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Temba Bavuma And Simon Harmer Punish Australia With Record Partnership

Aakash Saini

Temba Bavuma and Simon Harmer [Source: AP, AFP]Temba Bavuma and Simon Harmer [Source: AP, AFP]

Temba Bavuma continues to pile on Australia’s misery with his fighting century on Day 3. Arriving to the crease at 12-2, soon to be 110-6, the skipper forged a courageous rearguard resistance with all-rounder Marco Jansen for the seventh wicket.

Moreover, if Bavuma’s 132-run partnership with Jansen frustrated the Australians, the cricketer shared another 150-plus stand with Simon Harmer to storm the Proteas past the 400-run mark. Through the course of their partnership, both Bavuma and Harmer scripted a huge record at the St George's Park in Gqeberha.

Temba Bavuma and Simon Harmer forge huge partnership record

Temba Bavuma and Simon Harmer rained down some huge records with their epic 183-run eighth-wicket stand against Australia on Day 3 of the second Test of their three-match series. Forming forces at the crease at 242-7 in 80.5 overs after the fall of Marco Jansen, both Bavuma and Harmer motored the Proteas past the 400-run mark. 

Apart from scripting South Africa’s miraculous recovery against Australia, the two cricketers also shared the highest partnership for eighth or lower wicket in a Test match at the St George's Park in Gqeberha. The duo surpassed the previous record held by Nicky Boje and Neil McKenzie back in 2000 with their 136-run stand. Here is a look at three of the highest partnerships recorded by players for eighth or lower wicket in Gqeberha Tests.

Highest Partnerships for the 8th or Lower Wicket in Gqeberha in Tests:

  • 183 - Temba Bavuma, Simon Harmer (South Africa) vs Australia, 2026 (8th wicket), This Innings*
  • 136 - Nicky Boje, Neil McKenzie (South Africa) vs New Zealand, 2000 (8th wicket)
  • 119 - Mark Boucher, Lance Klusener (South Africa) vs England, 1999 (8th wicket)

Moreover, Bavuma and Harmer also scripted South Africa’s highest-ever partnership in Test history for the eighth wicket. Previously, former cricketers Neil McKenzie and Shaun Pollock had shared 150 runs together for the eighth wicket against Sri Lanka in Centurion back in 2001. Here is a look at four of South Africa’s biggest eighth-wicket stands in Test history.

Highest 8th Wicket partnerships for South Africa in Tests:

  • 183 - Temba Bavuma and Simon Harmer vs Australia, Gqeberha, 2026, this Innings*
  • 150 - Neil McKenzie and Shaun Pollock vs Sri Lanka, Centurion, 2001
  • 150 - Gary Kirsten and Monde Zondeki vs England, Leeds, 2003
  • 148 - Mark Boucher and Shaun Pollock vs Zimbabwe, Harare, 1999

Temba Bavuma ton lifts South Africa from 40-4 to 425-9d

Temba Bavuma went on to mount 179 runs off 334 balls with 18 boundaries and a six to chart his magnum opus score in Tests. His fifth Test ton also helped him become the first South Africa captain, and the third overall to score a Test hundred in Gqeberha.

Bavuma’s century, coupled with fighting 80s from all-rounders Marco Jansen and Simon Harmer helped South Africa reach 425-9d in 127.1 overs on Day 3, after having slipped to 40-4 at one stage of the match.