David Miller has made a name for himself in saving South Africa from trouble. The southpaw doesn’t just arrest the collapse or stabilise the thing in trouble but also possesses the ability to accelerate. In the South Africa vs. New Zealand semifinal, the match was already lost by the time Miller arrived at the crease. Proteas were 167/4 and needed 196 runs in 128 balls to reach the ICC Champions Trophy Final.
David ‘record-breaker’ Miller
It was never going to happen. But Miller never gave away hope. He led the fight singlehandedly as Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, and Marco Jansen left his side. By then South Africa was 212/7 in 38 overs. They now needed 151 runs in 12 overs. Miller was 21 (23). There was virtually no point in trying to secure victory.
But Miller didn’t want to stop. He unleashed himself. In the next 44 balls, he scored 79 runs. For all he did, South Africa still lost the match by 50, but his average shot up to 153 in ICC ODI knockout matches. He also broke the record for the fastest ICC Champions Trophy hundred that was held by Virender Sehwag for the last 23 years.
Fastest century in ICC Champions Trophy
67 balls – David Miller v New Zealand, today
77 balls – Virender Sehwag vs England, 2002
77 balls – Josh Inglis vs England, 2025
80 balls – Shikhar Dhawan vs South Africa, 2013
David Miller in ICC ODI Knockout matches
56* (51) vs England, 2013
49 (18) vs New Zealand, 2015
101 (116) vs Australia, 2023
100 (67)* vs New Zealand, 2025
Highest average in ICC ODI Knockout matches (minimum 300 runs)
153 – David Miller (South Africa)
128.33 – Saeed Anwar (Pakistan)
85.66 – Sourav Ganguly (India)
85.40 – Shane Watson (Australia)
Oldest to score a century in ICC ODI tournament knockout matches
36y 95d – Ricky Ponting vs India, 2011
35y 268d – David Miller vs New Zealand, today
35y 165d – Adam Gilchrist vs Sri Lanka, 2007
35y 10d – Virat Kohli vs New Zealand, 2023
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