New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner achieved 50 Test wickets during the opening Test against South Africa in Mount Maunganui. He reached the milestone with his 3/34 figures in the first innings.
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42nd NZ bowler with 50 Test wickets
Santner reached the milestone in 26 Test matches, with an average of 40.42. He became the 42nd NZ bowler to claim 50 Test wickets.
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Unique records scripted by Santner
Santner is one of 36 players to reach 50 Test wickets without taking a five-wicket haul. He is also among three players without a four-wicket haul along with Alzarri Joseph and Nathan Astle.
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Santner achieved this feat in Tests
Santner is the fifth-highest wicket-taker among NZ left-arm spinners in Test cricket. He is behind the likes of Daniel Vettori, HJ Howarth, SL Brook and Ajaz Patel.
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Santner's overall Test record
Santner has amassed 50 wickets from 26 Test matches at 40.42. 3/34 is his best Test figures. With the bat, Santner has scored 804 runs at an average of 24.36, including two fifties and a century.
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NZ's bowling performance
New Zealand's bowlers performed well, with Santner and Matt Henry taking three wickets each, while Kyle Jamieson and Rachin Ravindra shared the remaining four scalps as they bundled out SA for 168.