Bavuma unsure about future as opener

Temba Bavuma congratulated the selectors for showing faith in his ability to open the batting after he became only the second South African to score a century on debut. However, he has suggested he will continue to view himself as a middle-order batsman for the time being.

Bavuma deputised for Hashim Amla, who missed the match against Ireland while waiting for his wife to give birth, and put on a record opening stand at Benoni with Quinton de Kock. He eventually fell for 113 – only his second List A hundred – to help set up a big win.

“I think the credit must go to the selectors and the administrators,” Bavuma joked in a television interview at the innings break.”They decided I should fill in this role for this game and it’s worked out.”

This was the second time Bavuma has been used in the role, after opening in a Test match in Delhi last year and on both occasions he responded to the challenge well. So well that it could become an option for him to consider in future, no matter how much he does not think it’s the place for him at either national or franchise level at the moment.

“Hashim is the incumbent. He is well established and I am sure he will be back to fill those boots,” Bavuma said. “And at the Lions, …

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