Mitchell Santner in action against India.© AFP
New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner became only the third player from his team to reach the 150 T20I wickets mark on Friday. Santner achieved this milestone during his side’s fourth T20I against India, taking 2/24 in four overs and claiming the wickets of Axar Patel and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Now, in 142 T20Is, Santner has taken 151 wickets at an average of 23.09, with four four-wicket hauls and best figures of 4/11.In the ongoing series, Santner has taken nine wickets at an average of 11.22, with best figures of 4/21. This year, in 20 T20Is, he has taken 21 wickets at an average of 24.58, with best figures of 4/21.
Most wickets against India
Santner has also gone past Ish Sodhi for the most T20I wickets against India, surpassing his tally of 30 wickets. In 31 T20Is against India, Santner has taken 32 wickets at an average of 26.06, with two four-wicket hauls and best figures of 4/11.
The most wickets for New Zealand in T20Is are held by Ish Sodhi (165 wickets in 142 matches), followed by Tim Southee (164 wickets in 126 matches) and then Santner.
A four-wicket haul from Jacob Duffy and a century from Glenn Phillips were the highlights as New Zealand secured their first win of the five-match T20I series against India with an 87-run victory in Auckland on Friday.
With this win, the series stands at 3-1 in favour of India, with one match to go. Phillips (107 off 49 balls, with six fours and 10 sixes) and Michael Bracewell (65 off 25 balls, with four fours and six sixes) powered New Zealand to 259/7 in 20 overs, the highest T20I total against India. Duffy (4/23), Santner (2/24) and Matthew Fisher (2/40) ensured India never found their groove, and they were bowled out for 172 in 20 overs. Tilak Varma (35 off 35 balls, with one four and three sixes) was India’s top scorer.
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