Tight bowling by New Zealand led from the front by spinner Michael Bracewell (2/20) and a 123-run stand between Mitchell Santner (77*) and Daryl Mitchell (51*) helped Kiwis to an eight-wicket win over the Netherlands in second T20I at Hague on Friday.
Solid knocks from Martin Guptill and James Neesham and a destructive spell by medium-pacer Blair Tickner helped New Zealand pull off a 16-run win over a fighting Netherlands unit in the first T20I of two-match series here at Sportpark Westvliet in The Hague on Thursday.
Edinburgh (Scotland), July 30 (ANI): Following his side's thumping win against Scotland in the second T20I, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner lauded the batters for delivering with the bat.
New Zealand were due to fly out of home on Sunday, but Santner - who was to lead the Kiwis during the T20I part of the series - will stay at home ahead of three T20I and three ODIS against Ireland later this month.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 22 (ANI): New Zealand stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner feels it is tough to beat India in their home conditions and knows that spin will play a big role in the upcoming Test series.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 21 (ANI): After stumbling to a 73-run loss in the third and final T20I, New Zealand stand-in skipper Mitchell Santner on Sunday said that his side was probably a little off against the hosts and it costed them dearly.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 21 (ANI): Rohit Sharma played a knock of 56 runs as India posted 184/7 against New Zealand in the third and final T20I here at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Dubai [UAE], November 13 (ANI): New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Saturday said that his side being constantly viewed as "underdog" is not something they can control and the Kiwis just look to focus on their cricket.
Wellington [New Zealand], November 4 (ANI): Experienced spin trio Ajaz Patel, Will Somerville and Mitchell Santner will be supported by rising stars Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips when New Zealand begin their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) defence on Tour of India in November.