Ahmedabad, February 22 David Miller smashed an unbeaten 50 off 26 balls as South Africa reached 144 for four after 15 overs, even as India dismissed Dewald Brevis in their T20 World Cup Super Eights clash here on Sunday.
After being reduced to 20/3 within the first four overs, the Proteas mounted a stunning recovery through Miller and Brevis, whose 97-run fourth-wicket partnership came off just 51 balls.
India finally got the breakthrough when Shivam Dube induced a mistimed pull from Brevis off a delivery that was slightly short.
Brevis was dismissed for 45 off 29 balls (3x4, 3x6), failing to get the timing right on his shot.
However, Miller remained unfazed and brought up his half-century in style, reaching out to a full ball outside off and sending it over deep backward point for a six.
He remained unbeaten on 62 off 33 balls (7x4, 3x6), with Tristan Stubbs (10 not out) at the other end, as South Africa scored at over nine runs per over and pushed towards a total of 200 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, where dew could become a factor later in the evening.
Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah's double strike along with Arshdeep Singh's early breakthrough had put South Africa in trouble after they had opted to bat.
Miller then turned the tide by attacking Varun Chakravarthy, hitting him for back-to-back boundaries.
The duo adopted a clear strategy to target India's premier spinner, and it paid off as Varun conceded 39 runs from his three overs.
The pressure showed as he kept altering his angles and lengths, and his overpitched deliveries were punished, while even the shorter ones were cut away for boundaries.
Dube too erred in line, dishing out full tosses, which Brevis capitalized on.
