Travis Head enjoyed Bavuma's first test defeat, shared a funny post on social media

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|14-10-2026

Delhi: Australia cricket team's star opener Travis Head has trolled South Africa captain Temba Bavuma on social media. In fact, under the captaincy of Bavuma, South Africa had to face defeat in Test cricket for the first time. Australia defeated the host team by 214 runs in the first Test played at Kingsmead ground in Durban. With this, Bavuma's record of captaincy without losing was also broken.

Bavuma lost after 12 tests.

Before this match, Bavuma was the captain of South Africa who had led the team in the maximum number of Test matches before the first defeat. However, the Australian team captained by Pat Cummins ended his record with a brilliant performance. After the match, Travis Head humorously targeted Bavuma through his Instagram story.

Travis Head trolls Temba Bavuma badly

After South Africa's defeat, Travis Head first shared a funny photo and then a video of Bavuma on social media. This style of the Australian batsman came into discussion, because with this defeat the South African captain's invincible streak in Test cricket ended.

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Under the captaincy of Bavuma, South Africa had performed consistently well before this. In such a situation, this defeat against Australia was a big shock for them. On the other hand, Head's team maintained its dominance with both bat and ball.

Australia beat South Africa by 214 runs

Australia batted first and scored 390 runs in the Durban Test. In response, South Africa's first innings was reduced to 284 runs.

After gaining the lead on the basis of the first innings, Australia declared the innings in the second innings after scoring 314 runs for 6 wickets and set a difficult target of 421 runs for the host team.

Chasing the target, the South African team could score only 206 runs in the second innings. In this way Australia won the match by 214 runs. The Kangaroo team kept South Africa under pressure with the help of batting and bowling throughout the match.

FAQ

Why did Travis Head troll Temba Bavuma on social media?

South Africa lost by 214 runs in the Durban Test against Australia. This was the first defeat in Test cricket under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma. After this, Travis Head made fun of him by sharing a funny post on Instagram.

When did South Africa suffer its first Test defeat under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma?

Temba Bavuma suffered his first defeat in the first Test played against Australia in Durban.