Mitchell Santner

Mitchell Santner
Personal information
Full name
Mitchell Josef Santner
Born (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992
Hamilton, Waikato
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowling All rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 268)27 November 2015 v Australia
Last Test14 December 2024 v England
ODI debut (cap 184)9 June 2015 v England
Last ODI9 March 2025 v India
ODI shirt no.74
T20I debut (cap 66)23 June 2015 v England
Last T20I2 January 2025 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–presentNorthern Districts
2016–2017, 2023Worcestershire
2019–2024Chennai Super Kings
2020Barbados Tridents
2023-presentTexas Super Kings
2023Southern Brave
2024-presentNorthern Superchargers
2025–presentMumbai Indians
2025Surrey
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 30 118 109 65
Runs scored 1,066 1,438 725 2,956
Batting average 26.00 26.14 16.86 30.79
100s/50s 1/4 0/3 0/1 4/16
Top score 126 67 77* 126
Balls bowled 5,346 5,607 2,268 10,533
Wickets 74 126 120 134
Bowling average 34.13 35.75 22.17 38.14
5 wickets in innings 2 2 0 3
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 1
Best bowling 7/53 5/50 4/11 7/53
Catches/stumpings 22/– 50/– 43/– 56/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  New Zealand
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up2019 England and Wales
ICC Champions Trophy
Runner-up2025 Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 March 2025

Mitchell Josef Santner (born 5 February 1992) is a New Zealand international cricketer and current captain of New Zealand Cricket team in limited overs cricket. Domestically, he plays for Northern Districts cricket team. He is a bowling all-rounder who bats left-handed, and bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin. He has been involved in the highest 7th wicket partnership for New Zealand in Tests. Occasionally he plays golf as well. He was a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as runners-up at the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He captained the New Zealand team in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, where they ended up as runners-up in an enthralling final clash against India.

Santner was elevated towards the New Zealand team after a promising 2014–15 domestic season. He was named in the one-day squad for the tour of England following the retirement of Daniel Vettori after the 2015 World Cup as New Zealand searched for another left-arm spin option. Santner was then drafted into the touring squad at the start of the England tour to cover for the absence of the players at the Indian Premier League and made an immediate impression with a well-crafted 94 against Somerset. He was handed his One Day International debut at Edgbaston having played just 19 List A matches for Northern Districts.

In November 2020, Santner captained New Zealand for the first time in an international fixture, leading the team in the third Twenty20 International (T20I) match against the West Indies. He did so again in the first T20I match against Pakistan.

In December 2024, he was named New Zealand's permanent white-ball captain.