David Andrew Miller (born 10 June 1989) is a South African professional cricketer. He currently plays for South African national team in Limited overs cricket. He is an aggressive left-handed middle order batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper.
He plays domestic cricket for the Dolphins and Playing for Multan Sultan in Pakistan super League and for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. He also represents the South Africa national cricket team in both One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International cricket. In September 2018, Miller announced that he would no longer be available to play first-class cricket.
Domestic career
Miller made his first-class debut in the Dolphins' final game of the 2007–08 domestic SuperSport Series, scoring a half-century in the first innings in which he batted.
Miller made eight appearances in the one-day MTN Domestic Championship competition of the same season, though his final match was abandoned after just three overs. Miller scored an average of 13 runs throughout the competition, which saw the Dolphins finish in fifth place in the league.
Miller played two matches in the Pro20 Series Twenty20 competition for the Dolphins, who finished as defeated finalists in the competition.
In May 2018, Miller was named as one of the ten marquee players for the first edition of the Global T20 Canada cricket tournament. On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the tournament.
In October 2018, Miller was named in Durban Heat's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Durban Heat team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In April 2021, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.
T20 franchise cricket
Indian Premier League
In the 2013 IPL auction, Kings XI Punjab bought Miller for ₨ 6 crore. He went on to play all the matches for his team that season. On 6 May 2013, Miller hit the third fastest hundred in IPL history. He scored 101 not out off 38 balls whilst chasing against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. The opposing captain Virat Kohli, who dropped a catch when Miller was on 41, said of the innings that it was one of the best innings he had ever seen in the Indian Premier League history. He was retained by Kings XI Punjab for 2014 IPL where he played all matches and help his team to reach the finals. It was announced that he will be the captain of the Kings XI Punjab for 2016 IPL. After Kings XI Punjab lost five of their first six games, he was dropped as the captain and was replaced with Murali Vijay.
During IPL 2015, during the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens on 9 May 2015, a policeman was left with his left eye blind after the ball hit for a six by struck his eye.
Miller was released by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2020 IPL auction. In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League. In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. He scored 481 runs at average of 68.71 in IPL 2022 for Gujarat titans which helped them to win their first title.
Other leagues
In October 2020, Miller was drafted by the Dambulla Hawks for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. In June 2021, it was announced that Miller will be playing for Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 6. In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England. In July 2022 Miller was named as captain of Barbados Royals for the 2022 edition of the CPL. In June 2023 Miller was added to the Texas Super Kings roster for the inaugural season of Major League Cricket.