Published: Nov 22, 2025, 04:19 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 22, 2025, 04:19 PM (IST)
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma created history in the second Test against India in Guwahati. Dismissed for 41 on the first day; Bavuma became the first South African captain to score 1,000 runs in the World Test Championship (WTC).
Bavuma shared a crucial 84-run partnership with Tristan Stubbs (49) before being dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav. He had also scored a half-century in the previous Test in Kolkata, continuing his brilliant run of form.
With this milestone, Bavuma became the ninth captain worldwide to score over 1,000 runs in the World Test Championship. Joe Root holds the record for most runs as captain in the World Test Championship, with 2,835 runs in 32 matches.
Highest run-scorers as captains in the WTC:
Joe Root – 2835 runs (32 matches)
Dimuth Karunaratne – 2160 runs (24 matches)
Kraigg Brathwaite – 1994 runs (32 matches)
Ben Stokes – 1949 runs (34 matches)
Babar Azam – 1725 runs (18 matches)
Virat Kohli – 1349 runs (22 matches)
Rohit Sharma – 1254 runs (24 matches)
Kane Williamson – 1056 runs (13 matches)
Temba Bavuma – 1005 runs (12 matches)
Guwahati, Nov 22 Scoreboard on the first day of the second Test between India and South Africa here on Saturday.
South Africa 1st innings:
Aiden Markram was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah for 38 runs, while Ryan Rickelton fell for 35, caught by Rishabh Pant off Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling. Tristan Stubbs contributed 49 runs before caught by KL Rahul off Kuldeep, and South Africa captain Temba Bavuma made 41, falling to Ravindra Jadeja, caught by Jaiswal. Tony De Zorzi scored 28 runs, caught by Pant off Mohammed Siraj and Wiaan Mulder added 13 before being caught by Jaiswal off Kuldeep. Senuran Muthusamy remained not out on 25, while Kyle Verreynne was unbeaten on 1.
Extras: 17 (b-8, lb-6, nb-2)
Total: 247/6 in 81.5 overs
Fall of wickets: 1-82, 2-82, 3-166, 4-187, 5-201, 6-246
Bowling: Jasprit Bumrah 17-6-38-1, Mohammed Siraj 17.5-3-59-1, Nitish Kumar Reddy 4-0-21-0, Washington Sundar 14-3-36-0, Kuldeep Yadav 17-3-48-3, Ravindra Jadeja 12-1-30-1.
