David Miller captained the T20 series against England in the absence of regular captain Temba Bavuma. He made history by getting the opportunity. South Africa beat England by 90 runs in the third T20I. Along with that, Miller became the first T20 series winning Protea captain in England.
Batting first, South Africa scored 191 runs for 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. There were 25 boundaries in the innings but only one six. And that came from captain Miller’s bat. The six is ​​so special! Not only that six, he played a 9-ball 22-run innings at the end.
However, Reza Hendricks and Aiden Markram did the real work in the batting of the Proteas on the day of Miller’s special six. After dismissing Quinton de Kock for a wicket, Hendricks took the initial blow with Riley Russo at the start. Also turned the wheels of the run. After Riley Russo returned to the team after playing an unbeaten innings of 96 runs in the previous match, he played an innings of 31 runs from 18 balls today in the series deciding match. Although Russo could not increase the innings, the third consecutive fifty came from the bat of the opener Hendricks. Another batsman, Aiden Markram, returned to the team and played an innings of 51 runs from 36 balls. South Africa got a big collection
England had to make history to secure the series win at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Southampton. Because no team could chase 191 runs in this field. Butlers could not add a new chapter to history. They were behind the target of 192 runs from the start. Jos Buttler, Jason Roy were unsuccessful. Similarly, some middle order batsmen were helpless under South African ‘Chinaman’ bowler Tabriz Shamsi. Shamsi took 5 wickets for 24 runs. England too could not last more than 16.4 overs. They surrendered after scoring 101 runs.
