PlayersSouth Africa

T Bavuma

Middle-order batter, South Africa, 67 Tests, 2014-2026. Debut v West Indies, 2014

40.1Adjusted average, 48th of 143 batters. Raw 38.4, so +1.7 for how hard his runs were. It could reasonably be anywhere from 33.5 to 47.7.

Where the +1.7 comes from

The bowling he faced+3.4

Home or away−2.5

The grounds+0.8

Value per innings: 43.459th
Each run worth: 1.28×
At home, adjusted: 39.3raw 43.8
Away, adjusted: 38.2raw 31.9

Head to head with IJL Trott His T20 ratings

Where his adjusted average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

45Saud ShakeelPakistan41.2 46Misbah-ul-HaqPakistan40.2 47IJL TrottEngland40.1

48T BavumaSouth Africa40.1

49Mohammad RizwanPakistan39.9 50KL RahulIndia39.7 51DPMD JayawardeneSri Lanka39.6

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Closest to him, head to head

IJL TrottEngland40.1Head to head Misbah-ul-HaqPakistan40.2Head to head Mohammad RizwanPakistan39.9Head to head KL RahulIndia39.7Head to head

Season by seasonBatting, as recorded

Year	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50	SR
2014	1	10	10	10.00	0	0	28.6
2015	6	135	54	22.50	0	1	37.3
2016	15	505	102	42.08	1	3	47.9
2017	20	609	89	32.05	0	5	47.1
2018	10	295	95	42.14	0	3	57.3
2019	13	258	75	19.85	0	1	51.3
2020	3	104	71	34.67	0	1	57.1
2021	7	268	61	53.60	0	2	42.1
2022	16	561	93	40.07	0	4	48.2
2023	6	252	172	50.40	1	0	54.4
2024	10	503	113	55.89	1	4	53.5
2025	7	310	106	51.67	1	2	47.9
2026	5	218	179	43.60	1	0	43.9
Career	119	4028	179	38.36	5	26	48.6

Percentile rankingsvs all Test batters (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Adjusted avg

Value / inns

43.8

Volume

Runs

4028

Average

38.36

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

16.1

Strike rate

48.6

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

31.86

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
Australia	22	803	42.26	1
Sri Lanka	19	587	30.89	1
England	17	538	35.87	1
Pakistan	12	511	51.10	1
India	18	475	33.93	0
New Zealand	12	383	34.82	0
Bangladesh	8	357	51.00	0
West Indies	10	330	36.67	1

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
Australia	1	40.00	1/29	0

Home & away

Home

43.8bat avg

39.3adjusted

—bowl avg

Away

31.86bat avg

38.2adjusted

51bowl avg

Neutral

51bat avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	40	1437	37.82
2nd	27	1059	42.36
3rd	35	1070	36.90
4th	17	462	35.54

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v Australia0 & 35Newlands, Cape Town2026-10-27 v Australia179St George's Park, Gqeberha2026-10-18 v Australia3 & 1Kingsmead, Durban2026-10-09 v India41 & 3Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati2025-11-22 v India3 & 55Eden Gardens, Kolkata2025-11-14 v Australia36 & 66Lord's2025-06-11 v Pakistan106Newlands, Cape Town2025-01-03 v Pakistan31 & 40SuperSport Park, Centurion2024-12-26 v Sri Lanka78 & 66St George's Park, Gqeberha2024-12-05 v Sri Lanka70 & 113Kingsmead, Durban2024-11-27

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 119
Not outs: 14
Runs: 4028
Average: 38.36
Strike rate: 48.6
Highest: 179
Hundreds: 5
Fifties: 26
Ducks: 11

Wickets: 1
Average: 61.00
Economy: 3.81
Strike rate: 96
Best: 1/29
5 wickets: 0
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 96