Is David Miller the unluckiest player in cricket history? The question is being raised because the stats I’m about to tell you in this video might shock you as well.
Look, in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, South Africa national cricket team has been knocked out of the tournament after losing the semifinal to New Zealand national cricket team. But this isn’t the first time New Zealand has eliminated South Africa in a knockout match. In fact, New Zealand has knocked South Africa out of ICC events four times — in the 2026 T20 World Cup, the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal, the 2015 Cricket World Cup semifinal, and the 2011 Cricket World Cup quarterfinal.
But the most striking point is that David Miller is a player who has experienced nothing but disappointment in the last 12 ICC tournaments. Miller made his debut for South Africa in 2013, and since then his record in ICC tournaments looks like this:
- 2013 – Champions Trophy – Lost
- 2014 – T20 World Cup – Lost
- 2015 – World Cup – Lost
- 2016 – T20 World Cup – Lost
- 2017 – Champions Trophy – Lost
- 2019 – World Cup – Lost
- 2021 – T20 World Cup – Lost
- 2022 – T20 World Cup – Lost
- 2023 – World Cup – Lost
- 2024 – T20 World Cup – Lost
- 2025 – Champions Trophy – Lost
- 2026 – T20 World Cup – Lost
Of course, wins and losses are part of the game. But it becomes a serious problem when a team keeps choking in crucial matches — and right now, that’s exactly what seems to be happening with South Africa.
