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With eight wins in his first nine Test matches as South Africa captain, Temba Bavuma has joined an elite group of skippers in Test cricket.
The 10-wicket win for the Proteas in the second Test against Pakistan at Cape Town was their eighth in nine Test matches under Bavauma’s captaincy. It also gave South Africa a 2-0 series victory.
SA had won the first Test by two wickets in a dramatic finish.
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Bavuma’s eighth win as South Africa’s Test captain places him alongside former Australian captains Warwick Armstrong and Lindsay Hassett for securing the most victories in their first nine Tests at the helm.
Percy Chapman, who captained England, maintained an impeccable leadership record by securing victories in all his initial nine Test matches as skipper.
In Cape Town, SA posted a commanding first-innings total of 615 runs, which included a double century (259) by opener Ryan Rickletone and hundreds by Bavuma (106) and wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verreynne (100).
The home team’s bowlers performed brilliantly as well, restricting Pakistan to 194 runs, which enabled South Africa to enforce the follow-on.
Despite Pakistan captain Shan Masood’s valiant effort of 145 runs, his team struggled to mount a substantial challenge in the second innings and could only take a 57-run lead, which SA openers knocked off in just 7.1 overs for a comprehensive win.
It gave South Africa a PCT of 69.44 on the World Test Championship (WTC) table, securing them the top position. They will face defending champions Australia in the WTC final at Lord’s in June this year.
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