Temba Bavuma shatters 100-year record with WTC win
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Ashwell Prince celebrated the win in the Proteas dressing room and dedicated a special song to South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma.
In addition to elevating South African cricket to new heights, the World Test Championship (WTC) triumph etched Temba Bavuma’s name alongside legends like Ricky Ponting, Percy Chapman, and Warwick Armstrong.
South Africa showcased an impressive home record during the 2023-25 World Test Championship, winning five out of six matches
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ESPN Cricinfo on MSNThis was Temba Bavuma's WTC and he can own itThe current world Test champion team is Temba Bavuma 's and he is owning it.
South Africa has won the World Test Championship Final, defeating Australia. The Proteas chased down 282 runs, led by Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram. Bavuma revealed Australia's sledging tactics during the match.
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South Africa, led by Temba Bavuma, broke their 27-year jinx of not winning an ICC Trophy. The Proteas defeated Australia by five wickets to win the WTC Final, and the victory will go down in history as the one who finally broke that dreaded ICC curse. The Proteas also did in in style, winning eight Tests in a row to win the title.
Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma didn't have the pleasure of finishing off what they started. It was fitting that Markram and Bavuma led the comeback with the bat as South Africa beat Australia by five wickets by completing a run chase of 282 at Lord's on the fourth day Saturday.
Temba Bavuma-led South Africa defied odds and defeated Pat Cummins' Australia to clinch the World Test Championship (WTC) mace at Lord's on Saturday. The victory was a combined effort by the Proteas unit but there were few standout performers,
Bavuma, hence, became the second captain, after Percy Chapman in the 1920s, to win nine of their first ten Tests, and the second captain after Warwick Armstrong, also in the 1920s, to go unbeaten in his first ten Tests.
Temba Bavuma led South Africa to a five-wicket victory over Australia in the final of the ICC World Test Championship at Lord’s, helping the Proteas end a 27-year wait for another global trophy.
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India Today on MSNForget the divide, celebrate WTC win as one: Temba Bavuma's message to South AfricaSouth Africa ended a 27-year wait for an ICC trophy when they defeated Australia by 5 wickets at Lord's on Saturday. Temba Bavuma heaped praise on his teammates and promised South Africa would celebrate the historic triumph as 'one'.