They won eight of their first nine Test matches. south africa Skipper Temba Bavuma has joined the elite group of captains in Tests. cricket.
The Proteas’ 10-wicket win in the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town was their eighth win in nine Test matches under Bavauma’s captaincy. It also gave South Africa a 2-0 series win.
SA won the first Test by two wickets in a dramatic finish.
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It was Bavuma’s eighth win as South Africa’s Test captain, tying him with former Australian captains Warwick Armstrong and Lindsay Hassett for the most wins in their first nine Tests.
England captain Percy Chapman maintained an impeccable leadership record, winning all of his first nine Test matches as skipper.
In Cape Town, SA posted a first innings total of 615 runs, including a double century (259) from opener Ryan Rickletone and hundreds from Bavuma (106) and wicketkeeper-batsman Kyle Verreynne (100).
The home side’s bowlers also performed well to restrict Pakistan to 194 runs, which allowed South Africa to enforce the follow-on.
Despite Pakistan captain Shan Masood’s valiant effort of 145 runs, his side struggled to mount a significant challenge in the second innings and were only able to take a 57-run lead, giving the SA openers a comprehensive win in just 7.1 overs.
South Africa secured the top spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) table with a PCT of 69.44. They will face defending champions Australia in the WTC final at Lord’s in June this year.
