Potchefstroom, South Africa: David Miller smashed the fastest century in Twenty20 international cricket as South Africa outclassed Bangladesh by 83 runs in the second and final Twenty20 international at Senwes Park on Sunday.
Miller’s 35-ball hundred propelled South Africa to 224 for four before Bangladesh were bowled out for 141, completing a clean-sweep for South Africa in two Tests, three one-day internationals and two T20 internationals.
It was an extraordinary innings by Miller.
He had only scored 18 runs off 14 balls, then came an assault which yielded 82 runs off 21 balls to get to his century.
The previous fastest T20 international century was made off 45 balls by fellow South African Richard Levi against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2011/12.
SCOREBOARD
South Africa
H Amla c S Sarkar b M Saifuddin85
M Mosehle b Shakib5
J Duminy b Shakib4
A de Villiers c I Kayes b M Saifuddin20
D Miller (not out)101
F Behardien (not out)6
Extras (LB-1, W-2)3
Total (For 4 wkts, 20 overs)224
Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-37, 3-78, 4-157.
Bowling: Shakib 4-0-22-2, T Ahmed 3-0-41-0, M Hasan 4-0-46-0, R Hossain 4-0-51-0, M Saifuddin 4-0-53-2, Mahmudullah 1-0-10-0.
Bangladesh
I Kayes (run out)6
S Sarkar c Hendricks b Phangiso44
Shakib b Duminy2
M Rahim c Mosehle b Frylinck2
S Rahman c Hendricks b Duminy5
Mahmudullah st Mosehle b Phangiso24
L Das c Frylinck b Pretorius9
M Saifuddin c Amla b Hendricks23
M Hasan c Mosehle b Phehlukwayo13
T Ahmed (run out)4
R Hossain (not out)1
Extras (LB-2, NB-2, W-4)8
Total (18.3 overs)141
Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-29, 3-32, 4-37, 5-72, 6-93, 7-98, 8-130, (Hasan), 9-136.
Bowling: Hendricks 2.3-0-28-1, Duminy 4-0-23-2, Frylinck 2-0-9-1, Pretorius 3-0-27-1, Phangiso 4-0-31-2, Phehlukwayo 3-0-21-1
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