It was a heartbreaking second for David Miller when the cricket management board of South Africa refused handy him a central contract. After serving the nationwide cricket crew for years, Miller was not ready for that second.
Miller, who is at the moment with out a central contract however continues to play for the nationwide side, showed, on the age of 37, what he is capable of. In opposition to Australia, for the second of the continuing three-match ODI series, Miller scored a match-defining 142 runs off 93 balls.
Australia started the match on a high quality note
South Africa will host the upcoming ODI World Cup in 2027 together with Zimbabwe and Namibia. As part of the preparations, Australia is at the moment in the land of the Proteas. Australia got here to play the second match after losing the opener of the series.
In the high-scoring match on the Wanderers Stadium in Sandton, both teams went properly over the 300-run mark, however in the long run, it was South Africa that had the last chuckle with David Miller because the Player of the Match.
Josh Hazlewood supplied Australia a stable begin by dismissing Aiden Markram on the very first ball of the match. The other opener, Quinton de Kock, additionally departed with out claiming a big knock.
Temba Bavuma and David Miller pushed Australia behind
Skipper Temba Bavuma was the primary to stand tall towards the fiery Australian bowling attack. Bavuma’s 103-run knock cured the Proteas from the early setbacks, and David Miller transformed the hard-earned momentum into a large complete.
South Africa scored 365 runs in 50 overs towards 9 wickets; Miller alone collected 142 runs with a strike price of 152.69. Through the knock, the batter who is famously often known as ‘Killer Miller’ among cricket followers took the Australian bowlers for twelve 4s and nine 6s. This knock was sufficient to outline David Miller as a batter and to interrupt a number of information.
List of all information damaged by David Miller
Most ODI Centuries towards Australia (Whereas batting at 5 or lower)
4 – David Miller
3 – Eoin Morgan
2 – Jos Buttler
2 – MS Dhoni
2 – Heinrich Klaasen
2 – Yuvraj Singh
2 – Kieron Pollard
2 – Charith Asalanka
David Miller’s Highest ODI Scores
142 vs Australia (Johannesburg, At this time)*
139 vs Australia (Hobart, 2018)
138* vs Zimbabwe (Hamilton, 2015)
130 vs <a href="https://cricket.international/shai-hope-blames-west-indies-middle-order-after-8-wicket-loss-to-india/" title="Shai Hope blames <a href="https://cricket.international/king-is-back-fans-go-berserk-as-virat-kohli-smashes-55th-odi-century-in-1st-odi-vs-west-indies/" title="'King Is Again': Followers go berserk as Virat Kohli smashes 55th ODI Century in 1st ODI vs <a href="https://cricket.international/virat-kohli-becomes-fastest-to-reach-15000-odi-runs-in-1st-odi-vs-west-indies/" title="Virat Kohli turns into quickest to succeed in 15,000 ODI runs in 1st ODI vs West Indies“>West Indies“>West Indies middle order after 8-wicket loss to India”>West Indies (Gqeberha, 2025)
118* vs Australia (Durban, 2016)
117* vs Sri Lanka (Durban, 2017)
101 vs Australia (Eden Gardens, 2023)
100* vs New Zealand (Lahore, 2025)
Most 6s towards Australia in an ODI Innings
16 – Rohit Sharma (2013)
13 – Heinrich Klaasen (2023)
11 – Quinton De Kock (2016)
9 – David Miller (2026)
8 – Kieron Pollard (2012)
Highest ODI Rating v Australia (Whereas batting at No.5 or lower)
174 – Heinrich Klaasen (Centurion, 2023)
142 – David Miller (Johannesburg, 2026)*
139* – MS Dhoni (Mohali, 2013)
139 – Yuvraj Singh (Sydney, 2004)
139 – David Miller (Hobart, 2018)
Most ODI Centuries whereas batting at 5 or lower
8 – David Miller
8 – Jos Buttler
7 – MS Dhoni
7 – Yuvraj Singh
6 – AB de Villiers
6 – Eoin Morgan
6 – Sikandar Raza
6 – Andrew Symonds
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