The second Test match of the series between India and South Africa (IND vs SA 2nd Test) is being played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. South African captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat first. Coming in to bat at number 4, he achieved a remarkable feat. He completed 1,000 runs as captain in Test cricket, becoming the ninth South African captain to achieve this feat.

Temba Bavuma completed this record during IND vs SA 2nd Test

Before this match, Temba Bavuma had scored 969 runs as captain in Tests. He needed 31 runs to reach his 1000 runs. He achieved this feat by hitting a four in the 49th over of the match. He became the 9th player to score 1000 runs as captain in Tests for South Africa. He also became the joint second fastest African player to reach 1000 runs as captain in Tests. Graeme Smith tops the list in this regard. Smith had completed 1000 runs in 17 innings, while Bavuma achieved this feat in 20 innings.

Temba Bavuma surpasses Shaun Pollock

Let us tell you that by scoring 31 runs in the first innings of this match, he has surpassed his own team’s former legendary all-rounder Shaun Pollock (998 runs). Pollock had scored 998 runs in 26 Tests as captain. Now Bavuma has scored more than 1000 runs as captain.

As a captain, Bavuma has scored 3 centuries and 6 half-centuries so far and his average is more than 57. Bavuma is currently performing consistently well in both captaincy and batting. Now it will be interesting to see how he performs in the Guwahati Test.

 

IND vs SA: Changes in the playing XI of both teams

Talking about the Test match being played between India and South Africa in Guwahati, both teams have made major changes to their playing XI. There have been two changes in India’s playing XI. Regular captain Shubman Gill is not playing in this match due to a neck injury and Nitish Kumar Reddy has been given a chance in his place. Sai Sudarshan has been included in the team in place of Axar Patel. Speaking of South Africa, they have included Senuran Muthusamy in the playing XI, replacing Corbin Bosch.