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Man for a crisis ... Five times Temba Bavuma carried the Proteas under pressure

IOL Sport · 21 October 2026 at 07:15

Man for a crisis ... Five times Temba Bavuma carried the Proteas under pressure

Averaging over 54 as Test captain, Temba Bavuma has continually answered the call when South Africa's backs are against the wall.

Here is a chronological look at his most heroic knocks under fire.

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