New Delhi. When Team India scored 211 runs in the first T20 match played between India and South Africa at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi on Thursday, it seemed that perhaps the Indian team would win because reaching this score was not that easy. . However, South African batsmen David Miller and Van der Dussen completely defied this hope and gave their team a 7-wicket victory with 5 balls to spare.
In this match, Dussen played a bigger innings than Killer Miller, but David Miller was given the title of Player of the Match. In fact, the way he started charging as soon as he came against India, it became clear how much he benefited from playing in IPL 2022. Seeing Miller, Dussen also changed his gear, who seemed to be struggling in the beginning.
Miller breaks AB de Villiers’ record
In this match, South Africa lost three wickets for 81 runs, but after that Miller and Dussen were completely settled at the crease and the two shared an unbeaten 129 for the fourth wicket and the Proteas got the win. Dussen scored an unbeaten 75 off 46 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 7 fours, while Miller scored an unbeaten 64 off 31 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 4 fours. This team had got a target of 212 runs for India’s victory, which was completed for 3 wickets in 19.1 overs and South Africa won by 7 wickets.
In this match, David Miller was given the title of Player of the Match for his innings. This was the 8th time in T20 International cricket when Miller won this title. Earlier, the record of winning the player of the match title for the most times in T20 International cricket from South Africa was recorded in the name of AB de Villiers. Now David Miller has overtaken AB and has become the first batsman to win the player of the match title for the most times in T20 cricket for South Africa.
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