Overview
- On day one of the second Test in Guwahati, Temba Bavuma passed 1,000 runs as captain after reaching 31 in South Africa’s first innings.
- He made 41 and put on an 84-run stand with Tristan Stubbs, who was out for 49, stabilizing the innings after early wickets.
- Reports differ on Bavuma’s dismissal, with one account crediting Kuldeep Yadav and the scoreline listing Ravindra Jadeja, indicating a need to confirm the official card.
- Hindustan Times notes the 1,000-run milestone came in Bavuma’s 20th innings as captain, matching Dudley Nourse and behind only Graeme Smith’s 17.
- Cricket Country reports he is the first South African captain to reach 1,000 World Test Championship runs and lists him at 1,005 in 12 matches among the WTC captain run leaders.