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Dambulla, 11 November (HS). New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner completed 3,000 international runs on Sunday. Santner achieved this feat on Sunday during the second T20 match against Sri Lanka in Dambulla.
During the match, Santner captained the team and scored 19 runs in 24 balls. His innings included two fours and he was dismissed by Mathesa Pathirana. Now in 239 matches, he has scored 3,006 runs at an average of 22.94 with one century and seven fifties in 191 innings. His best score is 126. In 29 Test matches, Santner has scored 941 runs in 41 innings at an average of 24.12 with one century and three fifties. His best score is 126.
In his 104-match ODI career, he has scored 1,355 runs at an average of 27.65, with a strike rate of over 91. He has scored three fifties in 78 innings, with his best score being 67.
In 106 T20Is, he has scored 710 runs at an average of 16.51 and a strike rate of around 120, including one half-century, in 72 innings. His best score is 77*.
Talking about the match, Sri Lanka won the toss in this match and decided to bowl first. The Kiwi team lost wickets continuously, thanks to the innings of Will Young (30 runs in 32 balls, three fours) and Josh Clarkson (24 runs in 25 balls, two sixes), New Zealand lost all the wickets and scored 108 runs in 19.3 overs.
Wanindu Hasaranga took 4 wickets and Mathisha Pathirana took 3 wickets for Sri Lanka. In reply, Sri Lanka was all out for 103 runs in 19.5 overs and New Zealand won the match by 5 runs. For New Zealand, Glenn Phillips and Lockie Ferguson took 3-3 wickets, Michael Bracewell took 2 wickets and Mitchell Santner, Chicory Fox took 1-1 wicket. With this, the two-match T-20 series ended in a draw at 1-1.