David Miller smashes fastest Twenty20 international hundred

David Miller brought up his hundred off just 35 balls against Bangladesh during the second T20I at Potchefstroom.

 

 

Ranit Das
Ranit Das
October 29, 2017 | UPDATED 19:52 IST
(Cricket South Africa Photo)(Cricket South Africa Photo)

Highlights

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    Miller hit his 100 off just 35 balls
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    He hit seven fours and nine sixes
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    South Africa have scored 224/4 from their 20 overs

David Miller hammered the fastest-ever T20I hundred as South Africa plundered Bangladesh for 224/4 from their 20 overs at Potchefstroom in the second T20I.

Miller smashed his ton off just 35 balls, hitting seven fours and nine maximums in the process.

The previous best was by Richard Levi, when he smashed a 45-ball hundred against New Zealand in 2012. He hit 13 maximums that day to score 117.

The southpaw hit five consecutive sixes in the 19th over off Mohammad Saifuddin to reach near the landmark. He went into the 20th over, needing 12 runs to complete a sensational century.

He hit Rubel Hossain for two back to back boundaries and then whipped one wide of long-on for a brace before finally driving one wide of sweeper cover for a two and bringing up his century off just 35 balls.

The 28-year-old seemed very happy and said it was a sweet feeling

"It was a special feeling. I just tried to watch the ball and back myself. It was scratchy at the start of my innings, towards the end it was sweet," Miller said in a mid-innings interview.

Before Miller, Levi and Faf Du Plessis had scored quick tons for South Africa in T20Is.