The 31-year-old took 5-59 as New Zealand thumped the Netherlands by a convincing 99-run margin in Hyderabad on Monday for their second win in two games.
HYDERABAD - New Zealand's in-form all-rounder Mitchell Santner said Monday the Black Caps are ready for "spinny" wickets at the World Cup.
"We knew that going into the tournament that Chennai has that nature of being a bit spinny and it did, especially in the first innings the other night," said Santer of the Chepauk stadium. Santner, who also scored a quickfire 36 not out in New Zealand's 322-7 on Monday, was delighted for the team to have two wins out of two.
The 32-year-old top-scored with 69 in his team's 223 all out in 46.3 overs in reply to New Zealand's imposing 322-7.Ackermann added 50 for the fourth wicket with Teja Nidamanuru but that wasn't enough in the pursuit of their target."So, we were kind of on track, but then we lost a couple of quick wickets after the 30th over and couldn't extend the partnerships.""Santner mixes his pace pretty well; he was a massive threat.
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