Miller celebrates his 16th goal of the season with his team-mates
Rangers moved 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with victory over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.
Two second-half goals put the visitors in command, Steven Whittaker lashing home the opener and Kenny Miller adding a second with a rebound shot.
Allan McGregor had earlier saved efforts by Killie's Mehdi Taouil and Chris Maguire.
Kris Boyd came close to netting a 100th league goal for Rangers, his effort cleared off the line by Jamie Hamill.
The Ibrox side have now played the same amount of games as nearest challengers Celtic while Kilmarnock remain ninth.
Taouil fired a shot into the arms of Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor in the opening exchanges.
The visitors gradually worked their way into the match and Kenny Miller put Kris Boyd in on goal only for the striker to lift his lob over the top of Cammy Bell's crossbar.
Killie almost took advantage of a slip by McGregor after he failed to gather a cross and the ball fell for Taouil but the goalkeeper got in the way of the midfielder's drive.
There was another nervous moment for McGregor minutes later when he fumbled a cross and gathered at the second attempt as Manuel Pascali looked to capitalise.
The hosts pressed again just before the half-time interval, Maguire's shot parried away by McGregor.
Boyd was foiled by Hamill's timely hooked clearance on the goal-line six minutes into the second half.
But Rangers did find a way through when Sasa Papac's cross into the Killie area was headed up in the air by Tim Clancy and Whittaker retrieved the ball and escaped the challenge of Iain Flannigan before lashing home his 11th goal of the season.
The Ibrox side quickly doubled their lead as Steven Davis' shot was parried by Bell and Miller slammed the rebound into the roof of the net.
Whittaker came close to getting his second when he raced into the penalty area and pulled a shot wide of Bell's goal.
Boyd was off-balance as he sent an effort over the bar before, at the other end, McGregor raced from his line to clear the danger as Maguire bore down on goal.
Bell saved two efforts from Boyd and substitute Nacho Novo lifted a shot over the Kilmarnock crossbar as the match petered out.
Live text and stats
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Scottish Premier
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Kilmarnock
0-2
Rangers
FT
(HT 0-0)
Whittaker 55
Miller 61
Kilmarnock
13 Bell
02 Clancy
04 Fowler yellow card
05 Wright yellow card
08 Pascali
10 Taouil
19 Flannigan (Invincibile 65)
23 Hamill
25 Severin (Kelly 86)
09 Russell (Burchill 69)
28 Maguire yellow card
Substitutes
21 Robinson,
03 Hay,
29 Kiernan,
11 Invincibile,
22 Kelly,
20 Fernandez,
27 Burchill
Rangers
01 McGregor
03 Weir
05 Papac yellow card
16 Whittaker
66 Wilson
06 McCulloch
07 Davis
08 Thomson (Edu 68)
20 Beasley
09 Boyd
18 Miller (Novo 76)
Substitutes
25 Alexander,
21 Broadfoot,
02 Edu,
10 Novo,
14 Naismith,
29 Fleck,
48 Little
Ref: MuirAtt: 8,906
KILMARNOCK
RANGERS
Possession
Kilmarnock46%
Rangers54%
Attempts on target
Kilmarnock5
Rangers5
Attempts off target
Kilmarnock2
Rangers7
Corners
Kilmarnock4
Rangers7
Fouls
Kilmarnock8
Rangers13
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+3:11 The match has reached full-time.
90:00+2:40 Shot on goal by Nacho Novo from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.
90:00+1:42 Maurice Edu takes a shot. Blocked by Frazer Wright.
90:00+0:11 Foul by James Fowler on Sasa Papac, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Danny Wilson.
90:00+0:11 Booking James Fowler is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.
88:53 James Fowler fouled by Sasa Papac, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Jamie Hamill.
88:53 Booking The referee shows Sasa Papac a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
86:51 James Fowler has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide left of the goal.
85:33 Substitution Liam Kelly comes on in place of Scott Severin.
85:04 Christopher Maguire takes a shot. Sasa Papac gets a block in.
84:04 Kris Boyd takes a shot. Save by Cameron Bell.
82:41 Mehdi Taouil takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Lee McCulloch makes a clearance. Corner taken by Mehdi Taouil from the left by-line, save by Allan McGregor.
81:15 Outswinging corner taken by Steven Davis, clearance by Manuel Pascali.
80:48 Scott Severin concedes a free kick for a foul on Maurice Edu. Danny Wilson takes the direct free kick.
79:20 Mark Burchill takes a shot. Save by Allan McGregor. Mehdi Taouil challenges Maurice Edu unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Maurice Edu.
77:43 The referee blows for offside against Nacho Novo. Free kick taken by Cameron Bell.
76:53 Frazer Wright is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Allan McGregor takes the direct free kick.
76:00 Corner taken right-footed by Mehdi Taouil from the left by-line to the near post, Lee McCulloch manages to make a clearance.
75:20 Substitution (Rangers) makes a substitution, with Nacho Novo coming on for Kenny Miller.
74:26 Effort from deep inside the area by Kris Boyd clears the bar.
71:43 Unfair challenge on Christopher Maguire by Maurice Edu results in a free kick. Mehdi Taouil delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, clearance by Steven Davis.
70:08 Corner taken by Steven Davis played to the near post, Lee McCulloch produces a header from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.
68:44 Tim Clancy takes the free kick.
68:44 Substitution Mark Burchill replaces Allan Russell.
68:44 Steven Whittaker concedes a free kick for a foul on Daniele Invincibile.
Correction - 67:03 Substitution Maurice Edu joins the action as a substitute, replacing Kevin Thomson.
67:03 Substitution Maurice Edu comes on in place of Lee McCulloch.
Correction - 64:26 Jamie Hamill takes the free kick.
Correction - 64:26 Substitution Iain Flannigan leaves the field to be replaced by Daniele Invincibile.
Correction - 64:26 Foul by Kris Boyd on Manuel Pascali, free kick awarded.
64:26 Unfair challenge on Manuel Pascali by Kris Boyd results in a free kick.
63:50 A cross is delivered by Kenny Miller.
63:01 Effort on goal by Steven Whittaker from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the goal.
60:47 GOAL - Kenny Miller:Kilmarnock 0 - 2 Rangers Kenny Miller finds the back of the net with a goal from close in high into the middle of the goal. Kilmarnock 0-2 Rangers.
59:31 Sasa Papac concedes a free kick for a foul on Mehdi Taouil. Iain Flannigan crosses the ball in from the free kick.
58:51 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Severin by Kevin Thomson. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Iain Flannigan.
57:48 Corner taken left-footed by DaMarcus Beasley from the left by-line, clearance by Manuel Pascali.
57:09 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by DaMarcus Beasley, clearance made by Frazer Wright.
Correction - 54:35 Sasa Papac provided the assist for the goal.
54:35 The assist for the goal came from Sasa Papac.
54:35 GOAL - Steven Whittaker:Kilmarnock 0 - 1 Rangers Steven Whittaker fires in a goal from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Kilmarnock 0-1 Rangers.
Correction - 54:31 Sasa Papac sends in a cross,
54:31 A cross is delivered by Sasa Papac,
52:59 Free kick awarded for a foul by Lee McCulloch on Allan Russell. Frazer Wright takes the direct free kick.
50:39 Inswinging corner taken by Steven Davis from the left by-line played to the near post, Kris Boyd has a header from close in and clears the crossbar.
50:16 Lee McCulloch takes a shot. Clearance made by Jamie Hamill.
49:20 Foul by Christopher Maguire on Lee McCulloch, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Allan McGregor.
49:20 Booking Christopher Maguire goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
48:42 Kenny Miller is ruled offside. Direct free kick taken by Cameron Bell.
47:18 Kris Boyd concedes a free kick for a foul on Cameron Bell. Cameron Bell takes the direct free kick.
45:25 Free kick awarded for a foul by David Weir on Allan Russell. The ball is delivered by Jamie Hamill, Frazer Wright takes a shot. Comfortable save by Allan McGregor.
45:01 The referee starts the second half.
Half Time
45:00+0:10 It is the end of the first-half.
44:28 Allan Russell takes a shot. Allan McGregor makes a save.
43:13 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by DaMarcus Beasley, Frazer Wright makes a clearance.
42:21 Inswinging corner taken by DaMarcus Beasley from the right by-line.
40:25 Christopher Maguire crosses the ball, save by Allan McGregor.
39:32 The ball is sent over by Christopher Maguire, blocked by Danny Wilson.
39:10 The ball is delivered by Kris Boyd, blocked by Frazer Wright.
37:01 Iain Flannigan sends in a cross, save by Allan McGregor.
31:33 Foul by Steven Whittaker on Tim Clancy, free kick awarded. Iain Flannigan delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, Allan McGregor makes a save.
28:34 Christopher Maguire takes a shot. Allan McGregor gets a block in.
28:12 The ball is crossed by Iain Flannigan, save by Allan McGregor.
26:11 Foul by Lee McCulloch on Iain Flannigan, free kick awarded. Frazer Wright restarts play with the free kick.
22:31 Foul by Kris Boyd on Frazer Wright, free kick awarded. Cameron Bell restarts play with the free kick.
20:22 Shot by Kris Boyd from outside the area goes high over the crossbar.
19:12 Foul by Kevin Thomson on Iain Flannigan, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Jamie Hamill, Sasa Papac makes a clearance.
18:54 A cross is delivered by Kris Boyd, save made by Cameron Bell.
16:36 Unfair challenge on Kenny Miller by Frazer Wright results in a free kick. Steven Whittaker takes the free kick. Manuel Pascali handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Free kick taken by Steven Whittaker.
16:36 Booking Booking for Frazer Wright.
15:34 Centre by DaMarcus Beasley, Frazer Wright makes a clearance.
14:45 Unfair challenge on Allan McGregor by Christopher Maguire results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Allan McGregor.
13:02 A cross is delivered by Kenny Miller, Frazer Wright gets a block in.
12:21 The assistant referee flags for offside against Allan Russell. David Weir takes the free kick.
8:40 Allan Russell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Danny Wilson. Direct free kick taken by Danny Wilson.
8:01 The assistant referee flags for offside against Kenny Miller. Direct free kick taken by Cameron Bell.
7:20 The ball is delivered by Christopher Maguire, David Weir manages to make a clearance.
6:52 Kenny Miller produces a cross, save by Cameron Bell.
5:47 Steven Whittaker produces a cross, comfortable save by Cameron Bell.
3:59 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by James Fowler from the right by-line, David Weir makes a clearance. Tim Clancy has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.
3:42 The assistant referee signals for offside against Kris Boyd. Tim Clancy takes the direct free kick.
2:49 Manuel Pascali challenges DaMarcus Beasley unfairly and gives away a free kick. David Weir takes the free kick.
2:15 Lee McCulloch takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar.
1:54 The ball is sent over by Kris Boyd, James Fowler makes a clearance.
1:10 Tim Clancy delivers the ball, clearance by Sasa Papac.
0:00 The game gets underway.
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