Champions Trophy: Mitchell Santner's brilliance powers New Zealand to final
What's the story
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner produced a brilliant spell in the semi-final of the 2025 Champions Trophy against South Africa.
The match was held in Lahore on March 5.
New Zealand scored a mammoth 362/6 in 50 overs. In response, the Proteas got to 312/9 on the back of David Miller's unbeaten ton off 67 balls.
Santner was the pick of the bowlers for NZ.
Here's more.
Match impact
Santner's bowling spell triggers South Africa's collapse
Santner's impact on the game was huge as he triggered a South African collapse.
He first dismissed captain Temba Bavuma, who scored 56 off 71 balls and shared a second-wicket partnership of 105 runs with van der Dussen.
Santner then claimed Heinrich Klaasen's wicket for just three runs off seven deliveries.
Santner bowled an absolute peach to dismiss Rassie van der Dussen, who was going strong at 69 off just 66 balls, including two sixes and four boundaries.
Numbers
124 ODI scalps for Santner
Santner took 3/43 in his 10 overs. In 117 matches, he has raced to 124 wickets at 35.95.
As per ESPNcricinfo, in nine matches versus South Africa, he has 9 scalps at 42.33. This was his best spell.
In 34 ODIs on Asian soil, he has managed 39 wickets at 37.33.
He has also raced to 26 wickets at neutral venues at 35.92.