David Miller is one of the biggest legends of South African white ball cricket. He has seen a resurgence in the last 5 years. David Miller has so far played in 125 T20Is for South Africa. He has scored 2437 runs at an average of 33.38. He has a strike rate of 140.54 in T20IS. He has hit 2 hundreds and 7 half centuries in this format. He was in the final of the 2024 T20I World Cup for South Africa but they lost to India.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Innings of David Miller in T20I Cricket
1) 101* vs Bangladesh (2017)
This was the first hundred that David Miller scored in this format. This was a brutal innings against Bangladesh. South Africa were batting first and David Miller was batting at number 5. He absolutely decimated Bangladesh. He smashed 7 fours and 9 sixes which means he hit 82 runs in boundaries. He had a great strike rate of 280.56. David Miller made sure that South Africa made 224 in 20 overs. South Africa won the match by 83 runs. The world took notice of the sheer talent of the left handed batter.
2) 106* vs India (2022)
This was the second hundred that he made and it was in 2022 against India. However South Africa lost this match but this innings of David Miller was one of the best. India made a huge score of 237 runs in which Surya Kumar Yadav made 61 runs from 22 Balls. David Miller tried his best as he made an unbeaten 106 runs in 47 balls. He hit 7 fours and 8 sixes in this innings meaning he smashed 76 runs in boundaries. He was striking at 225.53. South Africa lost this match by 16 Runs.
3) 75* vs Ireland (2021)
This match was against Ireland in 2021. This was the time where David Miller was becoming one of the best in the world. He destroyed Ireland in this match. He was batting at number 6 in this match. He made 75 runs in this innings from 44 balls. He hit 4 fours and 5 sixes in this innings meaning he made 50 runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 170.45. In this match South Africa made 159 and they won the match by 42 runs.
4) 85* vs Pakistan (2021)
This was one of those rare cases where it was a one man show for South Africa. South Africa lost this match but the heroics of David Miller deserve a mention in this list. South Africa were batting first and the second highest score in the innings was 27. David Miller took the attack to the Pakistan bowlers. He hit 85 not out from 45 balls. He smashed 5 fours and 7 sixes at a strike rate of 188.89. He hit 62 runs in boundaries. South Africa made 164 but Pakistan won the match by 4 wickets.
5) 64* vs India (2022)
This was also against India in 2022. All the 5 innings in this list have been knocks where he has been not out for South Africa till the end. This shows that he was a dependable batter. In this match, India batted first and they made 211 in 20 overs. In reply it was Rassie Van Der Dussen and David Miller whose cracking partnership won the match for South Africa. David Miller made 64 from 31 balls at a strike rate of 206.45. He hit 4 fours and 5 sixes meaning he hit 50 out of the 64 runs in boundaries. South Africa won the match by 7 wickets.
David Miller T20I Stats:
Matches | 125 |
Innings | 108 |
Runs | 2437 |
Strike Rate | 140.54 |
Average | 33.38 |
100/50 | 2/7 |
Sixes Hit | 117 |
Highest Score | 106” |
Not Out | 36 |
