Mitchell Santner

Mitchell Santner
Personal information
Full name
Mitchell Josef Santner
Born (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992
Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
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 Test7 August 2025 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 184)9 June 2015 v England
Last ODI22 November 2025 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.74
T20I debut (cap 66)23 June 2015 v England
Last T20I8 March 2026 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–presentNorthern Districts
2016–2017, 2023Worcestershire
2019–2024Chennai Super Kings
2020Barbados Tridents
2023-presentTexas Super Kings
2023Southern Brave
2024–2025Northern Superchargers
2025–presentMumbai Indians
2025Surrey
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 32 124 135 68
Runs scored 1,085 1,580 1,073 2,975
Batting average 25.83 26.77 20.63 30.35
100s/50s 1/4 0/3 0/2 4/16
Top score 126 67 77* 126
Balls bowled 5,551 5,875 2,772 10,834
Wickets 78 133 137 139
Bowling average 33.37 35.46 24.37 37.63
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 26/– 53/– 49/– 60/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  New Zealand
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2019 England and Wales
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2026 India & Sri Lanka
Runner-up 2021 UAE & Oman
ICC Champions Trophy
Runner-up 2025 Pakistan
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 March 2026

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.