Mitchell Santner one of the best spinners in white-ball cricket: Daryl Mitchell

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Ranchi | New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell has heaped praise on skipper Mitchell Santner for his economical spell of 2/11 in the first T20I against India, calling him one of the best spinners in white-ball cricket.

Mitchell Santner bowled very skimpily in four overs, taking two wickets for just 11 runs. He bowled 18 dot balls and also bowled a maiden over to in-form Suryakumar Yadav in the last over of the powerplay.

He rotated the ball on a pitch in Ranchi, taking the wickets of Shubman Gill and Deepak Hooda as New Zealand won the match by 21 runs, their first win of the tour.

“He’s one of the best spinners in the world at the moment in white-ball cricket. He proved his class. It was a special spell from him that put us in a good position to win,” Daryl Mitchell said at the post-match press conference. Gave it. He’s been doing it for New Zealand for a long time. We’re lucky to have him.”

Daryl scored an unbeaten 59 off 30 balls which included 27 runs in the last over. New Zealand has

Scored 176/6 and eventually won the match by 21 runs.

He said that a score of around 180 gave him hope to defend it and he was successful.

–IANS

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