David Miller celebrated his 500th T20 match in style, scoring an unbeaten 71 from 34 balls for Barbados Royals against Guyana Amazon Warriors in Guyana. This achievement makes Miller the first South African to join the exclusive 500 T20 match club, which includes Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Shoaib Malik.
Miller is also the first specialist batter to reach this milestone, while the other members of the 500 club have been recognized as allrounders during significant parts of their careers. His T20 journey has spanned 16 years and 172 days since his debut in 2008. At 35 years and 107 days old, Miller is the second youngest to reach this landmark, behind Pollard, who achieved it at 32 years and 297 days.
Miller has amassed 10,678 T20 runs by his 500th match, making him the third player in the 500 T20 match club to cross 10,000 career runs, following Shoaib Malik (12,287 runs) and Pollard. Only Shoaib Malik took longer to reach 500 T20s, playing his 500th game at 41 years old. In contrast, Sunil Narine reached the milestone the fastest, doing so in just 13 years and 70 days span.
The majority of the 500 T20 match club members built their careers in franchise leagues, not internationals. Miller has played 125 T20 internationals, just one more than Malik, and more than West Indian legends like Dwayne Bravo and Pollard.
Miller’s achievement solidifies his place among the T20 elite, marking a historic milestone for South African cricket. With Ravi Bopara, Alex Hales, and Rashid Khan nearing 500 matches, Miller is now part of an exclusive group that defines modern T20 cricket. Sophie Devine is the only woman player to cross 400 T20 matches mark.
Players in 500 T20 match club
| Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KA Pollard | 2006-2024 | 684 | 13,277 | 104 | 31.16 | 1 | 326 | 4/15 | 24.88 | 0 | 377 | 0 |
| DJ Bravo | 2006-2024 | 582 | 6,970 | 70* | 22.33 | 0 | 631 | 5/23 | 24.40 | 2 | 275 | 0 |
| Shoaib Malik | 2005-2024 | 542 | 13,360 | 95* | 36.40 | 0 | 182 | 5/13 | 27.27 | 2 | 225 | 0 |
| SP Narine | 2011-2024 | 525 | 4,316 | 109 | 15.46 | 1 | 568 | 5/19 | 21.36 | 1 | 115 | 0 |
| AD Russell | 2010-2024 | 523 | 8,784 | 121* | 26.86 | 2 | 464 | 5/15 | 25.35 | 1 | 217 | 0 |
| DA Miller | 2008-2024 | 500 | 10,678 | 120* | 34.89 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 305 | 1 |
Teams Played For:
KA Pollard: Adelaide Strikers, Barbados Tridents, Cape Cobras, Dhaka Dynamites, Dhaka Gladiators, Karachi Kings, London Spirit (Men), Melbourne Renegades, MI Cape Town, MI Emirates, MI New York, Multan Sultans, Mumbai Indians, Peshawar Zalmi, Somerset, South Australia, Southern Brave (Men), St Lucia Stars, Stanford Superstars, Surrey, Trinbago Knight Riders, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies.
DJ Bravo: Chennai Super Kings, Chittagong Kings, Comilla Victorians, Dhaka Dynamites, Dolphins, Essex, Fortune Barishal, Gujarat Lions, Kent, Lahore Qalandars, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, MI Emirates, Middlesex, Mumbai Indians, Northern Superchargers (Men), Paarl Rocks, Quetta Gladiators, Rangpur Riders, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Surrey, Sydney Sixers, Texas Super Kings, Trinbago Knight Riders, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, Victoria, West Indians, West Indies, Worcestershire.
Shoaib Malik: Barbados Tridents, Central Punjab (Pakistan), Chittagong Vikings, Comilla Victorians, Delhi Daredevils, Fortune Barishal, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Hobart Hurricanes, ICC World XI, Islamabad, Jaffna Kings, Jaffna Stallions, Jozi Stars, Karachi Kings, Karachi Whites, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Multan Sultans, Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistanis, Peshawar Zalmi, Rajshahi Royals, Rangpur Riders, Sialkot Region, Sialkot Stallions, Southern Punjab (Pakistan), Uva Next, Warwickshire.
SP Narine: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Cape Cobras, Comilla Victorians, Dhaka Dynamites, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore Qalandars, Los Angeles Knight Riders, Melbourne Renegades, Oval Invincibles (Men), Surrey, Sydney Sixers, Trinbago Knight Riders, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies.
AD Russell: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Colombo Kings, Comilla Victorians, Delhi Daredevils, Dhaka Dynamites, Islamabad United, Jamaica, Jamaica Tallawahs, Khulna Royal Bengals, Knights, Kolkata Knight Riders, London Spirit (Men), Los Angeles Knight Riders, Manchester Originals (Men), Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Minister Group Dhaka, Multan Sultans, Nangarhar Leopards, Nottinghamshire, Quetta Gladiators, Rajshahi Royals, Sagicor High Performance Centre, Sydney Thunder, Trinbago Knight Riders, West Indians, West Indies, West Indies A, Worcestershire.
DA Miller: Barbados Royals, Chittagong Kings, Dolphins, Durban Heat, Durham, Fortune Barishal, Glamorgan, Gujarat Titans, Hobart Hurricanes, Jaffna Kings, Jamaica Tallawahs, Kings XI Punjab, Knights, KwaZulu-Natal, Los Angeles Knight Riders, Multan Sultans, Paarl Royals, Peshawar Zalmi, Rajasthan Royals, South Africa, South Africa A, South Africans, St Lucia Zouks, Welsh Fire (Men), World-XI, Yorkshire.
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