Temba Bavuma Test Captaincy record and Stats – World Test Championship

Published on: June 10, 2025

When Tamba Bavuma leads South Africa onto the field at Lord’s on June 11, he won’t just be captaining a cricket team, he will be shouldering the hopes of a nation that’s never laid hands on the World Test Championship trophy. So it would be a history in the making.

South Africa topped the WTC Standings this cycle, and Australia finished at number two. Now, as per the rules, the two will now face off in the final on June 11 at Lord’s London ground. If South Africa wins this, it would be their first ever WTC title. For Bavuma, it would mean much more than just a trophy and would validate his leadership journey in the history of records. Today, in this article, we will break down the World Test Championship, Temba Bavuma’s Test captaincy record, and stats. So if you’re a cricket nerd or a normal fan interested in knowing the stats and records, if South Africa can write a record, then this is for you.

Temba Bavuma’s Test Captaincy record

Under Temba Bavuma’s captaincy, South Africa has enjoyed a stellar career. He has led the team in 9 Test matches, out of which he has won 8 times, which showcases strong leadership. While batting as a captain, he has an average of 57.79 and has amassed a total of 809 runs. Along with this, as a captain, Tamba enjoys a toss winning percentage of 88.89%

Stat	Value
Matches as Captain	9
Matches Won	8
Matches Lost	0
Tosses Won	8 (88.89%)
Chose to Field – Matches	2
Chose to Field – Won	2
Chose to Field – Lost	0
Runs Scored as Captain	809
Batting Average as Captain	57.79

Temba Bavuma Test Stats

Batting Stats

Stat	Innings	Not Outs	Runs	Highest Score	Average	50s	100s	Ducks	4s	6s	Strike Rate
Value	108	13	3606	172	37.96	24	4	10	416	15	49.22

Fielding Stats

Stat	Value
Catches	31
Most Catches in an Innings	2
Most Catches in a Match	3

Temba Bavuma Test Stas vs Australia

Date	Ground	Inn	How Dismissed	Runs	B/F	S/R	Agg Runs	Agg B/F	Avg	S/R
03/11/2016	WACA Ground	1st	c S E Marsh b N M Lyon	51	86	59.30	51	86	51.00	59.30
03/11/2016	WACA Ground	2nd	c U T Khawaja b M R Marsh	8	18	44.44	59	104	29.50	56.73
12/11/2016	Bellerive Oval	1st	c N M Lyon b J M Mennie	74	204	36.27	133	308	44.33	43.18
24/11/2016	Adelaide Oval	1st	c †M S Wade b J M Bird	8	34	23.53	141	342	35.25	41.23
24/11/2016	Adelaide Oval	2nd	c S P D Smith b N M Lyon	21	31	67.74	162	373	32.40	43.43
22/03/2018	Newlands	1st	c S P D Smith b P J Cummins	1	12	8.33	163	385	27.17	42.34
22/03/2018	Newlands	2nd	c sub b J R Hazlewood	5	4	125.0	168	389	24.00	43.19
30/03/2018	Wanderers Stadium	1st	Not Out	95*	194	48.97	263	583	37.57	45.11
30/03/2018	Wanderers Stadium	2nd	Not Out	35*	40	87.50	298	623	42.57	47.83
17/12/2022	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1st	b M A Starc	38	70	54.29	336	693	42.00	48.48
17/12/2022	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2nd	lbw b N M Lyon	29	61	47.54	365	754	40.56	48.41
26/12/2022	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1st	c †A T Carey b M A Starc	1	8	12.50	366	762	36.60	48.03
26/12/2022	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2nd	c sub b N M Lyon	65	144	45.14	431	906	39.18	47.57
04/01/2023	Sydney Cricket Ground	1st	c †A T Carey b J R Hazlewood	35	74	47.30	466	980	38.83	47.55
04/01/2023	Sydney Cricket Ground	2nd	not out	17*	42	40.48	483	1022	40.25	47.26

Bavuma has faced Australia in 15 innings and has enjoyed a decent record facing the Aussies. He first faced Australia in the 2016 where he smashed a fifty in the 1st innings of the match at the WACA Ground Bavuma amassed a total of 483 runs against Australia and has recorded the highest score of 95 unbeaten when faced Australia in a test match at Wanderers Stadium on 30th June 2018. With the final scheduled between the two all eyes would be on Bavuma, as Africa will be playing their first WTC Final.