‘Will Delete my account if he ever scores a half-century in T20Is’ - Twitter lashes out at Temba Bavuma after another failure

Temba Bavuma’s struggles continued in the T20 format as the South African skipper was yet again dismissed for a low score against Bangladesh in T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 stages. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Bavuma could add just two runs to the tally after facing six balls and he was undone by a beauty from Taskin Ahmed. The right-hander edged it to the wicketkeeper to complete a caught-behind dismissal and was sent back to the pavilion early.  

In the previous game against Zimbabwe, South Africa batted just three overs in the rain-shortened match and Quinton de Kock’s prolific show with the bat stole the limelight. In a way, it shadowed the struggles of Bavuma and certainly, it is expected to be a talking point among the management. Bavuma looked in complete disarray in the T20Is against India recently and his strike rate has neither helped his cause.  

Also, Reeza Hendricks has been in the form of his life with four half-centuries in his last six innings but still he has been sacrificed on the bench on account of Bavuma’s leadership qualities. Hendrick's numbers in the format are way better than Bavuma’s however he still could not find a place in the playing XI.  

Ahead of the tournament, the maiden edition of the SA20 auction took place and there weren’t any buyers for the captain of the Proteas side in their nation’s biggest league. The fans on Twitter were disappointed with Bavuma’s another quick dismissal and went hard at the selectors for appointing him as the captain.  

Here’s how Twitter reacted to Bavuma’s dismissal 

Excellent Form for Temba Bavuma Continues. Dismissed for 2 runs on 6 balls. I will Delete my Twitter if he ever scores a 35 or less balls Half Century against any team in T20s.

— Afsha (@AfshaCricket) October 27, 2022

Temba Bavuma in the last 7 innings in T20I: 8(10), 8*(11), 0(4), 0(7), 3(8), 2*(2) & 2(6).

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 27, 2022

Karma for disrespecting this don pic.twitter.com/qXeLiKWT22

— 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐧 (@vase556) October 27, 2022

The curious case of Temba Bavuma.. 51 Tests - 1 Hundred... 30 T20Is - 1 Fifty, 115 SR.. How on the earth he is in Team, even T20I Captain 🤷🏻‍♂️ #tembabavuma #SAvsBAN #BANvSA #ICCT20WorldCup #ICCT20WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/UmhNosRXVG

— Anil R Pradhan (@anilrpradhan) October 27, 2022

Temba Bavuma in the last seven T20Is:
2
2*
3
0
0
8*
8

SA cricket destroy by the quota system continuously. 💔💔#SAvBAN | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/XAlbeQHD65

— Pathma Kumara Bandarigoda (@Mr_pappa29) October 27, 2022

Batting is a confidence game . I figure he should play tip and run style . Support the big hitters until he can come back into form . Slogging his way out of it like a Quinny would do is not working . No support from the coach as he is on the way out .#BANvsSA #tembabavuma pic.twitter.com/zT4CyYCmNT

— Tshiamo (@tshiamomosenyi8) October 27, 2022

bavuma gone means advantage for south africa#T20WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/iAI1jb5suN

— Abdullah Suلtan 🇵🇰 (@ImAbdullaha56) October 27, 2022

What is Bavuma's role in this SA side? Is being a captain and a good fielder enough? What a waste of a spot in the team.#SAvsBAN #bavuma #T20worldcup22

— Subodh Yeole (@SubodhYeole1) October 27, 2022

Bavuma is a legendary player geeting out early so can other players can score and have a memorable world cup.
A great captain 💝 pic.twitter.com/sVNPto32MX

— 💙✧♡ABHI♡✧💙 (@hitman_Rohit_07) October 27, 2022