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David Miller’s sensational batting display guided South Africa to a comprehensive win over Ireland in the second T20I at Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast on Thursday. With the victory, the Proteas gained an unassailable 2-0 lead in t🉐he three-match series.
Opting to bat first,🧔 the visitors started badly as they lost five wickets for just 58 runs inside the first 10 overs. However, Miller came to the rescue and played an unbelievable knock to take out South Africa from hot waters.
The left-handed batter stitched a much-needed 58 runs partnership with Wiaan Mulder for the sixth wicket. While Mulder was sent back by Craig Young for a well-🤪made 36, Miller stayed alive at his end and ke༺pt hitting boundaries.
The 32-year-old 🧸displayed his vintage avatar and took Irish bowlers to the cleaners. He scored unbeaten 75🔥 runs from 44 deliveries with the help of 4 four and five humungous sixes to assist his side in posting a competitive total.
In reply, the hosts got bundled out for just 117 runs and lost the contest by a heavy margin of 42 runs. Bjorn Fortuin and Tabraiz Shamsi ran through Ireland’s batting unit and never allowed them to settle. While Shamsi took three wickets for 17 runs in his quota of 4 overs, Fortuin also bagged a three-wicket haul for 16 runs from 4 overs.
Shane Getkate and George Dockrell were the only batt🔴ers who co꧑uld cross the 20-run mark. While Getkate made 24 off 18 balls, Dockrell scored 20 from as many deliveries.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
⛔️ RESULT | WIN BY 42 RUNS
🇿🇦 Spin-twins Tabraiz Shamsi (3/14) and Bjorn Fortuin (3/16) strangled♋ the batsmen as the claimed the second T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
South Africa win by 42 ru𝓀ns and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the T20 Series.
Congratulations to them.
SCORE: ☘🏏
— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland)
South Africa win thꦬe 2nd T20I and take an unassailable 2-0 lead 🎉
Tabraiz Shamsi and Bjorn Fortuin staring with three wicke🤪ts apiece.
— ICC (@ICC)
David Miller alone scoring 24+ runs in final over of ജa T20I innings:-
vs BAN at Potchefstroom, 2017
vs PAK at Johannesburg, 2019
vs IRE at Belfast, today— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
David Miller in the 20th over in T20Is this year:
54 runs
15 balls
1 four
8 sixes
360 SRMiller has hit 15 s𒁏ixes in the 20th over in all T20🌊Is, the most by any player.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
Tabraiz Shamsi deserves an IPL contract!
— Dipen Sharma (@dipensharma1105)
Fifty foꩲr David Miller! off 37 balls!! Wonderful innings un😼der pressure!!
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
What a knock from David Miller, South Africa was 58 for 5 from 10 overs then he smashed 75*🎶 from just 44 balls including 4 fours and 5 sixes helped South Africa to 𝓡post 159 for 7 from 20 overs. The Miller is back.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
David Miller, th꧋e day you neglect him completely, he will rise from the ashes 🔥🔥
— Shubh Aggarwal (@shubh_chintak)
David Miller🌄 must today show up and carry the innings on his shoulder🐎s
— SlenderUncle 🇿🇦🇩🇪 (@JKPhale)
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