Temba Bavuma creates history, breaks Mohammad Azharuddin's world record; achieves 76-year first

South African cricket captain Temba Bavuma created history with a stunning knock of 179 in the first innings of the second Test against Australia on Tuesday (October 20) at the St. George Park in Gqeberha as the Proteas mounted a solid comeback to post a huge total of 425/9 on the board in the rain-affected match as the hosts declared just before stumps on Day 3 of the fixture.

Bavuma walked out to bat with the Proteas struggling at 12-2 on the first day and saw wickets fall in front of him on the second day as South Africa found themselves at 110-6. However, the Proteas skipper played yet another memorable knock to add to his growing legacy as he put on massive partnerships with Marco Jansen and Simon Harmer for the seventh and eighth wickets.

Temba Bavuma Creates History

Bavuma has now become the oldest captain in history to score a 150 against Australia in the history of Test cricket. He broke a record that was held by Indian cricket legend Mohammad Azharuddin since 1998, when he hit an unbeaten 163 against the Steve Waugh-led side at the Eden Gardens.

Oldest Captain To Score 150 In Test Cricket History

Player	Team	Age	Runs	Venue	Year
Temba Bavuma	South Africa	36 years, 154 days	179	Gqeberha	2026
Mohammad Azharuddin	India	35 years, 38 days	163	Kolkata	1998
Wally Hammond	England	35 years, 5 days	240	Lord's	1938
Mike Denness	England	34 years, 69 days	188	Melbourne	1975
Andrew Strauss	South Africa	32 years, 136 days	161	Lords	2009

Meanwhile, Bavuma is the first captain in 76 years to score a 150 on South African soil after turning 36. He is the second-oldest captain to register an individual score above 150 in the rainbow nation after Australia's Lindsay Hassett, who also achieved the feat in Gqeberha in 1950.

Oldest Players To Score Test 150 in South Africa

Player	Age	Runs	Team	Opponent	Venue	Year
Lindsay Hassett	36 years, 187 days	167	Australia	South Africa	Gqeberha	1950
Temba Bavuma	36 years, 154 days	179	South Africa	Australia	Gqeberha	2026
Wally Hammond	35 years, 181 days	181	England	South Africa	Cape Town	1938
Brian Lara	34 years, 224 days	202	West Indies	South Africa	Johannesburg	2003
Herbie Collins	33 years, 295 days	203	Australia	South AFrica	Johannesburg	1921

Meanwhile, Bavuma is the oldest South African captain to score a 150 in Test cricket since Dudley Nourse in 1951. Overall, he is the third-oldest Test captain in the 21st century to score a knock over 150 in the 21st century after Steve Waugh and Brain Lara.

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