“What a crap captain! Absolute choker” fans brutally criticizes Temba Bavuma after his one more failure in the World Cup Semi Final agaisnt Australia.
South Africa’s captain, Temba Bavuma, faced another setback with the bat in the 2023 World Cup, this time during the semifinal clash against Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, November 16.
Bavuma, a right-handed batsman, was dismissed for a four-ball duck, caught behind by wicketkeeper Josh Inglish, courtesy of Mitchell Starc’s early breakthrough for Australia. Throughout the tournament, Bavuma has struggled to make a significant impact, accumulating just 145 runs in eight matches at an average of 20.71. His highest score was 35 against Australia in the league stage. The sequence of his scores in the 2023 World Cup includes 8, 35, 16, 28, 24, 11, 23, and a duck in the recent semifinal.In the previous game against Afghanistan, Bavuma was seen limping, but he asserted his fitness at the toss before the start of the semifinal, stating, “I’m not 100 percent fit. I reckon I’m just going to have to be good enough.”Following his latest dismissal, fans on social media platforms criticized and trolled Bavuma for his subpar performance in the World Cup, highlighting the disappointment surrounding his contributions to the team in the tournament.