DTVHINDIVIDEO: Funny incident happened with Temba Bavuma in Durban, his thumb got stuck in the grill of the helmet and then…
Temba Bavuma scored a century in the second innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka. Temba Bavuma (Photo Source: Under the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle, the first match of the two-match Test series is currently being played between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Durban. The host South African team seems to be dominating Sri Lanka with both ball and bat. South Africa declared the second innings at 366/5 and Sri Lanka has a target of 516 runs to win. By the end of the third day, Dhananjay de Silva’s team has scored 103 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. Meanwhile, during the match, a funny incident happened with South African captain Temba Bavuma, the video of which is going viral on social media. Actually, Bavuma’s thumb got stuck in the grill of the helmet, he had to work very hard to get it out. This incident happened with Temba Bavuma The incident with Temba Bavuma occurred during the 22nd over of the first innings, when he was standing at the non-striker’s end. His thumb got stuck in the grill of the helmet and the South African captain had to struggle a lot to get it out. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan bowlers rushed to bowl the fifth ball of the over. Watch the video here- Lord Bavuma’s thumb fas 🤣#NZvENG pic.twitter.com/weyMVsSY7T — Mr X (@rbc_guy) November 29, 2024 Temba Bavuma performed brilliantly for South Africa in the first test against Sri Lanka. The team was all out at 191 in the first innings. The captain played a brilliant inning of 70 runs in 117 balls with the help of 9 fours and one six. Maintaining his form in the second innings too, Bavuma scored the third century of his Test career. Facing 228 balls, he played an inning of 113 runs with the help of 9 fours. He was out LBW against Asitha Fernando. At the same time, Tristan Stubbs played an inning of 122 runs in 221 balls with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes. South Africa declared the innings after both the batsmen were out.
