Despite being left out of South Africa’s squad for the forthcoming series against England, veteran middle-order batsman David Miller is still regarded as a possibility to make the team for the 50-over World Cup, according to captain Temba Bavuma. Miller’s franchise commitments with the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred Men’s 2025 prevented him from traveling to Australia for South Africa’s white-ball tour.
Additionally, he will not play in the ODI series against England. Miller will make a comeback, though, for the three 20-over games that begin on September 10 and feature outstanding all-rounder Aiden Markram leading the visitors. Bavuma went into further detail about Miller’s predicament, taking into account The Hundred and his unavailability during those times due to scheduling conflicts.
According to what I understand, those conversations took place when he was under contract, meaning that he was accessible for The Hundred throughout that time. In essence, he wasn’t available for selection, but I’m willing to fix that. The Hundred would have taken place on the Australia trip. I suppose David was unavailable for any foreign obligations that arose during the Hundred. Sadly, it conflicts with the one-day [series] because he wasn’t involved in our build-up. Before the first game, Bavuma said, “But then with the T20 stuff, The Hundred is done, he’ll fall back into the team,” according to ESPNcricinfo.
If that clarifies your query, Miller is still involved in the ODI stuff.
The 2027 World Cup will take place when Miller will be 38 years old. In the 178 games he has participated in, the left-handed batter has an average of 42.30. Miller hits 24 fifties and seven tons at 103.68. He struck a century off 67 balls in his most recent appearance in the 50-over format against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 match, although the Proteas lost and were ultimately eliminated from the competition.
Regarding South Africa’s team, Kagiso Rabada and Matthew Breetzke will not play in the series opener against England because of individual niggles. Heinrich Klaasen, who put up his boots from all forms of international cricket earlier in 2025, will also be absent. Bavuma might not participate in all three games because he is now juggling his workload after suffering a hamstring injury during the World Test Championship final in June.
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