‘Not superb’: South Africa’s David Miller on travel to and fro Dubai during Champions Trophy | Cricket News

South Africa’s David Miller cradles his bat after scoring a century during the Champions Trophy semi-final towards New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. (AP/PTI)

South Africa’s David Miller expressed considerations about his crew’s transient journey to Dubai earlier than their Champions Trophy semi-final loss to New Zealand in Lahore.
The event’s complicated scheduling required each Australia and South Africa to fly to Dubai from Pakistan prior to the semi-finals. South Africa’s keep lasted lower than 24 hours earlier than returning with out taking part in any matches.
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Australia remained in Dubai and subsequently misplaced to India of their semi-final match. The scheduling issues arose as a result of India performed all their matches in Dubai, refusing to travel to event hosts Pakistan due to political and security causes.
“It’s only an hour and 40 minute flight, but the fact that we had to do that was not ideal,” Miller stated after South Africa’s 50-run defeat to New Zealand on Wednesday.

South Africa made this journey shortly after defeating England in Karachi on Saturday.
“It’s early morning, it’s after a game and we had to fly. Then we got to Dubai at 4:00 pm. And at 7.30 am we had to come back. It doesn’t make it nice. It’s not like we flew five hours, and we had enough time to recover and recuperate, but it was not an ideal situation still.”
Miller scored an unbeaten century off 67 balls, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to stop South Africa’s loss to New Zealand, who will now face India in Sunday’s closing in Dubai.
New Zealand set a Champions Trophy document by posting 362-6, powered by spectacular centuries from Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson.

Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen contributed 56 and 69 runs respectively, forming a vital 105-run partnership for the second wicket. However, New Zealand’s spinners, led by Mitchell Santner’s 3-43, restricted South Africa to 312-9.
“It’s not easy chasing 360 even if it’s a good wicket,” stated Miller, who hit 4 sixes and 10 fours in his seventh ODI hundred. “I think the wicket just deteriorated as the game went on and they spun the ball a lot more than us. It’s just they got a little bit more purchase out of the wicket.”
Regarding the upcoming closing, Miller shared his choice: “I’ll be honest with you, I think I’ll be supporting New Zealand.”