Potchefstroom, Oct 29 (AP) David Miller has hit thefastest century in Twenty20 internationals, bludgeoning 101not out off 36 balls to send South Africa to 224 for 4 in thesecond game against Bangladesh.
Miller hit five sixes in a row in the 19th over and ninesixes and seven fours in all in his world-record innings onSunday.
He reached 100 off 35 balls to easily beat the record offellow South African Richard Levi, who scored a century off 45balls against New Zealand in 2012.
Miller said:"Obviously, a really special feeling. Don'tquite know what went on there but I was just trying to watchthe ball and back myself."Miller's five sixes off the first five balls of the 19thover from Mohammad Saifuddin helped him motor from 57 to 88 inthe space of an over.
He just missed out on becoming only the third batsmanever to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket whenhe could only drive the final ball from Saifuddin through thecovers for one.
Bangladesh was left to seriously rue that it droppedMiller when he was yet to score. South Africa's total was thejoint 13th highest in T20 internationals with Miller's centuryand opener Hashim Amla hitting 85 off 51 balls. AP KHSKHS.
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