Temba Bavuma Steve Waugh comparison : Shahrukh Khan’s film came- Main Hoon. On the same lines, now we are saying that Temba is Bavuma. And, we are saying this because the same film was seen in the final of WTC 2025, which was seen on the cricket field 26 years ago. The characters are also the same- Australia and South Africa. The only difference is that like 26 years ago, this time the victory is seen not going to South Africa in the bag of Australia. Now the question is, what happened 26 years ago? Interestingly, what happened then and what has now happened, the date of both events is also the same.
On 13 June 1999, Steve Waugh was caught and then…
Date 13 June 1999. Australia and South Africa match in ICC ODI World Cup. In that match, the then Australian captain Steve Waugh’s catch is missed by the Harshile Gibbs of South Africa, one of the biggest fielders of world cricket. As a result, it is that in that match, Steve Waugh takes advantage of that life and scores a century and gives victory to his team.
Temba Bavuma’s catch on 13 June 2025, big opportunity ahead
After 26 years, on 13 June 2025, the same incident was seen decreasing on the Lord’s ground in WTC Final, the newest event of the ICC. This time, Steve Smith, one of the finest fielders of Australia, leaves the current Test captain of South Africa Temba Bavuma. Taking advantage of it, the Bavuma WTC Final is unbeaten on 65 runs till the end of the third day’s play. South Africa now needs 69 runs to win the match. That is, captain Bavuma has full chance to win the match for South Africa. If they do this, it will be exactly the same as Steve Waugh did in the ICC event 26 years ago.
This means that South Africa will not only see any ICC tournament after 1998 but will take revenge from Australia after 26 years. Like him, the taste of victory will also be tasted.