56
Top score 172 144 72 180
Balls bowled 96 37 500
Wickets 1 0 7
Bowling average 61.00 46.42
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/29 2/34
Catches/stumpings 32/– 31/– 27/– 100/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  South Africa
ICC World Test Championship
Winner 2023–2025
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 December 2025

Temba Bavuma (born 17 May 1990) is a South African international cricketer who is the current captain of the South African cricket team in Tests and ODI cricket, and formerly captained in T20I. He is a right-handed middle-order batter. He was the first black African cricketer to make a Test century for South Africa and the first to captain the team. Bavuma is one of three South African cricketers to score a century on ODI debut, scoring 113 runs against Ireland in September 2016. Under his captaincy, South Africa won the 2025 World Test Championship final, their first ICC tournament win in 27 years.