David Miller scored a century of fighting in the South Africa Champions Trophy semifinal against New Zealand that was finally in vain.
The former South Africa batter, Herschelle Gibbs, has made a controversial comment about David Miller after the last century of fighting in the semifinal of the 2025 Champions Trophy against New Zealand became in vain on Wednesday. Proteas had been a 363 goal for black covers in Lahore. South Africa had an inconsistent beginning when they lost Ryan Rickelton (17) in the fifth and the scoring rhythm of Temba Bavuma was slow and questionable.
To add context, Bavuma was eight 20 -ball races at one stage, but fought to score a half century of 64 balls. His tickets were shortly after South Africa’s captain was fired by 56 by Mitchell Santner on 23. When David Miller went out to hit at number five, South Africa already had 161/3 in 27, needing more than 200 races in just 23 overs.
‘Game had left a long time ago’: Gibbs
Miller continued losing partners at the other extreme, but managed to forge an undefeated 56 races with Lungi Ngidi. Africa, he needed 99 races of the last three overs, but Miller gave everything towards the end, scoring limits after the limits until he reached his century of the last ball of the party.
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South Africa was restricted to 312/9 in 50 overs. “Yes, he had some releases. The game had already disappeared,” Gibbs published in “X” while responding to a user, apparently taking a mockery in the team.
Gibbs wants to protect the foreign coach
Gibbs also pointed out that there is not a single member of the South African coaching staff that has played international Crick. South Africa’s coaching staff includes chief coach Shukri Conrad, the bat coach Imraan Khan, the Bowling coach Piet Botha and Kruger Van Wyk as a felt coach.
“There is no person in the coaching staff played by the International Cricket …” he said. He also added that proteins need a foreign coach instead of a local coach.
“We need a foreign coach who is not a place … I doubt that someone wishes … not easily pleased with the final of the test, my friend …” he added as he responded to another user.
We need a foreign coach, not a place. I doubt that someone wants it … Do not easily please themselves with the final of the test, my friend.
– Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) March 5, 2025
New Zealand had won the raffle and chose to hit first. That turned out to be the right decision, since the centuries of Rachin Ravindra (108) and Kane Williamson (102) took them to 362/6, which is also the score of the highest team in the history of the Champions Trophy. Captain Mitchell Santner (3/43) was the choice of Kiwi bowling players. New Zealand will face India in the final of the Sunday Champions Trophy in Dubai. India had defeated Australia by four Wickts in the other semifinal on Tuesday.
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