IPL playerSouth Africa2012 to 2026
David Miller
On scorecards: DA Miller · Right-hand bat
David Miller, a batter, has played fifteen IPL seasons for five franchises. One title came along the way.
The arrival
David Miller's first IPL season was 2012, with Kings XI Punjab, a signing made outside the auction. That debut came after going unsold once (2011).
That first season brought 6 matches and 98 runs. The best was still to come.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2022, for Gujarat Titans: 481 runs at an average of 68.7, striking at 142.7 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 134.2, with 2 fifties, and a highest score of 94 not out. Gujarat Titans won the title that year. There were three seasons of 400 runs or more in all (2013, 2014 and 2022).
Measured against the league around it, though, the most destructive season was 2013: 418 runs at a strike rate of 164.6, 43 runs per hundred balls quicker than the IPL as a whole that year.
Franchise by franchise
2012 to 2019, Kings XI Punjab. 79 matches and 1,850 runs.
2020 to 2021, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2020 auction for ₹75 lakh. 10 matches and 124 runs.
2022 to 2024, Gujarat Titans. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹3 cr. 41 matches and 950 runs; champions in 2022.
2025, Lucknow Super Giants. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹7.50 cr. 11 matches and 153 runs.
2026, Delhi Capitals. Bought at the 2026 auction for ₹2 cr. 11 matches and 211 runs.
5 spells with five franchises in all. The longest was with Kings XI Punjab, 2012 to 2019.
How the runs came
Across the career, David Miller has struck at 139.4. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 135.0, so David Miller has scored about 4 runs per hundred balls faster than the typical batter of the time. 56% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 235 fours and 152 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 31.1% of the balls David Miller faced were dot balls, a lower share than 91% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 15.5 balls, and a four every 10.
The fielding record: 92 catches and 8 run-outs.
At the auction
David Miller has gone under the hammer six times, bought five times and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹7.50 cr, paid by Lucknow Super Giants in 2025, more than 5 times the base price. Unsold in 2011, David Miller was bought in 2018 by Kings XI Punjab.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
David Miller has made 152 IPL appearances, the latest for Delhi Capitals in 2026, and has won 5 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kings XI Punjab | 6 | 98 | 34* | 32.7 | 130.7 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | 12 | 418 | 101* | 59.7 | 164.6 | 3/1 | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | |
| 2014 | Kings XI Punjab | 16 | 446 | 66 | 44.6 | 149.2 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 14 | ||
| 2015 | Kings XI Punjab | 13 | 357 | 89* | 29.8 | 133.7 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 7 | ||
| 2016 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 161 | 31 | 16.1 | 122.9 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 10 | ||
| 2017 | Kings XI Punjab | 5 | 83 | 30* | 27.7 | 103.8 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Kings XI Punjab | 3 | 74 | 26 | 37.0 | 115.6 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Kings XI Punjab | 10 | 213 | 59* | 26.6 | 129.9 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 7 | ||
| 2020 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Rajasthan Royals | 9 | 124 | 62 | 24.8 | 109.7 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | 16 | 481 | 94* | 68.7 | 142.7 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | Champions |
| 2023 | Gujarat Titans | 16 | 259 | 46 | 32.4 | 145.5 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 11 | ||
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans | 9 | 210 | 55 | 35.0 | 151.1 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| 2025 | Lucknow Super Giants | 11 | 153 | 27* | 30.6 | 127.5 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | 11 | 211 | 51 | 35.2 | 154.0 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 7 |
Franchise journey
- Kings XI Punjab: 2012 to 2019
- Rajasthan Royals: 2020 to 2021
- Gujarat Titans: 2022 to 2024
- Lucknow Super Giants: 2025
- Delhi Capitals: 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 31.1% |
| Balls per four | 10 |
| Balls per six | 15.5 |
| Catches | 92 |
| Run-outs | 8 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Batter | ₹45 lakh | Unsold |
| 2018 | BA1 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹3 cr |
| 2020 | BA2 | ₹75 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹75 lakh |
| 2022 | – | ₹1 cr | Sold to Gujarat Titans for ₹3 cr |
| 2025 | M2 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹7.50 cr |
| 2026 | BA1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹2 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet