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Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma reached his 22nd half-century in Test cricket, during the second day of the first Test match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban on 28 November 2024. (Photo: Darren Stewart / Gallo Images)