T20 World Cup 2024: Miller receives warning for arguing with Umpire in SA vs ENG match

South African player David Miller received an official reprimand after negating the umpire’s decision and violating Level 1 of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct during a Super Eights Group 2 match in the T20 World Cup 2024 against England at the Daren Sammy Cricket Stadium.

Miller has added one demerit point to his disciplinary record by marking his first offence within a 24-month period. If a player has four demerit points within 24 months, he is banned from either one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is.

The hard-hitting left-hand batter gained this point in the 19th over of the Proteas’ innings after facing a full toss from England’s Sam Curran. The batter expected the umpire to claim it as a no-ball due to height. However, the umpire didn’t meet Miller’s expectations.

In response, Miller expressed dissent and asked for a review, despite the fact that such a decision cannot be reviewed.

Moreover, the on-field umpires Chris Brown and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, third umpire Joel Wilson, and fourth umpire Chris Gaffaney imposed the charges, which were accepted by the occasional wicketkeeper.

This reprimand is a warning for Miller to show discipline during the match and respect the umpire’s decisions in the match.

The Proteas won by seven wickets and qualified for the next stage of the T20 tournament. The team stand first with four points in Group 2 of the Super Eight.

South Africa will be playing their final match of the Super Eight against the West Indies on June 24 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.  

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