While England, the defending champions, lost their first match to New Zealand by nine wickets, Bangladesh won their campaign opener against Afghanistan by six wickets.
In the match, the all-rounder was at his very best. After playing a cameo of 36* in 17 balls with three fours and two sixes, Santner destroyed the Netherlands batting line-up and had figures of 5/59 in 10 overs. He was given the Player of the Match award for his performance.
India's batting ace Virat Kohli said it would be awkward to play in front of a pavillion named after him at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, where he honed his skills playing age-group cricket and Ranji Trophy.
New Zealand skipper Tom Latham heaped praise on spinners who managed to keep the tides in their favour against the Netherlands in the ongoing World Cup on Monday.
Netherlands will take on South Africa in their third match of the World Cup here at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on October 17.
Following his team's 1-0 win against Manchester City in the Premier League (PL) match at Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday, Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta said that there were moments when the home team had to suffer, but they showed real determination till the end
New Zealand enjoyed their second consecutive victory in the ongoing World Cup as spinners orchestrated Netherlands downfall to clinch a comfortable 99-run victory at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday.
India fielding coach T Dilip showered praise on star batter Virat Kohli for taking an acrobatic catch to remove Mitchell Marsh in Men in Blue's ICC World Cup clash against Australia on Sunday.
Though KL Rahul has had some impressive last few weeks with his 97* against Australia in World Cup opener on Sunday being one of his best knocks, this journey towards redemption was not easy for the batter as injuries and social media trolls threatened to affect his career.