New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner acknowledged the magnitude of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final but stressed the importance of maintaining a composed approach as his team prepares to face an in-form Indian side in Dubai on Sunday.
Despite suffering a loss in their final group stage match against India in the ICC Champions Trophy, New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner believes that putting Rohit Sharma's side under pressure in that encounter boosted his team’s confidence ahead of their upcoming title clash in Dubai on Sunday.
Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will eye to turn the fortunes when they start their Champions Trophy campaign against host Pakistan in Karachi in the tournament opener on February 19.
In second innings of the game Southee (3/6) and Santner (3/31) ensured that Australia never got going in their tall chase to be skittled out for just 111 in 17.1 overs
Santner is looking forward to some competition after a long hiatus due to the pandemic.
Santer also stated that he gained immense experience after his stint in the Indian T20 tournament and playing under MS Dhoni.
However, the BCCI has still not come out with any travel advisory for the players which they can adhere to while the hard-fought league is on.
According to Waugh, teams visiting Australia need to have a spinner who can get wickets.
Both scored Test bests with Watling posting 205, beating his 142 not out against Sri Lanka, while Santner scored 126 to surpass his 73 against Bangladesh.
Malinga, who became the first bowler to capture four wickets in four successive balls in both ODIs and T20Is, finished with figures of 4-1-6-5, as Sri Lanka notched up a consolation 37-run win in the third and final T20I in Pallekele.
