Temba Bavuma registers his 5th ODI fifty: Key stats
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South African cricket team captain, Temba Bavuma, hit a splendid 82-run knock versus Pakistan in the ODI tri-series on Wednesday. Bavuma opened the innings for SA alongside Tony de Zorzi. They added 51 runs for the first wicket. Thereafter, Matthew Breetzke joined Bavuma and the two put on 119 runs. Bavuma faced 96 balls for his 82. He suffered a run out.
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10th fifty-plus score for Bavuma in ODIs
Bavuma's 82 had 13 fours. He struck at 85.42. In 46 matches, he has raced to 1,733 runs at 43.32. This was his 10th fifty-plus score in ODIs (100s: 5, 50s: 5). He owns a strike rate of 88-plus.
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Bavuma lends his voice before being dismissed
Bavuma and de Zorzi got SA off to a brisk start. Thereafter, Breetzke came in and continued from where he left in the previous match. Along with captain Bavuma, the two kept the scoreboard ticking with a superb hundred-plus partnership. A run-out resulted in the latter's downfall. Bavuma was out in the 29th over. Notably, Breetzke responded to Bavuma's call but aborted.
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SA pile up a mammoth score
South Africa ended with 352/5 in 50 overs. Notably, they smashed 110 runs in the final 10 overs. Heinrich Klaasen shone with a knock of 87. Kyle Verreynne scored an unbeaten 44. This was after Bavuma's 82 and Breetzke's 83.