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David Miller smashes records with fastest T20I century

by Deepu Narayanan • Last updated on

David Miller eclipsed the previous fastest T20I century by fellow South Africa - Richard Levi (45 balls) © AFP

David Miller smashed the fastest ever T20I century, finished with a 36-ball unbeaten knock of 101 against Bangladesh in the second and final T20I in Potchefstroom. Hashim Amla scored a 51-ball 85 before Miller took the mantle in the death overs, scoring 67 runs after Amla's dismissal in the 17th over. Records tumbled in the process as South Africa posted a massive total.

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35 Balls taken by Miller to score his maiden T20I hundred - the fastest by any player in Twenty-20 International cricket. He eclipsed his former teammate Richard Levi's hundred off 45 balls against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2012.

Player Balls taken Final score Against Venue Date Aaron Finch 47 156(63) Eng Southampton 29-Aug-13 Chris Gayle 47 100(48) Eng Mumbi (WS) 16-Mar-16 Lokesh Rahul 46 110(51) WI Lauderhill 27-Aug-16 Faf du Plessis 46 119(56) WI Johannesburg 11-Jan-15 Richard Levi 45 117(51) NZ Hamilton 19-Feb-12 David Miller 35 101(36*) Ban Potchefstroom 29-Oct-17

2 Instances of players scoring hundreds in 20-over cricket faster than the 35 ball heist by Miller. Chris Gayle scored a 30-ball century for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India in Bengaluru in 2013 and Andrew Symonds scored one off 34 deliveries for Kent against Middlesex in Maidstone in 2004. LP van der Westhuizen also scored a ton off 35 balls for Namibia against Kenya in Windhoek in 2011.

Player Balls taken Final score For Against Venue Date David Miller 38 101(38)* KXIP RCB Mohali 6-May-13 Scott Styris 37 100(37)* Sussex Glou Brighton 24-Jul-12 Yusuf Pathan 37 100(37) RR MI Mumbai(BS) 13-Mar-10 David Miller 35 101(36*) SA Ban Potchefstroom 29-Oct-17 LP van der Westhuizen 35 145(50) Namibia Kenya Windhoek 7-Nov-11 Andrew Symonds 34 112(43) Kent Middlesex Maidstone 2-Jul-04 Chris Gayle 30 175(66)* RCB PWI Bengaluru 23-Apr-13

1 Miller became the first player to score two hundreds in 40 or fewer balls in 20-over cricket. He earlier scored a 38-ball century for Kings XI Punjab against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mohali in 2013.

101* by Miller is his highest individual score in T20Is. The only other score of above 50 for him was the unbeaten 53 against Australia in Durban last year.

1 Miller became the first player to score a hundred batting at number five or below in T20I cricket. The previous highest by any player batting at five or below was the unbeaten 94 by Corey Anderson against Bangladesh in Mount Maunganui earlier this year.

31 Runs scored by Miller in the 19th over of the innings bowled by Mohammad Saifuddin. Only Yuvraj Singh has scored more runs off a single over in T20Is - 36 off Stuart Broad in Durban in 2007. Evin Lewis also scored 31 off a Stuart Binny over in Lauderhill in 2016.

2 This was the second instance of two batsmen scoring 80-plus in the same T20I match. The only previous instance was when Graeme Smith (88) and Loots Bosman (94) scored against England in Centurion in 2009.

224for four by South Africa is the highest total by any team against Bangladesh in T20Is. The previous highest was 204 for five by New Zealand in Dhaka in 2013.

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