Mitchell Santner

Mitchell Santner was born on 5 February 1992 in Hamilton. The Kiwi all-rounder always wanted to be a cricketer and his bowling similarity with Daniel Vettori allowed him to be drafted into the New Zealand senior side. He is the first player to make his international debut in a day-night Test.

After the retirement of Kiwi legend Daniel Vettori, the blackcaps were desperately looking for a similar bowler when they found out a 22 year-old Mitchell Santner who could be a like-for-like replacement for Vettori. Since making his debut in the international arena, Santner has become an integral part of the New Zealand cricketing setup.

Mitchell Santner: Along the Years 

Mitchell Santner Records 

• 1000 runs and 100 wickets in ODIs

• 6th most wickets in T20I career( 111 wickets)

• Santner's five-wicket haul was the first by a New Zealand spinner in a World Cup match, which took place in the recent 2023 World Cup

• Hit a boundary in the first ever ball faced in the Test cricket

Mitchell Santner Awards and Accolades 

• Named in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup by the ICC, ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz

Mitchell Santner Career 

In 2015, New Zealand cricketer Mitchell Santner made his debut on the international scene in all the three formats of the game. He is an orthodox left-arm spinner and left-handed batter. He has represented the Northern Knights, Worcestershire, Chennai Super Kings, New Zealand XI, and New Zealand.

Mitchell Santner Domestic Career 

Mitchell Santner made his First-Class debut for Northern Districts in 2011 and since then has played for the same team in the New Zealand domestic setup. The left arm orthodox spinner had a stint in Worcestershire in 2016-17.

Having played only 19 List A matches for Northern Districts, the selectors saw the potential in him and fast-tracked him to the national side.

Mitchell Santner IPL Career 

The gutsy all-rounder after impressing on the world stage was bought by MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings for just INR 50 lacs in the 2019 auctions. The Kiwi bowler has to be one of the most economical buys for CSK. The Kiwi allrounder, however, played only 4 matches in the 2019 season and managed to pick 4 wickets. The 2020 season is expected to be a breakout season for him as CSK will be looking to employ his services in the dusty pitches of Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.

Mitchell Santner International Career 

Santner made it in the New Zealand limited-overs squad for their tour of England in April 2015. On the 9th of June 2015, he played his first ODI match for New Zealand. His maiden wicket in an international match came when he dismissed Sam Billings, for three runs. In the fourth one-day international of the same series, he scored the second-highest runs in an over in English history, hitting 28 off Adil Rashid in one over. He made his T20l debut in the same series on 23 June 2015.

Santner made his test debut against Australia on November 27, 2015, making history as the first player to do so in a day/night test match. He struck a boundary off the very first ball of his Test series

Mitchell Santner ODI Career 

Mitchell Santner made his ODI debut against England at Edgbaston on June 9, 2015, months after the 2015 World Cup. Kiwis were looking for a replacement for Daniel Vettori and Santner came across as the perfect like-to-like replacement. He played each of the 5 matches in that series - got 7 wickets and scored 97 runs. His first international wicket came when he dismissed Sam Billings for 3. During the fourth ODI of the series, he hit 28 runs off Adil Rashid in one over, which is the second most runs off one over ever posted in England. In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by New Zealand Cricket.

Santner was also selected for the 2019 World Cup where New Zealand were the runners-up. He played 10 matches in the tournament and scored 72 runs whilst picking up 6 wickets.

Santner's five wicket haul in the 2023 World Cup against Netherlands during the group stage was the first by a spinner from New Zealand in a World Cup match.

Mitchell Santner Test Career 

Santner made his Test debut against Australia on 27 November 2015, which incidentally was the first ever day-night Test match. In the first inning, Santner scored 31 runs off 46 deliveries and even took the wicket of Josh Hazlewood by cleaning him up. In the second inning too, Santner showed his mettle with the willow and compiled a craft 45-run inning before being stumped off the bowling of Nathan Lyon.

In November 2019, while playing against England at Bay Oval, Santner scored his maiden test century. His 261-run partnership with BJ Watling became the highest ever 7th wicket partnership for New Zealand in test cricket. He also took 3 wickets in 2nd innings and became the first New Zealand spinner to take a wicket on home soil since March 2018 with 101 consecutive Test wickets in 11 innings in between having all fallen to seamers.

Mitchell Santner T20I Career 

Santner made his T20I debut against England on 23 June 2015 at Old Trafford. He scored 9 runs with the bat but was effective with the white ball, picking up two wickets viz. Alex Hales and Jonny Bairstow. With some impressive performances in the T20I arena, Mitchell Santner was picked for the 2016 T20 Kiwi squad as a premier spin bowler along with Nathan McCullum, who was playing his last international tour. Santner was phenomenal against India as New Zealand stopped India from chasing 127, despite having a stacked batting line up. Santner picked 4 wickets which included the likes of Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya and Suresh Raina. Arguably, this was his best performance in the tournament and the coming years as some indifferent form and injuries meant that Santner was dropped from the team.

Santner made the international comeback against Sri Lanka on 11 January, 2019 in the only T20I between the sides.

Santner made his international comeback on January 11, 2019, against Sri Lanka in their solitary T20 International match. Later that summer, he played in two of the three ODIs against Bangladesh and four of the five ODIs against India. He was called up to New Zealand's Cricket World Cup squad in April 2019.

Santner got a spot in the Kiwi squad that was announced in August 2021 for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Santner was named the captain of the T20 international series against Australia on 13 February 2024.

An ace that almost any team would want in their squad, this left-arm spinner has a T201 bowling average of just over 22, an economy rate of 7.11, and 104 wickets in 100 matches. He also has the ability to make an impact in the field and with the bat.

Mitchell Santner Captaincy 

From 2020. Mitchell Santner was an alternate choice as a captain or stand by captain in the absence of Kane Willianson. He has captained the Kiwis on the international stage on 22 occasions out of which the Kiwis emerged victorious on 10 occasions and lost 8 matches . 2 matches yielded no results.

Mitchell Santner Under-19 Career 

Left-handed batsman and left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner was named to the senior New Zealand team following a successful domestic campaign with Northern Districts in 2014–15. He played just 19 List-A games before making his debut for KIwis in an ODI at Edgbaston against England.

Mitchell Santner Family 

Mitchell Josef Santner's birthplace is Hamilton, New Zealand. Both of his parents are native New Zealanders, and he has two siblings: baseball player Elliot Harvey Santner and Olivia Santner. Santner's partner is Caitlin Dodunski, and they have a lovely daughter named Izzie Esme Santner. The couple got engaged in 2022. 

Mitchell Santner Net Worth 

Mitchell Santner's net worth is projected to be $7 million. Majority of his income is generated by his professional cricketing career, IPL pay, endorsement deals, and other financial ventures. CSK has retained him for INR 50 lakhs ahead of the 2024 IPL season. CSK first signed Santner for 1.9 crore in 2018.

Mitchell Santner House 

Mitchell Santner resides in Hamilton, New Zealand. No authentic information is available on his house or his other properties.

Mitchell Santner Cars 

The Kiwi all-rounder owns a Lexus NX SUV. It is brought to the market by a Japanese automobile company.