Temba Bavuma Sets Records as Oldest Captain to Score Century and 150 Against Australia
South African captain Temba Bavuma scored a significant century during the second Test against Australia at St George's Park, becoming the oldest captain to score a hundred against Australia in a World Test Championship match. At 36 years and 156 days, he also became the oldest captain to score 150 against Australia in Test cricket, surpassing records held by Rohit Sharma and Mohammad Azharuddin. Bavuma's innings contributed to South Africa's total of 425 runs in a rain-affected match.
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We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (76/100). Lens Score 30/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (68–85/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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news18 broke this story on 20 Oct, 12:49 pm. Other outlets followed.
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