Temba Bavuma’s Century: The first match of the five-match ODI series between South Africa and Australia is being played at the Mangung Oval in Bloemfontein. Batting first, South Africa got all out for 222 runs in 49 overs. For Africa, captain Temba Bavuma played a brilliant century to lead the team to a respectable score. Bavuma scored 114 * in 142 balls with the help of 14 fours and 1 six.
He had completed the century in 136 balls. Bavuma scored a century for the team at a time when wickets were falling continuously on the other side. Bavuma handled the team while playing the captaincy innings. Temba Bavuma, who came on the opening, returned unbeaten. Apart from Bavuma, almost all the batsmen appeared unsuccessful.
Wickets kept falling on one side, but Bavuma handled the innings
On one hand wickets of South Africa kept falling and on the other hand Bavuma stood like a wall for the team. South Africa lost the first wicket as Quinton de Kock (11) on a score of 19 runs. The team got its first blow on the second ball of the 9th over. After this, on the last ball of the 12th over, the team’s star batsman Rasi van der Dussen (8) returned to the pavilion.
Then on the second ball of the 19th over, Aiden Markram was dismissed after scoring 19 runs. Cameron Green made him his victim. Then Heinrich Klaasen (14) was dismissed in the second ball of the 25th over. After this, the team lost the fifth wicket in the form of David Miller on the fourth ball of the 26th over on the score of 100 runs. In this way, half of the African team returned to the pavilion, but Bavuma stood aside.
Then Marco Jason (32) returned to the pavilion on the last ball of the 36th over. After this, Gerald Coetzee (2) lost his wicket on the last ball of the 40th over. And on the first ball of the 43rd over, Keshav Maharaj (2) became the victim of Sean Abbott. Then on the second ball of the 44th over, Kagiso Rabada (1) returned to the pavilion and in the end, Africa lost the 10th and last wicket in the form of Lungi Ngidi (0).
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