POTCHEFSTROOM: David Miller crushed the quickest century in Twenty20 International cricket as South Africa outflanked Bangladesh by 83 keeps running in the second and last match at Senwes Park on Sunday.
Mill operator's 35-ball hundred impelled South Africa to 224 for four preceding Bangladesh were knocked down some pins out for 141, finishing a decisive victory for South Africa in two Tests, three One-day Internationals and two T20 Internationals.
It was an unprecedented innings by Miller.
Dropped on nothing, he conceded: "I felt entirely scratchy frankly. In the initial ten balls I could have been out twice."
He had just scored 18 keeps running off 14 balls, at that point came an attack which yielded 82 keeps running off 21 balls to get to his century.
"When I hit maybe a couple I chose to continue onward," he said.
The past quickest T20 global century was made off 45 balls by kindred South African Richard Levi against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2011-12.
Five of Miller's nine sixes fell off the initial five chunks of the nineteenth over, knocked down some pins by promising all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin, who had expelled A.B. de Villiers and Hashim Amla and yielded just 22 keeps running in his initial three overs.
Mill operator said he felt the uncommon accomplishment of six sixes out of an over was conceivable. "I got to the fourth one and figured I should pull out all the stops. The fifth one turned out pleasantly."
Saifuddin pushed the last chunk of his over wide of the off stump and Miller confounded it for a solitary.
"Thinking back I likely could have hit six off six," said Miller.
The left-hander's innings could have finished off the second ball he looked as he gloved an endeavored pull off Rubel Hossain.
Bangladesh wicket-attendant Mushfiqur Rahim jumped on his right side and seemed to have gotten the ball however lost control as he arrived on the ground.
Mill operator shared a 79-run fourth wicket organization off 41 balls with Hashim Amla, who made 85 off 51 balls with 11 fours and a six.
Bangladesh chief Shakib Al Hasan let it out had been a poor visit for his group. "Today was an impression of the arrangement. We have to take in a considerable measure from this. We have been fabulous throughout the previous two years at home yet now the time has come to show signs of improvement abroad."
Bangladesh made a decent begin, limiting South Africa to 37 for two in the initial five overs.
Shakib opened the rocking the bowling alley and sent down all his four overs in a single spell, taking two for 22. However, his colleagues couldn't maintain the weight despite Miller's assault.
Bangladesh scored 17 keeps running off the first finished, knocked down some pins by Beuran Hendricks.
Be that as it may, Imrul Kayes was run out in the second finished and the voyagers never undermined again.
Mill operator was just the fourth South African to hit a century in 100 T20 Internationals.
Scoreboard
SOUTH AFRICA:
H.M. Amla c Soumya b Saifuddin 85
M. Mosehle b Shakib 5
J.P. Duminy b Shakib 4
A.B. de Villiers c Imrul b Saifuddin 20
D.A. Mill operator not out 101
F. Behardien not out 6
Additional items (LB-1, W-2) 3
Add up to (for four wkts, 20 overs) 224
FALL OF WKTS: 1-23, 2-37, 3-78, 4-157.
DID NOT BAT: A.L. Phehlukwayo, D. Pretorius, R. Frylinck, A.M. Phangiso, B.E. Hendricks.
Knocking down some pins: Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-22-2; Taskin Ahmed 3-0-41-0 (1w); Mehedi Hasan 4-0-46-0; Rubel Hossain 4-0-51-0 (1w); Mohammad Saifuddin 4-0-53-2; Mahmudullah 1-0-10-0.
BANGLADESH:
Imrul Kayes run out 6
Soumya Sarkar c Hendricks b Phangiso 44
Shakib Al Hasan b Duminy 2
Mushfiqur Rahim c Mosehle b Frylinck 2
Sabbir Rahman c Hendricks b Duminy 5
Mahmudullah st Mosehle b Phangiso 24
Liton Das c Frylinck b Pretorius 9
Mohammad Saifuddin c Amla b Hendricks 23
Mehedi Hasan c Mosehle b Phehlukwayo 13
Taskin Ahmed run out 4
Rubel Hossain not out 1
Additional items (LB-2, W-4, NB-2) 8
Add up to (hard and fast, 18.3 overs) 141
FALL OF WKTS: 1-21, 2-29, 3-32, 4-37, 5-72, 6-93, 7-98, 8-130, 9-136.
Rocking the bowling alley: Hendricks 2.3-0-28-1 (1w); Duminy 4-0-23-2; Frylinck 2-0-9-1; Pretorius 3-0-27-1; Phangiso 4-0-31-2 (1w); Phehlukwayo 3-0-21-1 (2nb, 2w).
RESULT: South Africa won by 83 rushes to win two-coordinate arrangement 2-0.
UMPIRES: S. George (South Africa) and B.P. Jele (South Africa).
Television UMPIRE: A.T. Holdstock (South Africa).
MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: David Miller.
MAN-OF-THE-SERIES: David Miller.
To start with MATCH: Bloemfontein, South Africa won by 20 runs.
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