SL vs NZ: After defeating Sri Lanka in the Super-8, New Zealand has made itself a strong contender for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2026. New Zealand’s first match against Pakistan was canceled due to rain. After this, New Zealand defeated host Sri Lanka by 61 runs in Colombo. In this match, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner played a brilliant inning of 47 runs in difficult times and made a record.
In this match, New Zealand had lost 6 wickets at the score of 84 runs, but after this captain Mitchell Santner took charge of the innings and took it to 168 runs, after which the Sri Lankan team could not chase this target. Sri Lanka could score only 107 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. With this defeat, the Sri Lankan team was also out of the T20 World Cup 2026.
Mitchell Santner made a big record
Mitchell Santner played an innings of 47 runs in 26 balls in this match against Sri Lanka. During this, he hit 2 fours and 4 sixes. On the basis of this inning, New Zealand also crossed its 1000-run mark in T20 International. With this, Mitchell Santner has become the first player for New Zealand to take 1000 runs and more than 100 wickets in T20 International.
Mitchell Santner became the sixth player in the world to do so
Mitchell Santner has now become the sixth player to achieve this feat in overall full member teams. Santner has so far scored a total of 1021 runs while playing in 132 T20 International matches. He has batted at an average of 20.01. During this period, he has scored 2 half centuries with his bat. Whereas in bowling, Mitchell Santner has taken a total of 127 wickets in his name.
Players who have taken more than 1000 runs and 100 plus wickets in T20 International (Full Members Team)
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan)
Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
Hardik Pandya (India)
Shadab Khan (Pakistan)
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)
Mitchell Santner 47(26) and Cole McConchie’s 31*(23) partnership of 84(47) steers the innings to a total of 168/7. Time to defend.
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— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) February 25, 2026
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