Miller prepared to bide his time

I WOULD LOVE TO BAT AT FOUR AT SOME STAGE Big-hitter thanks Amla, Behardien for their support.

David Miller was able to write himself into the cricket record books with the fastest century in T20 international history in Potchefstroom at the weekend, but the left-hander acknowledges that he will probably have to wait for a move up the batting order.

Miller savaged the hapless Bangladesh bowlers with a 35-ball hundred in the second and final game of their tour, putting himself in first place on the world record list, smashing the previous mark of 45 deliveries set by fellow Protea Richard Levi against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2012.

It is a list dominated by South Africans with Faf du Plessis sharing third place with India’s Lokesh Rahul, having smashed a 46-ball ton against the West Indies at the Wanderers in 2015.

“I’m really stoked to get the record, a knock like that is not something that comes around too often, it’s not something you dream of every day, so it was very enjoyable,” Miller said after his ferocious innings had set up an 83-run win.

“I have moved up the order domestically, and I would love to bat four internationally, but we have a world-class top four and I respect that. I just have to take each opportunity I get and do whatever the team requires.”

Miller sent the Bangladesh bowlers’ deliveries flying to all parts of Senwes Park with seven fours and nine sixes, five of them in a row in the penultimate over bowled by Mohammad Saifuddin, which cost 31 runs, the South African record, improving on the 29 AB de Villiers took off Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan in their ICC World T20 match in Mumbai last year.

“I had great support from Hashim Amla and Farhaan Behardien, and at the back end of the innings I was able to play some shots.

“I do practice those shots, but a lot of the time it is just instinctive, you go with the flow and your heart just doesn’t stop beating at the end there,” a delighted Miller said.