Winning skipper Temba Bavuma will likely have combined feelings concerning the begin of his Test captaincy after South Africa beat the West Indies within the first match at Centurion whereas he joined an undesirable membership.
Bavuma, 32, was put in as the brand new Test skipper simply weeks earlier than the two-match sequence when Dean Elgar was stripped of the job after heavy defeats in each England and Australia over the past six months for South Africa.
But whereas Bavuma led his facet to a cushty 87-run win over the West Indies on Thursday, his personal efficiency as a batter once more left a lot to be desired.
He earned the undesirable distinction of changing into the fourth participant to get a pair of geese on his Test captaincy debut after Mark Taylor (Australia), Rashid Latif (Pakistan) and Habibul Bashar (Bangladesh).
Bavuma was dismissed second ball within the first innings and first ball within the second innings, which can gas the talk over his place within the crew as he is scored a single century in 95 Test innings.
But he was not the one failure with the bat as South Africa, who had received the toss, elected to bat and scored 342 within the first innings solely to wilt second time round and make 116.
The dwelling facet set the West Indies a goal of 247 however they fell nicely quick because the tempo bowlers dominated the competition.
“We did not get many partnerships. The wicket did not get easier, there was variable bounce,” stated Bavuma.
“But our lead eventually proved to be a lot. The bowlers need to rest, it was a big effort from them. The batters need to get together and work on our game plan. We need to do better next time.”
Kagiso Rabada’s six-wicket haul within the second innings ensured victory inside three days for South Africa.
“It wasn’t the best wicket,” stated the South African paceman, “but we made sure to keep up a good intensity and do well.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
