He took two wickets and scored 24 runs from 16 balls.
New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner produced an all-round performance to help Northern Superchargers beat Southern Brave by three wickets during a match of The Hundred in Southampton on Wednesday.
This helped the Mumbai Indians (MI) player keep his retention hopes alive ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction. In Wednesday’s match, Santner registered figures of 2/24 from 20 balls, and later scored 24 runs from 16 balls under pressure to help Norther Superchargers clinch a thrilling win.
Northern Superchargers won the toss and opted to field. Southern Brave were 26/3 after 24 balls, but James Coles (49*) and Laurie Evans (53) forged an 87-run partnership for the fourth wicket. However, Santner struck in the 81st delivery with the dismissal of Evans, who was caught by Zak Crawley at long-on.
AUSA-W
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INDA-W
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ROR
191/6
TBW
140/10
Royals of Rayalaseema beat Tungabhadra Warriors by 51 runs
VSS
204/7
BVB
–
Match Abandoned
SIN-W
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CAM-W
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SIN-W
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CAM-W
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SKA
–
ABF
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RJM
108/7
SOS
59/10
Rijeka Markhors beat Sir Oliver Split by 49 runs
ZGA
130/2
RJM
130/6
Rijeka Markhors tied with Zagreb Assassins (Zagreb Assassins wins the Golden Ball)
SOS
86/1
ZGA
83/10
Sir Oliver Split won by 9 wickets
ZGW
73/8
SOS
74/2
Sir Oliver Split beat Zagreb Warriors by 8 wickets
ZGA
97/8
RJM
144/6
Rijeka Markhors beat Zagreb Assassins by 47 runs
SOS
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ZGW
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ZAS
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ZGA
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SOS
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RJM
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ZGA
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ZAS
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ZGA
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SOS
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DURH
387/4
MID
390/5
Middlesex beat Durham by 5 wickets
LEI
333/8
NOT
209/10
Leicestershire beat Nottinghamshire by 124 runs
BB
283/9
KENT
204/10
Birmingham Bears beat Kent by 79 runs
WOR
196/5
HAM
194/9
Worcestershire beat Hampshire by 5 wickets
SURR
146/5
GLAM
308/7
Surrey beat Glamorgan by 5 wickets (D/L) method
YOR
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SOM
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BCC
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GUG
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MATCH ABANDONED
LLG
261/10
MUR
287/10
Munster Reds beat Leinster Lightning by 26 runs
NK
281/7
NWW
278/5
Northern Knights (Ireland) won by 3 wickets
JJ
90/7
SBSCC
120/3
SBS CC Won by 30 runs
NCMI
106/2
BCC
89/6
NCM Investment Won by 17 runs
CEC-A
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KGC
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KRMPS
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BCC
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BNB
225/6
HBT
228/8
Hubli Tigers beat Bengaluru Blasters by 2 wickets
MGD
179/8
SML
150/8
Mangalore Dragons won by 29 runs
MYW
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MGD
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GBM
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BNB
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SLBL
178/6
SLGY
179/4
SLC Greys beat SLC Blues by 6 wickets
SLGR
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SLGY
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SOB
139/5
NOS
141/7
Northern Superchargers beat Southern Brave by 3 wickets
WEF
137/8
MAO
112/10
Welsh Fire won by 25 runs
LOS
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TRR
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SBW-W
103/2
NOS-W
102/10
Southern Brave Women beat Northern Superchargers Women by 8 wickets
WFW-W
73/9
MOW-W
76/3
Manchester Originals Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 7 wickets
LSW-W
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TRW-W
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PS
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BANA
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Just three deliveries later, in the 84th, the 33-year-old spinner struck with the dismissal of Hilton Cartwright, who mistimed a pull shot before finding Jacob Duffy at short mid-wicket. Southern Brave posted 139/5 from 100 deliveries.
The Northern Superchargers found themselves in a spot of bother at 80/5 following Dan Lawrence’s dismissal in the 59th ball. However, Santner, who walked out to bat at No.7, made the difference for Northern Superchargers, who needed 60 runs to win from 41 deliveries.
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The southpaw hit only one four and one six during his knock, but he kept rorating the strike with Graham Clar at the other end following the dismissal of Lawrence. Santner was dismissed in the 92nd ball, with Northern Superchargers’ score reading 130/6 and needed 10 runs from eight balls. In the final ball, Clark, facing Tymal Mills, sealed the match with a six over long-on.
Mumbai Indians had acquired Mitchell Santner for INR 2 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction last year. He played 13 matches this year, taking 10 wickets at an average and economy rate of 31.30 and 7.92 respectively. He also scored 40 runs during the season.
