David Miller has been one of the most feared finishers in the Indian Premier League for over a decade. The South African left-hander arrived at Kings XI Punjab as a young middle-order gamble, announced himself with one of the most destructive innings in IPL history, and has since been the man franchises turn to when the asking rate climbs. From the Punjab days to a title-winning run with Gujarat Titans and stints at Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, Miller’s IPL story is a lesson in how a single role, executed ruthlessly, keeps a career alive across five franchises. David Miller IPL stats show 3,288 runs in 152 matches at a strike rate close to 140, with the famous 101 not out against Royal Challengers Bengaluru still the standout chapter.
Delhi Capitals picked him up for Rs 2 crore at the IPL 2026 auction, and he responded with 211 runs at a strike rate of 154.01 in 11 games. Now, with the IPL 2027 retention deadline set for 15 November 2026, his future in Delhi is one of the talking points of the off-season: his retention status for 2027 is not officially confirmed yet, with media predictions split on whether the Capitals keep their South African pair of Miller and Tristan Stubbs together.
David Miller in Delhi Capitals colours. (AI-generated editorial illustration)
David Miller IPL Stats Overview
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | David Andrew Miller |
| IPL Debut | 2012 (Kings XI Punjab) |
| Role | Middle-order batter / finisher |
| Batting Style | Left-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm offbreak (rarely bowls) |
| Current IPL Team | Delhi Capitals |
| IPL Matches | 152 |
| IPL Runs | 3,288 |
| Highest Score | 101* (vs RCB, 2013) |
| IPL 2027 Team | Not officially confirmed |
| IPL 2027 Price | Not officially confirmed |
Who Is David Miller?
David Andrew Miller was born on 10 June 1989 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. A left-handed middle-order batter, he made his name as a destructive finisher long before T20 finishing became a specialist science. He has represented South Africa in all formats, playing more than 170 ODIs and over 130 T20Is, and is the second-highest run-getter for the Proteas in T20 internationals.
In the IPL, Miller has played for five franchises across 15 seasons. He is also one of the finest outfielders the league has seen, regularly stationed on the boundary rope where his catching has turned matches. In 2026, Cricket South Africa left him out of its central contracts list for 2026-27, after which Miller confirmed he remains committed to playing for the Proteas, particularly with the 2027 ODI World Cup on home soil.
David Miller IPL Teams
| Season | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-2019 | Kings XI Punjab | Bought 2011; retained through 2019 |
| 2020-2021 | Rajasthan Royals | Auction buy, retained for 2021 |
| 2022-2024 | Gujarat Titans | Mega auction buy 2022; retained 2023, 2024 |
| 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants | Mega auction buy; released after 2025 |
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | Auction buy for Rs 2.00 crore |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | Retention deadline 15 November 2026 |
Miller’s longest association was with Kings XI Punjab, who signed him before the 2011 season and kept him for nine seasons. His peak years came at Punjab between 2013 and 2015, followed by a lean patch, then a career revival at Gujarat Titans where he was central to the 2022 title. The move to Lucknow in 2025 did not work out statistically, which is why he entered the 2026 auction at his base price of Rs 2 crore and Delhi Capitals picked him up.
David Miller IPL 2024 Stats
| Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 210 | 55 | 35.00 | 151.08 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
Miller’s final season with Gujarat Titans was a short but effective one. He played nine matches and struck at 151.08, the highest strike rate of his four-year Gujarat stint, showing that his power game against spin and pace in the middle overs remained intact even with limited opportunities.
David Miller IPL 2025 Stats
| Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 153 | 27* | 30.60 | 127.50 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
This was Miller’s leanest season since his debut years. Bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 7.50 crore in the mega auction after a bidding war, he never found his rhythm and failed to register a single half-century. The highest score of just 27 not out tells the story: LSG released him at the end of the season, and his auction value fell sharply the following year.
David Miller IPL 2026 Stats
| Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 211 | 51 | 35.17 | 154.01 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 |
Delhi Capitals took him at his base price of Rs 2 crore, and it proved one of the smarter buys of the IPL 2026 auction. Miller played 11 matches and scored 211 runs at a strike rate of 154.01, comfortably above his career mark, alongside fellow South African Tristan Stubbs in the Delhi middle order. The six-hitting returned too: 14 sixes in 11 games, matching the tally from his much-lauded 2022 season at Gujarat.
David Miller IPL 2027 Stats
IPL 2027 statistics are not available yet because the season has not started. The IPL 2027 mini auction is expected in December 2026, and the player retention deadline is 15 November 2026. As of now, there is no official confirmation from Delhi Capitals on whether Miller has been retained or released, and media predictions are split: some reports list him among the players DC may keep, others expect him to go back into the auction pool. His 2027 team and price will be confirmed after the retention deadline and the auction.
David Miller IPL 2027 Team and Price
Miller played the 2026 season for Delhi Capitals at a confirmed price of Rs 2.00 crore, bought at the IPL 2026 auction. He was not retained by Lucknow Super Giants after the 2025 season. Whether Delhi Capitals retain him for IPL 2027 is not officially confirmed yet. If he is released, he will enter the December mini auction, where his experience as a finisher and his improved 2026 numbers could attract interest from teams looking for middle-order firepower.
David Miller IPL Career Batting Stats
| Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | 145 | 3,288 | 101* | 35.74 | 139.50 | 1 | 14 | — | — |
Across 152 IPL matches and 145 innings, Miller averages 35.74 at a strike rate of 139.50. That combination of a mid-30s average and a near-140 strike rate over such a long span is what defines his career: very few middle-order batters have maintained both consistency and aggression in the IPL for this long.
David Miller IPL Stats by Year
| Season | Team | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DC | 11 | 211 | 51 | 35.17 | 154.01 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | LSG | 11 | 153 | 27* | 30.60 | 127.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | GT | 9 | 210 | 55 | 35.00 | 151.08 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | GT | 16 | 259 | 46 | 32.38 | 145.51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | GT | 16 | 481 | 94* | 68.71 | 142.73 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | RR | 9 | 124 | 62 | 24.80 | 109.73 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | RR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | KXIP | 10 | 213 | 59* | 26.63 | 129.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | KXIP | 3 | 74 | 26 | 37.00 | 115.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | KXIP | 5 | 83 | 30* | 27.67 | 103.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | KXIP | 14 | 161 | 31 | 16.10 | 122.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | KXIP | 13 | 357 | 89* | 32.45 | 134.21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | KXIP | 16 | 446 | 66 | 44.60 | 149.16 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | KXIP | 12 | 418 | 101* | 59.71 | 164.57 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | KXIP | 6 | 98 | 34* | 32.67 | 130.67 | 0 | 0 |
David Miller IPL Highest Score
Miller’s highest IPL score is 101 not out, made for Kings XI Punjab against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2013. Chasing 191 in Mohali, he reached his century in just 38 balls, which at the time was the third-fastest hundred in IPL history. It remains the single innings most associated with his name and is still his only IPL century. His next-best unbeaten knocks, 94 not out for Gujarat Titans in 2022 and 89 not out for Punjab in 2015, show the pattern: Miller’s biggest innings have come when the chase is on and the middle order needs a finisher to close it out.
David Miller IPL Batting Records
- 101* off 38 balls vs RCB (2013) — at the time, the third-fastest century in IPL history.
- 3,288 IPL runs in 152 matches at a strike rate of 139.50.
- 481 runs at 68.71 in IPL 2022, his best single season, during Gujarat Titans’ title-winning campaign.
- 446 runs at 149.16 in IPL 2014, helping Kings XI Punjab reach the final.
- 14 fifties and 1 hundred across 15 seasons.
- Recognised as one of the league’s elite boundary fielders throughout his career.
David Miller IPL Auction Price History
| Season | Team | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kings XI Punjab | US$ 100,000 | Auction |
| 2012-2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Rs 6.33 crore | Retained |
| 2014-2017 | Kings XI Punjab | Rs 12.50 crore | Retained |
| 2018-2019 | Kings XI Punjab | Rs 3.00 crore | Retained |
| 2020 | Rajasthan Royals | Rs 75 lakh | Auction |
| 2021 | Rajasthan Royals | Rs 75 lakh | Retained |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | Rs 3.00 crore | Auction |
| 2023-2024 | Gujarat Titans | Rs 3.00 crore | Retained |
| 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants | Rs 7.50 crore | Auction |
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | Rs 2.00 crore | Auction |
| 2027 | Not officially confirmed | — | Retention deadline 15 November 2026 |
Miller’s price history mirrors his form graph. His value peaked at Rs 12.50 crore across four seasons at Punjab, collapsed to Rs 75 lakh at Rajasthan after lean years, recovered with Gujarat’s Rs 3 crore investment and the 2022 title, spiked to Rs 7.50 crore at Lucknow’s mega-auction bid, and fell back to Rs 2 crore at Delhi after one poor season. Few players illustrate the ruthless pricing logic of the IPL auction better.
David Miller IPL Records and Achievements
- Third-fastest IPL century at the time of his 38-ball 101* in 2013.
- IPL champion with Gujarat Titans in 2022, finishing as the team’s key middle-order batter with 481 runs.
- IPL finalist with Kings XI Punjab in 2014 (446 runs that season) and with Gujarat Titans in 2023.
- One of the few overseas batters to cross 3,000 IPL runs.
- Played his sixth T20 World Cup for South Africa in 2026 and remains available for international selection ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup.
David Miller’s IPL Performance Analysis
Miller’s season-by-season numbers reveal three distinct phases. The Punjab phase (2012-2015) was his explosive prime: 418 runs at a strike rate of 164.57 in 2013 and 446 runs in 2014 made him one of the most feared middle-order batters in the league. The middle phase (2016-2021) was a struggle, with only one 200-run season and a strike rate that dipped below 130 in several years, which is why his auction price slid from crores to lakhs.
The Gujarat phase (2022-2024) was the revival: his strike rate returned above 142 in all three seasons, and his 68.71 average in 2022 remains one of the great single-season finisher campaigns in IPL history. His role has never changed — he bats in the middle order and finishes — but the numbers show that when his strike rotation and six-hitting align, as they did again in 2026 for Delhi Capitals (154.01 strike rate), he is still worth a squad slot. The 2025 Lucknow season is the warning sign: when the timing deserts him, the scores dry up quickly because he rarely bats long enough to play himself back into form.
Teams mentioned in this analysis include Rishabh Pant’s and KL Rahul’s Lucknow side from 2025, his 2026 Delhi teammates Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, and Gujarat-era colleagues Noor Ahmad and Mohit Sharma. For context on how retention decisions like Miller’s are shaped ahead of the December auction, see the IPL 2027 retention deadline and purse guide and the IPL 2027 mini auction explained.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which team does David Miller play for in the IPL?
David Miller played for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026, bought at the auction for Rs 2.00 crore. His IPL 2027 team is not officially confirmed yet, as the retention deadline is 15 November 2026.
How many runs has David Miller scored in the IPL?
David Miller has scored 3,288 runs in 152 IPL matches at an average of 35.74 and a strike rate of 139.50, with one century and 14 half-centuries.
What is David Miller’s highest IPL score?
His highest IPL score is 101 not out, made for Kings XI Punjab against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2013. He reached the hundred in just 38 balls, at the time the third-fastest century in IPL history.
What was David Miller’s price in the IPL 2026 auction?
Delhi Capitals bought David Miller for Rs 2.00 crore at the IPL 2026 auction, at his base price. The previous year, Lucknow Super Giants had paid Rs 7.50 crore for him in the mega auction.
Has David Miller won the IPL?
Yes. David Miller was part of the Gujarat Titans squad that won the IPL title in 2022, contributing 481 runs at an average of 68.71 in that campaign.
How did David Miller perform in IPL 2026?
He played 11 matches for Delhi Capitals and scored 211 runs at an average of 35.17 and a strike rate of 154.01, with one half-century and 14 sixes.
Is David Miller still playing international cricket?
Yes. Although Cricket South Africa left him out of its 2026-27 central contracts, Miller has confirmed he remains available for South Africa and played at the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Sources and Data Notes
Statistics in this article are compiled from season-by-season IPL batting records (CricTracker, CricketAddictor, FantasyKhiladi), team and auction-price records (CricToday, UCCricket, SportsYaari), the official IPL auction announcements, and player profile data from established cricket publications. Statistics and player information are checked against available reliable sources and may be updated as new IPL matches, transfers, or official announcements are confirmed.
Statistics updated through: 11 October 2026.
