Temba Bavuma: The South African team is currently touring the Caribbean Islands to play two Test matches against the West Indies. Test cricket matches between West Indies and South Africa have been quite exciting in recent times.

Similarly, we will tell you about an innings played by South Africa's Test cricket captain Temba Bavuma against West Indies. In which he thrashed the West Indies team bowlers and scored 172 runs with his bat.

In the year 2023, Temba Bavuma played an innings of 172 runs against West Indies

Temba Bavuma scored 172 runs in the second innings of the Joburg Test match during West Indies' tour of South Africa in 2023. Temba Bavuma hit 20 fours in his 172-run innings. Temba Bavuma faced 280 balls in his marathon 172-run innings. With the help of this innings of Temba Bavuma, the South African team defeated the West Indies by 284 runs in this match.

The situation of the competition was something like this

In the second match of the Test series between South Africa and West Indies (WI VS SA), South Africa batted first and scored 320 runs in their first innings.

In response, the West Indies team also scored 251 runs. Due to which when Temba Bavuma came to bat in the second innings, the team needed a big partnership. Due to this innings of 172 runs by Temba Bavuma, South Africa set a target of 391 runs in front of the West Indies team and in the end, the South African team won this Test match by 284 runs.

Such are the statistics of Temba Bavuma in Test cricket

Temba Bavuma started his career in Test cricket against West Indies in the year 2014. In Test cricket, Temba Bavuma has scored 2997 runs for South Africa in 57 Test matches played so far, batting at an average of 35.25.

In Test cricket, Temba Bavuma has scored 2 centuries and 20 half-centuries for his team so far. Temba Bavuma would like to increase his average in his upcoming career and would like to play as many match-winning innings as possible for the team.