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By Sports Reporter

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WATCH: When Temba Bavuma doesn’t make runs, he does this…

This was pretty spectacular from the Proteas batsman!


On a Bloemfontein pitch where four Proteas batsmen in the top six scored hundreds, Temba Bavuma was the one to miss out.

The little middle-order batter played a lazy shot to be out for seven, reinforcing an unwanted reputation of not filling his boots when the going is easy.

But Bavuma also has made a name for himself as a fantastic fielder, especially when he didn’t contribute with the bat.

On Saturday, he held a magnificent catch to dismiss Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim.

And that’s what, according to Kagiso Rabada, makes him special.

“It wasn’t a nice situation for Temba – you get out at times. He is the only one who didn’t score a hundred. It happens to the best,” he said.

“But every time when he doesn’t score with the bat, he does something in the field. He’s got that knack of never giving up. He always contributes to the team. They depend on Mushfiqur so it was an important moment in the game.”

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