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  • Big Blow To South Africa As Temba Bavuma Ruled Out Of Second Test Against Bangladesh | cricket news

    South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the second Test against Bangladesh, which will begin on Tuesday in Chattogram. Bavuma failed to recover in time from an elbow injury, and in his absence, Aiden Markam will continue to serve as the stand-in captain of the Proteas.

    “We just feel medically, he’s not going to be ready for the second Test. We will tone down the [rehabilitation] program so that he can be ready for the Sri Lankan series,” South Africa’s Test coach Shukri Conrad said from Dhaka as quoted from ESPNcricinfo.

    A decision has yet to be made, on whether Bavuma will stay with the squad or return to South Africa to recover from his injury and play domestic cricket. South Africa’s first-class domestic competition will begin next week, and the Lions’, a team where Bavuma plays, will play three matches before the Proteas’ opening Test against Sri Lanka.

    “I’d like him to stay [in Bangladesh]and I’ve communicated that with him. But I also know that he’s got a young family. But yes, I’d like him to stay. He still plays a valuable role. It’s still his team. We’ll see how it unfolds,” Conrad added.

    Bavuma’s latest setback dates back to earlier this month in an ODI against Ireland. During the match, he fell awkwardly while trying to complete a run. He retired hurt on 35 during that game and didn’t turn up to take the field later in the match. The elbow injury bears similarity to the one that Bavuma sustained on a T20I tour of India in 2022. Later that year, the injury ruled him out of South Africa’s tour of England.

    In Bavuma’s place, Matthew Breetzke was called in and received his debut Test cap in Mirpur. There are other possible options available to replace Bavuma, but it will depend on the setup that South African management decides to field. In the opening Test, South Africa forced Bangladesh to pack on 106 in the first innings with a four-bowler attack, which featured two pacers and two spinners.

    During the series opener, Kagiso Rabada etched his name in the history book by becoming the quickest to hit 300 Test wickets in terms of ball bowled. Conrad gave a special tribute to the player he called “our superstar Rolls Royce fast bowler.” Rabada took nine wickets in the match and his first five-wicket haul in the subcontinent.

    “We are an inexperienced side, but we still need our leaders. KB led from the front there with the ball. He carried this attack, as he has done for quite a while now. And then backed up by some really valuable contributions by others with the ball, and then guys with the bat as well,” Conrad remarked.

  • South Africa Defeats West Indies by 40 Runs To Clinch Test Series 1-0 | cricket news

    SA vs WI: Temba Bavuma’s South Africa secured a commanding 40-run victory over the West Indies on the third and final day of the second Test, wrapping up the series 1-0 after the first match ended in a draw. This win reinforced South Africa’s dominance over the Caribbean side in Test cricket.

    Chasing a challenging target of 263, set after Jayden Seales’ impressive six-wicket haul dismissed the Proteas for 246 in their second innings, the West Indies’ batting lineup struggled to form meaningful partnerships. Despite their efforts, they were eventually bowled out for 222. In a dramatic conclusion, Seales, who had been the hero for the West Indies in the first innings, became the final wicket to fall, dismissed by Keshav Maharaj just before the scheduled close of. play. Maharaj’s delivery was expertly caught by David Bedingham at short leg, sealing the victory for South Africa.

    This win also maintained South Africa’s unblemished record against the West Indies in Test cricket, a streak that began with their first meeting in the 1998/99 season. That series saw Shaun Pollock’s South African side deliver a 5–0 whitewash over Brian Lara’s West Indies team, marking the beginning of South Africa’s consistent dominance in the fixture. The West Indies’ last Test win over South Africa came in a one-off match in Barbados in 1992, which marked the Proteas’ return to Test cricket after a 22-year hiatus due to apartheid.

    Keshav Maharaj’s left-arm orthodox spin played a crucial role in the victory, as he claimed three wickets for 37 runs. Kagiso Rabada also made a significant contribution, taking three wickets for 50 runs, leaving him just one wicket shy of the 300-wicket milestone in Test cricket.

    South Africa faced a brief scare when Gudakesh Motie and Joshua da Silva forged a 77-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Motie, who scored a career-best 45, and da Silva, who added 27 runs, lifted the West Indies from a dangerous 104 for six. However, Maharaj’s reintroduction into the attack proved decisive, as he dismissed both batters in consecutive overs with lbw decisions. A stunning leaping catch by Temba Bavuma at mid-on off Shamar Joseph’s bat brought Kagiso Rabada within touching distance of his 300th Test wicket. Maharaj then completed the rout, despite a late burst of runs from Jomel Warrican.

    Wiaan Mulder was deservedly named the player of the match. The seam-bowling all-rounder made the most of his rare Test opportunity, taking six wickets in the match and contributing a valuable 34 runs in South Africa’s second innings.