Cut Bavuma some slack

Temba Bavuma has often been praised by coaches and teammates for his leadership abilities, but as a specialist batter the Proteas skipper must have been frustrated by his lengthy struggle to convert fifties into centuries.

- Wesley Botton

Bavuma hit his maiden ton in the five-day format in his seventh Test against England in Cape Town in January 2016.

However, between 2016 and 2023 he played 48 Tests without hitting a ton. During that period he made 19 half-centuries, and he went beyond 90 on two occasions, but he repeatedly fell short of breaking his drought.