Watch: David Miller Stunned as Jos Buttler's Direct Hit Results in Heinrich Klaasen's Run Out

England captain Jos Buttler stunned David Miller with a lightning-fast fielding effort in a T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash against South Africa on Friday. Buttler’s excellent throw saw Heinrich Klaasen being run out at the non-striker’s end.

Put in to bat first, opener Quinton de Kock led a flying start for South Africa, stitching an opening partnership of 86 runs with Reeza Hendricks.

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After the duo’s return to the pavilion, Klaasen and Miller took over the charge.

In the 14th over,  Mark Wood bowled a short delivery to Klaasen who backed away and the pacer followed the South African resulting in a wide which was left alone.

Wicketkeeper Buttler failed to collect the ball and Miller saw the opportunity to sneak in a bye.

Klaasen was a bit late to react and Buttler quickly collected the ball on second attempt and hit the bull’s eye the non-striker’s end with Klaasen yet to make his ground.

Miller looked rattled at the turn of events as Klaasen quickly began his charge off the field.

De Kock’s 65-run knock built the foundation of South Africa’s match winning total of 163/6. Miller captialised with a quickfire 43, an innings featuring four fours and two sixes.

England faced an early batting collapse during the chase, with all three top-order batters failing to breach the 20-run mark. Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone stepped up to bring England back into the contest.

They built an inning-reviving 78-run partnership before Kagiso Rabada sent off Livingstone. Brook then fell to Anrich Nortje in the last over after scoring his first-ever half-century in the T20 World Cup.

Nortje successfully defended 14 runs as South Africa won the crucial Super 8 fixture by seven runs.

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