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NZ vs PAK: New Zealand will miss the services of Mitchell Santner in the first T20I as he has been ruled out due to a positive COVID-19 test. "Mitch Santner won’t travel to Eden Park this evening for the opening KFC T20I against Pakistan after testing positive for COVID earlier today," NZC said.

Tim Seifert has moved past former New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum (32) in terms of the most dismissals (35) recorded by a Kiwi wicketkeeper in T20Is.

New Zealand suffered a shock defeat in the third ODI game against Bangladesh at McLean Park in Napier on December 23 and will kick off the three-match T20I series at the same venue on Wednesday. The hosts have won four of their last five T20I encounters against Bangladesh.

Mitchell Santner took two wickets during New Zealand's World Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka at Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Santner equals Daniel Vettori's record for most wickets in the ODI World Cup edition to script history.

“With Ajaz, Ish, Mitch, Glenn and Rachin, we have a strong spin group that will offer good variety and options during the series. Mitch had a strong back half of the Plunket Shield campaign last summer and has made good strides in his red-ball bowling," NZC selector Sam Wells said.

Mitchell Santner took three wickets and picked two catches to help New Zealand record a dominating 149-run win against Afghanistan in their fourth ICC World Cup 2023 match at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday.

New Zealand are on the verge of scripting their fourth consecutive win in the ongoing World Cup. They have already defeated the defending champions England, the Netherlands and Bangladesh and are second on the points table behind India based on their net run rate (NRR).

The Tom Latham-led New Zealand beat the Netherlands to win their second consecutive game in the ongoing 50-over World Cup while playing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. New Zealand have now raced to the top of the points table on the back of two consecutive wins.

Trent Boult made his comeback in this match and is featuring in the ODI format after almost an year having last played on September 11 in 2022. However, he got his first wicket of Bairstow courtesy of a stunning catch from Mitchell Santner.

IND vs NZ 3rd T20I: Hardik Pandya's team India will clash with Mitchell Santner's New Zealand in the third and the final T20I of the series. The series decider is all set to be played in the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

IND vs NZ: New Zealand overpowered India in the first T20I of the three-match series. The Kiwi spinners starred in Ranchi as New Zealand won by 21 runs to go 1-0 up in the series.

If you look at Dhoni and Fleming, they're both very calm and very level-headed, which I like as I feel I'm similar in that respect. To work under and alongside Dhoni has been a pretty cool experience for a few years now: Mitchell Santner

Rohit Sharma's 56-run knock followed by Axar Patel's three-wicket haul helped India defeat New Zealand by 73 runs in the third and final T20I here at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.

The 29-year-old Santner, who has taken 41 wickets in 23 Tests, is currently with the Black Caps squad in England for a two-Test series.

The three will, however, be accompanied by the likes of Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan and Imran Tahir, who are all expected to be part of IPL 2020. 

Santner is excited at the prospect of playing in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League and IPL after the long coronavirus-enforced break.

Mitchell Santner said that his stint with CSK also helped him adapt to various conditions.

The New Zealander, who played just four matches in IPL 2019, said that he is trying to pick Dhoni's calm and composed approach during matches. 

The CSK captain had meanwhile escaped the ban and was left with a 50 per cent fine on his match fees, but many former cricketers criticised him for his conduct.

Mitchell Santner was taken to task by the Australian batters as he conceded 82 runs in his 20 overs and failed to even pick up a wicket.