If you are a captain then it would be like this… Even after the phone was stolen, he did not let the bat take a break, played a brilliant innings, won with a six

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|21-01-2025

To put it in a filmy style, in the match in which this captain's bat is playing, his team is winning that match. We are talking about the team Paarl Royals playing in SA20 and its captain David Miller. Paarl Royals have played 5 matches so far in the South African T20 League, out of which they have won 4. These four matches are those in which captain David Miller remained unbeaten till the end and returned after leading the team to victory. In the one match in which he was out, the team also had to face defeat. David Miller's phone was stolen after the first 3 matches of the league. But, he did not let that theft affect his game. In fact, he looked even more dangerous in the two matches played after the phone was stolen. He played a brilliant innings. What's more, he wrote the script of the team's fourth victory with a six.

Miller's phone was stolen on January 17

First of all, let us know when David Miller's phone was stolen? This happened on 17th January i.e. last Friday. David Miller himself had shared the information about the loss of his phone.

Scored 88 runs in 56 balls after the phone was stolen!

Before the phone was stolen, Paarl Royals had played 3 matches, in which its captain David Miller had scored 17*, 1 and 24*. That means he had scored 42 runs in 3 innings. In those 3 matches, Paarl Royals lost 1 match. But after the theft of the phone, when David Miller came to play the next two matches, he scored 88 unbeaten runs facing 56 balls. He scored 48* runs in 24 balls against Pretoria Capitals on 18 January. On January 20, against Joburg Super Kings, Miller played an unbeaten inning of 40 runs in 32 balls.

Gave the team its fourth win with a six

In the match played against Joburg Super Kings on 20 January, David Miller gave life to his team with a six. Batting first in this match, Super Kings scored 146 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Paarl Royals chased the target of 147 runs after losing 4 wickets in 5 balls. Paarl Royals won this match by 6 wickets, which was their fourth win in the 5 matches played so far in the league. This is also the reason why this team is also on top in the points table.

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