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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Temba Bavuma

Temba Bavuma is part of a cricketing family, where his father and brother both were opening batsmen.

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Temba Bavuma started playing cricket at the age of 8.

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He made his first-class debut for Easterns against Border in January 2011.

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Bavuma made his Test debut against England on 12th July 2012.

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He made his ODI debut against Ireland on 9th September 2016.

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He made his T20I debut against Australia on 7th October 2016.

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He was named in South Africa’s squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup but did not play.

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Temba Bavuma is the first black African to score a test century for South Africa.

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He was the second South African to score a test century at Lord’s after Gary Kirsten.

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Bavuma is the first South African to score a test century on debut in England since Neil McKenzie.

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