Skipper Mitchell Santner was the chief architect of New Zealand’s victory in the opening T20I against India at Ranchi. He watched the feet of the batters till the last second, while making shrewd changes of pace and using different angles of the crease to make life difficult for the opposition. Santner ended up with noteworthy figures of 2 for 11 from four overs. He also bowled a maiden over against the in-form Suryakumar Yadav. Earlier, New Zealand’s above-par score was built on the back of Daryl Mitchell’s stunning counter-attack in the slog overs and Devon Conway’s 35-ball 52.
Skipper Mitch Santner leading the way in the field in tonight’s win in Ranchi! A run out and 2/11 from his four overs including a maiden. Scorecard | https://t.co/QaKoIoMTn1 #INDvNZ 📷 = BCCI pic.twitter.com/iVqEIXyeGw
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